Gods and Monsters

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Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters film poster
Directed by Bill Condon
Produced by Paul Colichman
Gregg Fienberg
Mark R. Harris
Written by Christopher Bram (novel)
Bill Condon (screenplay)
Starring Ian McKellen
Brendan Fraser
Lynn Redgrave
Distributed by Lions Gate Films
Release date(s) January 21, 1998
Running time 105 min.
Language English
Budget ~ US$ 3,500,000
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Gods and Monsters is a 1998 film which recounts the (somewhat fictionalized) last days of the life of troubled film director James Whale, whose homosexuality is a central theme. It stars Ian McKellen as Whale, along with Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich, and David Dukes. The movie was adapted by Bill Condon (who also directed) from the novel Father of Frankenstein by Christopher Bram. It was executive produced by famed British horror novelist Clive Barker.

The film won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Ian McKellen) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Lynn Redgrave).

The film features reconstructions of the filming of Bride of Frankenstein, a movie Whale directed. The title comes from a line in Bride of Frankenstein.

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