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Gods and Monsters
- Director: Bill Condon
- Writer: Christopher Bram; Bill Condon
- Producer: Clive Barker; Paul Colichman
CGiii Comment
Condon won the Oscar for the writing - it was a particularly bad year...and, the best man won.
McKellen revels in the devilry of the old decaying man and delivers an emotive performance.
Definitely, Fraser's best work - the boy can act other than the hapless twat he usually portrays.
Think: Love and Death on Long Island meets Shadow of the Vampire and the mood becomes apparent and almost completes a gay muse trilogy.
This is a fine film marred only by the bizarre and wholly unnecessary dream sequences - still, it is a fascinating glimpse, albeit fictional and a little cruel, into the life of quite an extraordinary man.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
The story of James Whale, the director of Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935), in the time period following the Korean War. Whale is homosexual and develops a friendship with his gardener, an ex-Marine.
Cast & Characters
Ian McKellen as James Whale;
Brendan Fraser as Clayton Boone;
Lynn Redgrave as Hanna;
Lolita Davidovich as Betty;
David Dukes as David Lewis;
Kevin J. O'Connor as Harry;
Mark Kiely as Dwight;
Jack Plotnick as Edmund Kay;
Rosalind Ayres as Elsa Lanchester;
Jack Betts as Boris Karloff;
Matt McKenzie as Colin Clive;
Todd Babcock as Leonard Barnett;
Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy as Princess Margaret;
Brandon Kleyla as Young Whale;
Pamela Salem as Sarah Whale