Behind the Candelabra
Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
Genres
Overview
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
Details
Budget
$23000000
Revenue
$15600000
Runtime
118 min
Release Date
2013-05-26
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
792
Vote Average
6.619
Michael Douglas
Liberace
Matt Damon
Scott Thorson
Dan Aykroyd
Seymour Heller
Scott Bakula
Bob Black
Rob Lowe
Dr. Jack Startz
Tom Papa
Ray Arnett
Paul Reiser
Mr. Felder
Bruce Ramsay
Carlucci
Nicky Katt
Mr. Y
Cheyenne Jackson
Billy Leatherwood
Mike O'Malley
Tracy Schnelker
David Koechner
Adoption Attorney
Boyd Holbrook
Cary James
Debbie Reynolds
Frances
Eric Zuckerman
Lou
Eddie Jemison
Assistant Director
Randy Lowell
Director
Tom Roach
Stunt Actor
Shamus Cooley
Camera Assistant
John Smutny
Sound Mixer
Jane Morris
Rose Carracappa
Garrett M. Brown
Joe Carracappa
Pat Asanti
George Liberace
Casey Kramer
Dora Liberace
James Kulick
Assistant Stage Manager
Paul Witten
Make-up Artist
Deborah Lacey
Gladys
Susan Caroll Todd
Sue
Austin Stowell
Backstage Flirt
Francisco San Martin
Backstage Flirt
Anthony Crivello
Stagehand
Kiff VandenHeuvel
Scott's Half-Brother, Wayne
Nikea Gamby-Turner
Dorothy
Charlotte Crossley
June
Josh Meyers
Liberace's Attorney
Harvey J. Alperin
Joel Strote
Jerry Clarke
Dr. Ronald Daniels
Lisa Frantz
Anchorwoman
Shaun T. Benjamin
Health Department Spokesman
John Philip Kavcak
Priest at Funeral
Kelly Allen
Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Gregg Atwill
Funeral Mourner (uncredited)
Greg Baine
Patron (uncredited)
Brian Blu
Guy Outside Casino (uncredited)
Paul Borst
Party Guest (uncredited)
Barbara Brownell
Angie Liberace (uncredited)
Lee Christian
Sex Club Patron (uncredited)
Kass Connors
Kazarian (uncredited)
Jacquelyn Dowsett
Showgirl (uncredited)
Timothy Skyler Dunigan
Concert Fan (uncredited)
Fielding Edlow
Deposition Reporter (uncredited)
Corey Eid
French Guy #2 (uncredited)
Krystal Ellsworth
Impossible Dream Dancer (uncredited)
Kelli Erdmann
Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Amber Lee Ettinger
Hair Stylist (uncredited)
Derek Ferguson
Young American (uncredited)
Joe Filippone
Adult Bookstore Patron (uncredited)
Brandon Henschel
Dancer (uncredited)
Kara Hess
Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Lenny Jacobson
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Richard Allan Jones
Mourner (uncredited)
Adam J. Kassel
Valet (uncredited)
Dominique Kelley
Impossible Dream Dancer (uncredited)
David Dustin Kenyon
Cameraman (uncredited)
Kirk Krogstad
Theatre Stage Hand (uncredited)
Kristin Lindquist
Billy (uncredited)
Rachael Markarian
Showgirl (uncredited)
Hugo Pierre Martin
Patron (uncredited)
Paul Montez McDade
Sex Club Worker (uncredited)
KC Monnie
Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Max Napolitano
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Gregory Niebel
Tailor (uncredited)
Cassidy Noblett
Show Boy (uncredited)
Ryan Novak
Dancer (uncredited)
Meredith Ostrowsky
Young American (uncredited)
Lance Patrick
Sex Couple #1 (uncredited)
Brittany Perry-Russell
Liberace Showgirl (uncredited)
Ferly Prado
Dancer (uncredited)
Mike Jerome Putnam
On-Air News Reporter (uncredited)
Thure Riefenstein
Maitre d' (uncredited)
Stephanie Maura Sanchez
Second Anchorwoman (uncredited)
Jimmy Scanlon
News Reporter (uncredited)
Roby Schinasi
French Guy #1 (uncredited)
Nellie Sciutto
Reporter (uncredited)
Franklin J. Sterns
Bookstore Patron (uncredited)
C.J. Stussi
Startz Surgeon (uncredited)
Becca Sweitzer
Showgirl (uncredited)
Trace Taylor
Stagehand (uncredited)
Anna Wendt
Stagehand (uncredited)
Ryken Zane
Print Reporter (uncredited)
Judy Bruno Bennett
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cal Rein
Bookstore Guy (uncredited)
Brian Neil Hoff
Reporter (uncredited)
Nick Lanzisera
Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Moniz
Mourner (uncredited)
Ayesha Orange
Showgirl (uncredited)
Jason Williams
Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peggy King
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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