Gods and Monsters (1998)

Country of Origin: USA / UK
Year of Production: 1998
Running Times: 105 mins
Format: colour / black and white     Super 35mm
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Dolby

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: BBC / Lions Gate Films Inc / Regent Entertainment / Showtime Networks Inc / Spike Productions
Executive Producers: Beau Rogers, Clive Barker, David Forrest, Stephen P. Jarchow
Co-Executive Producers: Sam Irvin, Spencer Proffer, Valorie Massalas
Producers: Gregg Fienberg, Mark R. Harris, Paul Colichman
Line Producers: John Schouweiler, Lisa Levy
Unit Production Manager: Gregg Fienberg
Production Coordinator: Andrew M. Stewart
Assistant Production Coordinator: Wendy Kutzner

SCRIPT
Script: Bill Condon
Novel: Father of Frankenstein by Christopher Bram

DIRECTION
Director: Bill Condon
1st Assistant Director: Lynn d'Angona
2nd Assistant Director: Carla Rose Ponzio
2nd 2nd Assistant Directors: Mary Beth Hagner, Lisa Brookes

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Stephen M. Katz
1st Assistant Camera: Steve Barnes
Additional 1st Assistant Camera: Arne Hansson, Barnaby Shapiro, Lance Layman, Linda Morgenstern
2nd Assistant Camera: Renee Hedstrom
Additional 2nd Assistant Camera: David Rosner, Justin Webber
Camera Loader: Terry Schroth
Additional Camera Loader: Timothy Kiley
Musco Lighting Technician: Dave DeVoe
Gaffer: Marshall Adams
Electricians: Adam Harrison, Brian R. Freidin, Bruce Sharpe, Dan Fisher, Ian S. Momberger, John A. Locke, Jonathan M. Wiener, Justin Mitchell, Justin Stroh, Peter Smith, Roman Bennett, Stephen R. Fernandez, Steve Cooke, Vladimir Melnick, William Skinner
Best Boy Electric: Andrew JJ Smith
Key Grip: Keith A. Talley
Grips: Blake Jackson, Gary Bloom, Hooper, Ken Metz, Kristopher LaMorte, Kyle Davis, Matt Devitt, Patrick Farrel, Ric Griffith, Scott J. McGregor, Tim Shinkle, Tony 'Big T' Deale, William Ambrose
Dolly Grip: Richard A. Ludt
Best Boy Grip: Michael Goldman
24-Frame Video Playback: Inter Video
24 Frame Video Operators: Christopher Olsen, Kim Mccall, Mark W. Hindle
Stills: Anne Fishbein
Arriflex Cameras: Otto Nemenz International Inc
Camera Cranes and Dollies: Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment Inc
Grip and Lighting Equipment: CBS Studio Center
Musco Light Provided By: Musco Mobile Lighting Ltd
Colour Timer: Robert La Rossa
Cameras: Arriflex
Lab: DeLuxe

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Virginia Katz
1st Assistant Editor: Carl Pedregal
2nd Assistant Editor: April Martin
Apprentice Editor: Keir Randall
Post Production Supervisor: Thomas Carl McGuinness
Negative Cutting: Magic Film and Video Works
Avid Provided By: 66 Degrees North Post

MUSIC
Music: Carter Burwell, Franz Waxman (from Bride of Frankenstein (1935))
Orchestrators: Carter Burwell, Sonny Kompanek
Conductor: Carter Burwell
Song: Spencer Proffer, Steve Plunkett (Just Might Be Tonight)
Song Performed By: Johnny Spark (Just Might Be Tonight)
Song Producers / Arrangers: Spencer Proffer, Steve Plunkett (Just Might Be Tonight)
Supervising Music Producer: Spencer Proffer
Music Engineer: Michael Farrow
Music Editors: Adam Smalley, Brian Richards
Music Contractors: Emile Charlap, Susan Pilcher

SOUND
Production Sound Mixer: Shawn Holden
Boom Operators: John Willingham, Kevin Compayre, Lanessa Phearson, Ross Levy
Chief Sound Engineer: Rick Maclane
Re-Recording Mixers: James G. Williams, Marty Hutcherson
Supervising Sound Editor: David Bach
Assistant Sound Editors: Cameron Steenhagen, Margie Lala, Sarah Smith
ADR Supervisor: Sarah Brady
ADR Mixer: Brian Smith
ADR Editor: Nancy Lee Bleisch
Sound Effects Editors: Joe Carey, Mark Cookson, Sean Garnhart
Foley Recordist: Carlos 'Chuck' Isais
Foley Mixer / Editor: Jason Thibault
Foley Artist: Monique Reymond
Sound Services Managers: Geoff Clark, Mimi Starrett
Dolby Stereo Sound Consultant: James Wright
Sound Editorial Services: Brasher Sound
Sound Re-Recording Services: Brasher Sound

