Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Matt Damon | ... | Scott Thorson | |
Scott Bakula | ... | Bob Black | |
Eric Zuckerman | ... | Lou | |
Eddie Jemison | ... | Assistant Director | |
Randy Lowell | ... | Director | |
Tom Roach | ... | Stunt Actor | |
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Shamus Cooley | ... | Camera Assistant |
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John Smutny | ... | Sound Mixer |
Jane Morris | ... | Rose Carracappa | |
Garrett M. Brown | ... | Joe Carracappa | |
Michael Douglas | ... | Liberace | |
Pat Asanti | ... | George Liberace | |
Debbie Reynolds | ... | Frances Liberace | |
Casey Kramer | ... | Dora Liberace | |
Cheyenne Jackson | ... | Billy Leatherwood |
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. Swaddled in wealth and excess, Scott and Liberace have a long affair, one that Scott eventually begins to find suffocating. 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. When Liberace finds himself a new lover, Scott is tossed onto the street. He then seeks legal redress for what he feels he has lost. But throughout, the bond between the young man and the star never completely tears. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
I decided to watch this film on HBO because I thought it would be a hoot - one of those catastrophic and pretentious productions which are so laughable. Within 20 minutes I realized that the film was rather important. Michael Douglas captures the late Liberace's mannerisms and voice with astonishing ease. He is quite stellar in his performance, and I see him now in a new light. Matt Damon is excellent as Scott, his protégé. The personages involved are deeply complex, even if one is only familiar with the contemporary "National Enquirer" reports one realizes their is something one can not quite understand about "Lee & Scott's" relationship. Douglas and Damon are brilliant in delving into these characters. They are unrecognizable, at times, from the familiar roles we all know of them. I think the film well worth watching. As a bonus, Matt Damon shows his bum on several occasions, for those who are interested; if not, one cannot help but be interested in the wonderful performances from two of Hollywood's great stars! A courageous undertaking well done indeed!!!