Behind the Candelabra
Behind the Candelabra
Release: 2013-05-26
·Runtime: 118m
·★ 6.6
Drama
Romance
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Jerry Weintraub Productions
HBO Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Rob Lowe
as Dr. Jack Startz
Kiff VandenHeuvel
as Scott's Half-Brother, Wayne
Ayesha Orange
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Peggy King
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Debbie Reynolds
as Frances
Franklin J. Sterns
as Bookstore Patron (uncredited)
Trace Taylor
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Casey Kramer
as Dora Liberace
James Kulick
as Assistant Stage Manager
Jerry Clarke
as Dr. Ronald Daniels
Kristin Lindquist
as Billy (uncredited)
Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlotte Crossley
as June
Stephanie Maura Sanchez
as Second Anchorwoman (uncredited)
Roby Schinasi
as French Guy #1 (uncredited)
Garrett M. Brown
as Joe Carracappa
Paul Witten
as Make-up Artist
Joe Filippone
as Adult Bookstore Patron (uncredited)
Kara Hess
as Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Jimmy Scanlon
as News Reporter (uncredited)
C.J. Stussi
as Startz Surgeon (uncredited)
Nick Lanzisera
as Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Lisa Frantz
as Anchorwoman
Brandon Henschel
as Dancer (uncredited)
Dominique Kelley
as Impossible Dream Dancer (uncredited)
Michael Douglas
as Liberace
Dan Aykroyd
as Seymour Heller
Austin Stowell
as Backstage Flirt
Nikea Gamby-Turner
as Dorothy
Greg Baine
as Patron (uncredited)
Brian Blu
as Guy Outside Casino (uncredited)
Jacquelyn Dowsett
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Nicky Katt
as Mr. Y
David Koechner
as Adoption Attorney
Deborah Lacey
as Gladys
Fielding Edlow
as Deposition Reporter (uncredited)
Nellie Sciutto
as Reporter (uncredited)
Becca Sweitzer
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Tom Papa
as Ray Arnett
Eddie Jemison
as Assistant Director
Randy Lowell
as Director
Pat Asanti
as George Liberace
Francisco San Martin
as Backstage Flirt
Barbara Brownell
as Angie Liberace (uncredited)
Max Napolitano
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Scott Bakula
as Bob Black
Boyd Holbrook
as Cary James
Harvey J. Alperin
as Joel Strote
Kass Connors
as Kazarian (uncredited)
Amber Lee Ettinger
as Hair Stylist (uncredited)
Gregory Niebel
as Tailor (uncredited)
Jason Williams
as Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Mike O'Malley
as Tracy Schnelker
Eric Zuckerman
as Lou
Anthony Crivello
as Stagehand
Corey Eid
as French Guy #2 (uncredited)
Rachael Markarian
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Hugo Pierre Martin
as Patron (uncredited)
Anna Wendt
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Matt Damon
as Scott Thorson
Jane Morris
as Rose Carracappa
Timothy Skyler Dunigan
as Concert Fan (uncredited)
Meredith Ostrowsky
as Young American (uncredited)
Cheyenne Jackson
as Billy Leatherwood
Kelly Allen
as Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Richard Allan Jones
as Mourner (uncredited)
Bruce Ramsay
as Carlucci
Josh Meyers
as Liberace's Attorney
Kelli Erdmann
as Young American Dancer (uncredited)
David Dustin Kenyon
as Cameraman (uncredited)
KC Monnie
as Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Ferly Prado
as Dancer (uncredited)
Mike Jerome Putnam
as On-Air News Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Reiser
as Mr. Felder
Susan Caroll Todd
as Sue
Shaun T. Benjamin
as Health Department Spokesman
Lenny Jacobson
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Brittany Perry-Russell
as Liberace Showgirl (uncredited)
Thure Riefenstein
as Maitre d' (uncredited)
Krystal Ellsworth
as Impossible Dream Dancer (uncredited)
John Philip Kavcak
as Priest at Funeral
Crew
Ellen Mirojnick
Costume Design
Susan Ekins
Producer
Michael Polaire
Producer, Unit Production Manager
Steven Soderbergh
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Wittney Horton
Casting Associate
Julie M. Anderson
Production Supervisor
Michael Runyard
Stunt Double
Linda Klein
Medical Consultant
Carmen Cuba
Casting
Marvin Hamlisch
Original Music Composer
Richard LaGravenese
Screenplay
Jerry Weintraub
Executive Producer
Larry Blake
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
Gregory Jacobs
Producer, First Assistant Director