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Key Make Up: Tarra Day
Additional Make Up: Cindy Nakadaira, Cyndra Dunn, Debra Davidson, Nina Minster, Rita Green
Key Hair: Judy Crown
Additional Hair: Cindy Nakadaira, Cyndra Dunn, Kim M. Ferry, Rita Green, Robert Hallowell, Robin McWilliams, Sheryl Blum
Wig Maker: Carol Doran
Costume Designer: Bruce Finlayson
Assistant Costume Designer: Charlene Amateau
Wardrobe Supervisor: Rikke Rosbaek
Wardrobe Assistant: Janine Burke

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Sota Effects
Make Up Effects Supervisors: Gerry Macaluso, Roy Knyrim
Make Up Effects: Scott Tabeau

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Ultimate Effects
Special Effects Coordinator: David Waine
Rain Effects: Mike Vartak

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Gina Galvan
Titles and Opticals: Title House Inc

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Richard Sherman
Set Decorator: James Samson
Set Dressers: Art Vasenius, Ashley Sibille, Brad Hirsch, Brian Gott, David Warren, Gilbert Lopez, Jeffrey Sibille, Jennifer Lee Croyle, John Seminara, Maggie Cone, Mario Nino, Nate Juda, Sebastian E. Zabala, Thomas Goehring, Tom Stepanovich
On-Set Dresser: Holly Brand
Buyer: Jennifer Lee Croyle
Property Master: Michael Lindsay
Assistant Property Master: Adam Cook
Lead Man: Edward McCarthy

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Jesse H. Long
Production Accountant: Risa Grobart Pavlich
Post Production Accountant: Michael Donner
Financial Services: Patrick Lee, Imperial Bank
Payroll Service: Axium production
Key Set Production Assistant: Paula Smith
Set Production Assistants: Charlie Jakab, David Warren, Fonya Naomi Mondell, Jed Lambert, Joe Abele, Leonardo Arterberry III, Mary Brunner, Maura Corcoran, Shaher Batroukh
Key Office Production Assistant: Michael S. Peters
Office Production Assistants: Hunter J. Mayers, Michael Tschetter, Ted S. Maier
Assistant to Clive Barker: Joe Daley
Assistant to Paul Colichman: Adonica Thompkins
Assistant to Mark R. Harris: Allison Andrade
Assistant to Stephen P. Jarchow: Latasha Compton
Assistant to Sir Ian McKellen: John Michael
Transportation Coordinator: Eric 'Eyore' Miller
Transportation Captain: David B. Wilson
Production Van Driver: John J. Cardos
Drivers: Baz, Reed Phillips, Robert Aguilar, Tom Hallowell
Honeywagon Driver: Timothy P. Best
Set Interns: Josh Cook, Sean Zell
Catering: Pango-Pango Catering
Craft Service: Kelli Michna
Additional Craft Service: Melissa Horlick
Nurse: Dana E. Refano
Studio Teacher: Suzy Strawn
Swans Provided By: Phil Smith Livestock
Swan Wrangler: Cody Smith
Production Insurance: Buckley Norris, AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services Inc
Business and Legal Affairs: Eric P. Mandel, Michael H. Lauer
Completion Guarantor: The Motion Picture Bond Company Inc

LOCATIONS
Locations: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Location Manager: Paul 'Crash' Wilson
Assistant Location Manager: Farnaz Farjam

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special Thanks: Joel Cohen; Michele Pietra
Thanks: Adam Krentzman; Anna Miller; Arthur Dignam; Chris Andrews; Curtis Harrington; Draper Shreeve; Ed Sikov; Edward Hibbert; Jack Morrissey; Joe Smith; Ken Hardy; L. Wayne Alexander; Michael Foster; Peter Levine; Ryan Murphy
Dedicated To: Les Cripe, Mason Wiley, Rhonda Schepisi, Ron Bechard

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Chuck Borden
Additional Stunts: George Colucci, Joseph Murphy

