Gods and Monsters

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This article is about the film. For the album by I Am Kloot, see Gods and Monsters (album).

Gods and Monsters
Gods and Monsters film poster
Directed by	Bill Condon
Produced by	Paul Colichman Gregg Fienberg Mark R. Harris
Written by	Novel: Christopher Bram Screenplay: Bill Condon
Starring	Ian McKellen Brendan Fraser Lynn Redgrave
Music by	Carter Burwell
Cinematography	Stephen M. Katz
Editing by	Virginia Katz
Distributed by	Lions Gate Films
Release date(s)	January 21, 1998
Running time	105 min.
Country	USA
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.