Gods and Monsters


1h 45m 1998

Brief Synopsis

An extrapolation from real events in the life of James Whale, who directed the Universal Pictures horror classics "Frankenstein" and "The Bride of Frankenstein," and died in an apparent suicide in a Hollywood pool in 1957. As the drama unfolds, Whale, who has suffered a stroke, becomes a melancholy

Film Details

Also Known As
Dioses y monstruos, Ni dieux ni démons
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Buckley Norris
Distribution Company
Lionsgate
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Synopsis

An extrapolation from real events in the life of James Whale, who directed the Universal Pictures horror classics "Frankenstein" and "The Bride of Frankenstein," and died in an apparent suicide in a Hollywood pool in 1957. As the drama unfolds, Whale, who has suffered a stroke, becomes a melancholy recluse enlivening the end of his days by spinning out fantasies around the handsome young gardener, Clayton Boone, who has suddenly appeared in his life. Whale begins to stage a plot with Boone at its center--not a plot of seduction, but something far more complex, leading both men on a journey toward mutual understanding and self-discovery.

Crew

Joe Abele

Production Assistant

Marshall Adams

Gaffer

Robert Aguilar

Driver

Robert Allen

Production

Charlene Amateau

Assistant Costume Designer

William Ambrose

Grip

Allison Andrade

Assistant

Leonard Arterberry

Production Assistant

Erica Arvold

Casting Associate

Brian Askew

Stand-In

Clive Barker

Executive Producer

Steven Barnes

Assistant Camera Operator

Howard Baskin

Stand-In

Shaher Batroukh

Production Assistant

Roman Bennett

Other

Deena Benz

Casting

Timothy P Best

Driver

Gary Bloom

Grip

Sheryl Blum

Hair

Chuck Borden

Stunt Coordinator

Christopher Bram

Source Material (From Novel)