CASTING
Casting: Valorie Massalas
Extras Casting: Debe Waisman
Casting Assistant: Wynn Marlowe
Casting Associate: Erica Arvold
Casting Intern: Deena Benz

CAST
Ian McKellen (James Whale)
Brendan Fraser (Clayton Boone)
Lynn Redgrave (Hanna)
Lolita Davidovich (Betty)
David Dukes (David Lewis)
Kevin J. O'Connor (Harry)
Mark Kiely (Dwight)
Jack Plotnick (Edmund Kay)
Rosalind Ayres (Elsa Lanchester)
Jack Betts (Boris Karloff)
Matt McKenzie (Colin Clive)
Todd Babcock (Leonard Barnett)
Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy (Princess Margaret)
Brandon Kleyla (young Whale)
Pamela Salem (Sarah Whale)
Michael O'Hagan (William Whale)
David Millbern (Dr Payne)
Amir Aboulela (the monster)
Marlon Braccia (Starlet)
Jesse H. Long (assistant director)
Owen Masterson (camera assistant)
Lisa Vastine (librarian)
Kent George (Whale at 25)
Martin Ferrero (George Cukor)
David Fabrizio (Photographer)
Jesse James (Michael Boone)
Lisa Darr (Dana Boone)
Paul Michael Sandberg (sound man)
Judson Mills (young man at pool)

Stand Ins: Brian Askew, Howard Behnken, Jane Mcallister

PLOT SUMMARY

In 1957, film director James Whale suffers a stroke which revives lost memories of his early life and career. As he recuperates, he develops a friendship with his gardener, Clay Boone.

AVAILABILITY

Argentina
Theatrical Distributors: Primer Plano Film Group S.A.
Video Distributors: Argentina Video Home

Austria
Theatrical Distributors: Look Now!

Canada
Theatrical Distributors: Lions Gate Films Inc

Germany
Theatrical Distributors: Arthaus Filmverleih
DVD Distributors: Kinowelt

Greece
Theatrical Distributors: Rosebud
Home Video Hellas; Odeon

Japan
Theatrical Distributors: GAGA Communications

Portugal
Theatrical Distributors: Filmes Lusomundo

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Lions Gate Films Inc
Video Distributors: Universal Studios Home Video
DVD Distributors: Universal (20584)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Argentina
Rating: 16

Australia
Rating: M

Chile
Rating: 18

Germany
Rating: 12

Norway
Rating: 11

Portugal
Rating: M / 16

South Korea
Rating: 18

Spain
Rating: 13

Sweden
Rating: 11

Switzerland
Rating: 14

UK
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: R (for sexual material and language)

AWARDS

1998
Flanders International Film Festival
Audience Award (Bill Condon) - winner
FIPRESCI Prize (Bill Condon) – winner (for its multi-layered and masterly portrait of James 'Frankenstein' Whale, the Hollywood myth, against the background of human relations and history)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, USA
Best Actor (Ian McKellen) - winner
Best Music (Carter Burwell) – winner (tied with Elliot Goldenthal for The Butcher Boy (1997))

National Board of Review, USA
Best Actor (Ian McKellen) - winner
Best Picture - winner

Online Film Critics Society Awards
Best Actor (Ian McKellen) - winner

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, USA
Best Actor (Ian McKellen) - winner
Best Picture - winner

San Sebastian International Film Festival
Silver Seashell Best Actor (Ian McKellen) - winner
Special Prize of the Jury (Bill Condon) – winner (tied with À la place du coeur (1998))
Golden Seashell (Bill Condon) - nominated

Seattle International Film Festival, USA
Golden Space Needle Award Best Director (Bill Condon) - winner

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, Canada
Best Performance, Male (Ian McKellen) - winner

1999
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Bill Condon) - winner
Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role (Ian McKellen) - nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Lynn Redgrave) - nominated

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, USA
Special Award - winner

BAFTA Awards, UK
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Lynn Redgrave) - nominated

Bram Stoker Awards
Screenplay (Bill Condon) – winner (tied with Alex Proyas for Dark City (1998))

British Independent Film Awards, UK
Best Actor (Ian McKellen) - winner
Best British Film - nominated
Best Director (Bill Condon) - nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Actor (Ian McKellen) – winner (also for Apt Pupil (1998))
Best Picture - nominated

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, USA
Best Actor (Ian McKellen) - winner

Chicago International Film Festival, USA
Audience Choice Award (Bill Condon)

