Gods And Monsters (Wide Screen) (DVD)
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Based on Christopher Bram's novel FATHER OF FRANKENSTEIN, Bill Condon's semi-fictional 1998 sleeper stars Sir Ian McKellen in a fantastic performance as director James Whale (FRANKENSTEIN, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, SHOW BOAT). It is 1957, and Whale is living in semiseclusion in Southern California with his scrutinizing maid, Hannah (Lynn Redgrave). His health is failing, and he is able to do little but lounge around and contemplate his younger days--his many male loves, his days in WWI, and the film world that has forsaken him. When Whale first gazes upon his musclebound gardener, Clay (Brendan Fraser), however, it is the beginning of an unusual (and platonic) friendship. Seasoned with multiple flashbacks to the sets of his films and to the battlefield, GODS AND MONSTERS is a haunting and touching look at the life of a man who was at the top of the Hollywood hierarchy but soon found himself out of favor--and the offbeat friendship he formed in his final days. McKellen and Redgrave were both nominated for Oscars, and the film garnered one statue for Best Adapted Screenplay.
- Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
- Featurette - 1. THE MAKING OF GODS AND MONSTERS: A JOURNEY WITH JAMES WHALE
- Audio Commentary - 1. Bill Condon - Director
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Access
- Biographies - 1. Cast
- Stills Gallery
- Production Notes
New York Times - p.E5 - 4th November 1998
...An immensely touching character study that is heightened by well-chosen glimpses of Hollywood's past....GODS AND MONSTERS creates a deeply resonant portrait...
Sight and Sound - p.34-42 - 1st March 1999
...A funny, darkening portrait of James Whale, the director of 'Frankenstein' brings this neglected auteur back to life...
Movieline - p.91 - 1st June 1999
...Beautifully crafted....Fraser gives the movie its shattering emotional impact...
Entertainment Weekly - p.53 - 13th November 1998
...Condon has made a deeply touching, elegant, and inventive biographical fantasy....An extraordinarily graceful film... -- Rating: A
Rolling Stone - p.122 - 12th November 1998
...McKellan gives the performance of his career...