Holly Brand

On-Set Dresser

Lisa Brookes

Assistant Director

Mary Brunner

Production Assistant

Janine Burke

Wardrobe Assistant

Carter Burwell

Music

John J Cardos

Production

Paul Colichman

Producer

George Colucci

Stunts

Kevin Compayre

Boom Operator

Latasha Compton

Assistant

Bill Condon

Screenplay

Maggie Cone

On-Set Dresser

Adam Cook

Props Assistant

Josh Cook

Other

Steve Cook

Swing

Maura Corcoran

Production Assistant

Judy Crown

Hair Stylist

Jennifer Lee Croyle

On-Set Dresser

Lynn D'angona

Assistant Director

Joe Daley

Assistant

Debra Davidson

Makeup

Kyle Davis

Grip

Tarra Day

Makeup

Tony Deale

Grip

Matthew Devitt

Grip

Dave Devoe

Other

Carol Doran

Wig Supplier

Cyndra Dunn

Makeup

Farnaz Farjam

Assistant Location Manager

Patrick Farrell

Grip

Stephen R Fernandez

Other

Kim Ferry

Hair

Gregg Fienberg

Unit Production Manager

Gregg Fienberg

Producer

Bruce Finlayson

Costume Designer

Daniel L Fischer

Other

Anne Fishbein

Photography

David Forrest

Executive Producer

Brian R Freidin

Other

Gina Galvan

Visual Effects Supervisor

Thomas Goehring

On-Set Dresser

Michael Goldman

Best Boy Grip

Brian Gott

On-Set Dresser

Rita Green

Makeup

Ric Griffith

Grip

Mary Beth Hagner

Assistant Director

Robert Halliwell

Hair

Tom Hallowell

Driver

Arne Hansson

Assistant Camera Operator

Mark R. Harris

Producer

Adam Harrison

Other

Renee Hedstrom

Assistant Camera Operator

Mark W Hindle

Other

Brad Hirsch

On-Set Dresser

Shawn Holden

Sound Mixer

Melissa Horlick

Craft Service

Sam Irvin

Co-Executive Producer

Blake Jackson

Grip

Scott Jacobson

Assistant

Charlie Jakab

Production Assistant

Stephen P. Jarchow

Executive Producer

Nate Juda

On-Set Dresser

Stephen M Katz

Director Of Photography

Virginia Katz

Editor

Timothy Kiley

Other

Roy Knyrim

Makeup

Wendy Kutzer

Assistant Production Coordinator

Jed Lambert

Production Assistant

Kristopher Lamorte

Grip

Lance Layman

Assistant Camera Operator

Lisa Levy

Line Producer

Ross Levy

Boom Operator

Michael J Lindsay

Property Master

John A Locke

Other

Jesse Long

Script Supervisor

Gilbert Lopez

On-Set Dresser

Richard Ludt

Dolly Grip

Gerry Macalusa

Makeup

Ted Maier

Office Assistant

Wynn Marlowe

Casting Assistant

Valorie Massalas

Co-Executive Producer

Valorie Massalas

Casting

Hunter J Mayers

Office Assistant

Jane Mcallister

Stand-In

Kim Mccall

Other

Scott J Mcgregor

Grip

Thomas Carl Mcguinness

Post-Production Supervisor

Robin Mcwilliams

Hair

Vladimir Melnik

Other

Ken Metz

Grip

John Michael

Assistant

Kelli Michna

Craft Service

Eric Miller

Transportation Coordinator

Nina Minster

Makeup

Justin Mitchell

Other

Ian S Momberger

Other

Linda Morgenstern

Assistant Camera Operator

Joseph Murphy

Stunts

Cindy Nakadaira

Makeup

Mario Nino

On-Set Dresser

Buckley Norris

Production Insurance

Christopher Olsen

Other

Risa Grobart Pavlich

Production Accountant

Carl Pedregal

Assistant Editor

Michael S Peters

Office Assistant

Lanessa Phearson

Boom Operator

Reed Phillips

Driver

Carla Rose Ponzio

Assistant Director

Spencer Proffer

Co-Executive Producer

Keir Randall

Editor

Dana E Refano

Other

Beau Rogers

Executive Producer

Rikke Rosbaek

Wardrobe Supervisor

David Rosner

Assistant Camera Operator

James Samson

Set Decorator

John Schouweiler

Line Producer

Terry Schroth

Camera

John Seminara

On-Set Dresser

Barnaby Shapiro

Assistant Camera Operator

Bruce Sharpe

Other

Richard Sherman

Production Designer

Tim Shinkle

Grip

Ashley Sibille

On-Set Dresser

Jeffrey Sibille

On-Set Dresser

William S Skinner

Other

Andrew Jj Smith

Best Boy

Cody M Smith

Animal Wrangler

Paula Smith

Set Production Assistant

Peter S Smith

Other

Tom Stepanovich

On-Set Dresser

Andrew M Stewart

Production Coordinator

Suzy Strawn

Other

Justin Stroh

Other

Scott Tabeau

Makeup

Keith A Talley

Key Grip

Adonica Thompkins

Assistant

Mike Vartak

Other

Art Vasenius

On-Set Dresser

David Waine

Effects Coordinator

Debe Waismann

Extras Agent/Coordinator

David Warren

On-Set Dresser

David Warren

Production Assistant

Justin Webber

Assistant Camera Operator

Jonathan M Wiener

Other

John Willingham

Boom Operator

David D B Wilson

Transportation Captain

Paul Wilson

Location Manager

Sebastian E Zabala

On-Set Dresser

Sean Zell

Other

Film Details

Also Known As
Dioses y monstruos, Ni dieux ni démons
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Buckley Norris
Distribution Company
Lionsgate
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Award Wins

Best Adapted Screenplay

1998

Award Nominations

Best Actor

1998
Ian McKellen

Best Supporting Actress

1998
Lynn Redgrave

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of Best Director (Bill Condon) at the 1998 Seattle International Film Festival.

Winner of FIPRESCI prize at the 1998 Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent.

Winner of Special Jury Award and best actor award (Ian McKellen) at the 1998 San Sebastian International Film Festival.

Winner of the 1998 award for Best Actor (Ian McKellen) from the Chicago Film Critics Association.

Winner of the 1998 award for Best Actor (Ian McKellen) from the Online Film Critics Society.

Winner of the 1998 Broadcast Film Critics Association award for Best Actor (Ian McKellen) and nominated for the Best Picture award.

Winner of the 1998 Golden Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Adaptation (Bill Condon) from the International Press Academy.

Winner of the International Critics Grand Prix at the 1998 Deauville Festival of American Film.

Winner of two 1998 awards, including Best Actor (Ian McKellen), and co-winner of Best Music Score (Carter Burwell), shared with Elliot Goldenthal ("The Butcher Boy"), from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

Winner of two 1998 awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Ian McKellen) from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.

Limited Release in United States November 4, 1998

Released in United States Fall November 4, 1998

Released in United States on Video June 8, 1999

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States January 1998

Released in United States September 1998

Released in United States October 1998

Released in United States November 1998

Released in United States 1999

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 15, 1998.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 25 - October 11, 1998.

Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival September 17-26, 1998.

Shown at Aspen Filmfest in Aspen, Colorado September 23-27, 1998.

Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (in competition) September 4-13, 1998.

Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.

Shown at Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent October 6-17, 1998.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Contemporary International Cinema) in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.

Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in cometition) October 8-18, 1998.

Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 1-11, 1998.

Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (main program) January 27 - February 7, 1999.

Feature film directorial debut for screenwriter William Condon.

Began shooting June 30, 1997.

Completed shooting July 28, 1997.

Limited Release in United States November 4, 1998

Released in United States Fall November 4, 1998

Released in United States on Video June 8, 1999

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 15, 1998.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 25 - October 11, 1998.)

Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Aspen Filmfest in Aspen, Colorado September 23-27, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Contemporary International Cinema) in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.)

Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (main program) January 27 - February 7, 1999.)

Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (in competition) September 4-13, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent October 6-17, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in cometition) October 8-18, 1998.)

Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 1-11, 1998.)

Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at American Film Institute (AFI) Los Angeles International Film Festival (Premiere) October 22-31, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.)

Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival September 17-26, 1998.)

Nominated for the 1998 award for Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Bill Condon) from the Writers Guild of America.