Deauville Film Festival, France
Critics Award (Bill Condon) - winner
Grand Special Prize (Bill Condon) - nominated

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, USA
Best Actor (Ian McKellen) – winner (also for Apt Pupil (1998))

GLAAD Media Awards
Media Award Outstanding Film (Wide Release) - winner

Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Lynn Redgrave) - winner
Best Motion Picture: Drama - nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama (Ian McKellen) - nominated

Golden Satellite Awards
Best Motion Picture Screenplay – Adaption (Bill Condon) - winner
Best Motion Picture: Drama (Paul Colichman, Gregg Fienberg, Mark R. Harris) - nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Drama (Ian McKellen) - nominated
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Drama (Lynn Redgrave) - nominated

Independent Spirit Awards, USA
Best Feature (Paul Colichman, Gregg Fienberg, Mark R. Harris) - winner
Best Male Lead (Ian McKellen) - winner
Best Supporting Female (Lynn Redgrave) - winner
Best Screenplay (Bill Condon) - nominated

International Horror Guild
Best Movie - winner

PGA Golden Laurel Awards, USA
Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award (Paul Colichman, Gregg Fienberg, Mark R. Harris) - nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards, USA
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Lynn Redgrave) - nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Ian McKellen) - nominated

USC Scripter Award
USC Scripter Award (Christopher Bram, Bill Condon) - nominated

Writers Guild of America, USA
Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Bill Condon) - nominated

2000
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, Australia
Best Foreign Film - nominated

London Critics Circle Film Awards, UK
British Supporting Actress of the Year (Lynn Redgrave) - winner

TIMELINE

1997
August
Day Unknown: USA – filming begins

December
Day Unknown: USA – filming ends

1998
January
21: USA – shown at the Sundance Film Festival

September
11: France – shown at the Deauville Film Festival
26: USA – shown at the New York Film Festival

October
3: USA – shown at the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

November
4: USA – theatrical release

1999
February
25: Argentina – theatrical release

March
10: Belgium – theatrical release
11: Netherlands – theatrical release
12: Brazil, Italy – theatrical release
19: Spain – theatrical release
26: UK – theatrical release

May
1: New Zealand – theatrical release
2: France – television broadcast

June
8: USA - DVD release (Universal (20584))
24: Australia – theatrical release

July
4: Czech Republic – shown at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival

September
17: Finland – shown at the Helsinki International Film Festival

November
5: Portugal – theatrical release

December
21: Iceland - video release

2000
January
14: Denmark – theatrical release
21: Sweden – theatrical release

May
4: Switzerland (German speaking region) – theatrical release
25: Germany – theatrical release

December
23: Japan – theatrical release

2001
February
6: Germany - DVD release (Kinowelt)

October
26: Russia - DVD release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Demoni e dei - Italian title
Deuses e Monstros - Portugese title
Dioses y monstruos - Spanish title
Elim Oo'Miflatzot - Hebrew Israeli title
The Father of Frankenstein - working title
Frankensteinin isä - Finnish title
Ni dieux ni démons - French / French Canadian video title

LINKS

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Frankenstein (1931)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
71st Annual Academy Awards, The (1999)
She's Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein (1999)

SEE ALSO
Clive Barker: Raising Hell (2004)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Entertainment Weekly no.458 (13 November 1998) p.53 (USA)
review (Scare Master by Lisa Schwarzbaum)

Entertainment Weekly no.489 (11 June 1999) pp.71-72 (USA)
review (Camera Ready by Steve Daly)

epd Film vol.17 no.5 (1 May 2000) pp.32-33 (Germany)
review (Bill Condons Hommage an den Frankenstein-Regisseur James Whale by Hans Schifferle)

film-dienst vol.53 no.11 (23 May 2000) pp.24-25 (Germany)
review (by Hans Marsilius)

Premiere vol.11 no.4 (December 1998) pp.73-77 (USA)
illustrated article (Whale's World by Christopher Bram)

Variety 26 January 1998 (USA)
credits, review (by Dennis Harvey)

NEWSPAPERS

Diário de Notícias 5 November 1999 (Portugal)
review (by Eurico De Barros)

Svenska Dagbladet 21 January 2000 (Sweden)
review (Briljant kammarspel för tre by Jeanette Gentele)

KEYWORDS

biopics, book into film, brain transplants, filmmakers, film-making, flashbacks, frankenstein, gardeners, homosexuality, lawnmowers, strokes, suicide, swimming pools

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008