| "Because being pulled that long and that hard for a 12-hour day - it gave me migraines," he shared. Liberace plays the piano while tapping his right foot. She died in 1980. "Watched Behind The Candelabra. Towards the end of the film, there is an exterior shot of Palm Springs city hall which shows a modern dome CCTV camera. What the f**k is happening?" However, Liberace's co-performer and fellow piano player Billy Leatherwood (Cheyenne Jackson) is cold and avoids Scott and Bob, despite their attempts to be friendly. Singer Cher revealed she was moved by the film's ending. truvidScript.type = 'text/javascript'; Michael Douglas portrays Liberace and Matt Damon takes the role of his lover. It was tiny bit slow, but it showed Unvarnished Human Frailty," she tweeted. This is a well-known change made about 20 years after the funeral - which took place in 1987, when the liturgical response would still have been "And also with you.". When Liberace finds himself a new lover, Scott is tossed onto the street. It was unbelievably hot. "Behind the Candelabra" is based on Scott Thorson's 1988 memoir which chronicles flamboyant pianist-vocalist Liberace's secretive five-year love affair with Thorson despite their age difference and seemingly different worlds. It was tiny bit slow, but it … He then seeks legal redress for what he feels he has lost. A chronicle of the tempestuous six-year romance between megastar singer Liberace and his young lover Scott Thorson. The actor underwent major makeover to play the character, admitting that he had a "really painful" transformation. #Liberace.". truvidScript.setAttribute('data-cfasync','false'); Parents Guide, Rock/Pop/Rap: Biographical/Based On A True Story/Inspired By. var truvidScript = document.createElement('script'); In 1977, 18-year-old Scott Thorson (Matt Damon), who is working as an animal trainer on a movie set, meets Bob Black (Scott Bakula), a Hollywood producer, in a gay bar in Los Angeles. Showing all 3 items Jump to: Summaries (2) Synopsis (1) Summaries. unruly.native.siteId = 1079155, "True Blood" actress Tara Buck described the biopic as "a moving, beautifully human and timely film." "We shot during the summer. A chronicle of the tempestuous six-year romance between megastar singer Liberace and his young lover Scott Thorson. currentScript.parentNode.insertBefore(truvidScript, currentScript.nextSibling); var unruly = window.unruly || {}; Singer Cher revealed she was moved by the film's ending. In the movie, both Liberace and his mother note that his first name was "Walter". Among those praising the Liberace biopic were celebrities like Cher and Tara Buck. At the funeral mass at the film's end, the congregation's response to the priest's opening liturgical greeting "The Lord be with You" is .."and with your spirit". ", Comedian Patton Oswalt had the same experience as he shared on his own Twitter account, "Oh goddamit, this ending is genuinely making me cry. At Black's urging, he leaves his adopted home and foster parents Joe and Rose (Garrett M. Brown and Jane Morris) and goes off in search of better-paying work. At end I felt tears streaming down my cheeks. He wrote in another post, "Also, you can easily see what's behind a candelabra just by looking at it straight on.". Behind The Candelabra (2013) Plot. | | AceShowbiz - After getting rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival, "Behind the Candelabra" got approval from some TV viewers who watched the original HBO movie Sunday, May 26. Afterwards, Black takes Thorson to the backstage dressing room of Liberace, who takes an immediate liking to the handsome younger man. She also commented on Rob Lowe's physical transformation as Liberace's plastic surgeon, "And Rob Lowe, you really freaked me the hell out. truvidScript.async = true; Death', 'Glow' Cast Hopes Fans Can Rally Enough Support Behind Movie Petition, Channing Tatum to Produce Limited Series About Elon Musk's SpaceX Project, Rose McGowan and Holly Marie Combs Called 'Pathetic' by 'Charmed' Reboot Star, 'The Crown' Season 4 Trailer Centers on Prince Charles and Princess Diana's 'Fairy Tale', 'Britain's Got Talent' Shuts Down Filming for Christmas Special After Covid-19 Outbreak. The piano is normally played while engaging the pedals to enrich the music produced, so ignoring the pedals is something a pianist would not do. Behind The Candelabra (2013) - Goofs on IMDb - bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more. var currentScript = document.currentScript || document.scripts[document.scripts.length - 1]; "Watched Behind The Candelabra. At end I felt tears streaming down my cheeks. Liberace was born Wladziu Valentino Liberace (Wladziu being the Polish form of Walter), and went by the name Walter through his twenties, but used only his last name as his stage name for most of his career. Plot Keywords Scott's foster parents' house had Sanitas wall covering with the plaid and wheat pattern in the kitchen area, which wasn't available until after 1983. As Liberace, Michael Douglas brings an enormous amount of commitment, dignity, and dimension to “Behind the Candelabra,” creating a complicated man who is … She added, "Michael [Douglas] & Matt [Damon] were both AMAZING. Liberace's mother is playing a slot machine at the beginning of a scene set in 1981. truvidScript.src = '//stg.truvidplayer.com/index.php?sub_user_id=641&widget_id=2757&m=a&cb=' + (Math.random() * 10000000000000000); Scott Thorson, a young bisexual man raised in foster homes, is introduced to flamboyant entertainment giant Liberace and quickly finds himself in a romantic relationship with the legendary pianist. Kept away from the outside world by his flashily effeminate yet deeply closeted partner, and submitting to extreme makeovers and even plastic surgery at the behest of his lover, Scott eventually rebels. Taglines Synopsis Rob Lowe joins the cast as plastic surgeon Dr. Startz. The tailor uses the wrong end of the tape to measure Scott's waist during the montage where Liberace takes him shopping for a suit. ", Jimmy Saville's Life and Sex Scandal Adapted for New TV Show, Michael C. 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Swaddled in wealth and excess, Scott and Liberace have a long affair, one that Scott eventually begins to find suffocating. The wig, being pulled, it was definitely not the most comfortable experience physically for sure. Black takes Scott to Las Vegas, where they see a live stage show of Liberace (Michael Douglas). unruly.native = unruly.native || {};