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* SkeweredPriorities: Lee being more concerned about his wig being super-glued to his head, rather than his will or pending lawsuits, should he die during a face-lift.
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* BiTheWay: Scott claims to be bisexual, although he is never seen with a woman during the movie.
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* BiTheWay: Scott claims to be identifies as bisexual, although he is never seen with a woman during the movie.
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* DawsonCasting: Scott Thorson was 17 when he first met Liberace. Matt Damon is in his mid-40s.
* DevelopmentHell: Soderbergh first approached Creator/MichaelDouglas to play Liberace when they were filming ''{{Film/Traffic}}'' in 2000. The movie was supposed to begin filming in 2008, but had to be postponed due to Douglas's fight with throat cancer.
* DevelopmentHell: Soderbergh first approached Creator/MichaelDouglas to play Liberace when they were filming ''{{Film/Traffic}}'' in 2000. The movie was supposed to begin filming in 2008, but had to be postponed due to Douglas's fight with throat cancer.
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* DodgyToupee: Subverted. Scott is shocked a few weeks into the relationship when he catches Lee without his wig, who is very vain about being seen without it.
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* DodgyToupee: Subverted. Scott is shocked a few weeks into the relationship when he catches Lee without his wig, who is very vain about being seen without it. When going in for plastic surgery (which requires removing the toupee) he tells Scott to make sure and sneak in and glue it to his head if he happens to die on the table.
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** Later, Scott insists repeatedly to his friend/drug dealer that he isn't going to call Liberace. Cut to Scott screaming insults over the phone, with a second cut showing Liberace holding the phone at arm's length
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* ParentalFavouritism: Mama Liberace isn't interested in having her other two children visit. It's the famous and talented Lee that she wants to see.
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It was the final film to be scored by Marvin Hamlisch.
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* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: Liberace releases a book detailing his "attraction" to various women including an "engagement" to Sonya Henie.
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* SerialSpouse: Liberace makes all of his lovers including Scott, go through brief flavor-of-the-week love affairs.
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''Behind the Candelabra'' is a 2013 HBO film directed by Creator/StevenSoderbergh and starring Creator/MichaelDouglas and Creator/MattDamon. It details the tumultuous relationship between famed pianist Liberace (Douglas) and his much younger lover Scott Thorson (Damon). Their relationship starts out loving and caring, but eventually becomes strained due to Liberace's straying, his manipulative nature, and Thorson's drug use. The film is based on Scott Thorson's 1988 memoir ''Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace''.
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''Behind the Candelabra'' is a 2013 HBO film directed by Creator/StevenSoderbergh and starring Creator/MichaelDouglas and Creator/MattDamon. It details the tumultuous relationship between famed pianist Creator/{{Liberace}} Liberace (Douglas) and his much younger lover Scott Thorson (Damon). Their relationship starts out loving and caring, but eventually becomes strained due to Liberace's straying, his manipulative nature, and Thorson's drug use.
use. The film is based on Scott Thorson's 1988 memoir ''Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace''.
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* JitterCam: Used in a scene where Scott is high and chatting with his drug dealer.
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* StraightGay: Scott
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Originally meant as a theatrical release, the film ended up being made at HBO, apparently because the major studios thought it was "[[ButNotTooGay too gay]]" (it did, however, get released in cinemas internationally). It premiered at the Cannes film festival to great reviews, particularly for the performances from Douglas, Damon, and Rob Lowe.
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Originally meant as a theatrical release, the film ended up being made at HBO, apparently because the major studios thought it was "[[ButNotTooGay too gay]]" (it did, however, get released in cinemas internationally). It premiered at the Cannes film festival to great reviews, particularly for the performances from Douglas, Damon, and Rob Lowe.
Lowe. Douglas received an Emmy, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance.
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''Behind the Candelabra'' is a 2013 HBO film directed by Creator/StevenSoderbergh and starring Creator/MichaelDouglas and Creator/MattDamon. It details the tumultuous relationship between famed pianist Liberace Creator/{{Liberace}} (Douglas) and his much younger lover Scott Thorson (Damon). Their relationship starts out loving and caring, but eventually becomes strained due to Liberace's straying, his manipulative nature, and Thorson's drug use.
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* CovertPervert: Liberace's public image is very clean cut. What he gets up to in private however...
* DodgyToupee: Subverted. Scott is shocked a few weeks into the relationship when he catches Lee without his wig, who is very vain about being seen without it.
* DirtyOldMan: Liberace is depicted as having a very high sex drive, a preference for young men, and a habit of visiting adult establishments.
* DirtyOldMan: Liberace is depicted as having a very high sex drive, a preference for young men, and a habit of visiting adult establishments.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Liberace, to the point where a portrait of him is used as a visual reference for Scott's plastic surgery.
** Liberace's mother, who comes off as extremely selfish and only cares about how rich and famous Lee is.
** Liberace's mother, who comes off as extremely selfish and only cares about how rich and famous Lee is.
* MyBelovedSmother: Lee's mother, who is always angling to try to move in with her son.
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* PetTheDog: Scott endears himself to Liberace by offering to get medicine for his creepy blind poodle named "Baby Boy".
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* ShrineToSelf: Liberace's mansion, which has portraits, memarobilia and trinkets pertaining to the man everywhere.
* WeightWoe: Stacking on weight while enjoying the opulence of Liberace's mansion is what drives Scott into drug abuse.
* WeightWoe: Stacking on weight while enjoying the opulence of Liberace's mansion is what drives Scott into drug abuse.
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It was the final film to be scored by Marvin Hamlisch.
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Originally meant as a theatrical release, the film ended up being made at HBO, apparently because the major studios thought it was "[[ButNotTooGay too gay]]".gay]]" (it did, however, get released in cinemas internationally). It premiered at the Cannes film festival to great reviews, particularly for the performances from Douglas, Damon, and Rob Lowe.
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''Behind the Candelabra'' is a 2013 HBO film directed by Creator/StevenSoderbergh and starring Creator/MichaelDouglas and Creator/MattDamon. It details the tumultuous relationship between famed pianist Creator/{{Liberace}} Liberace (Douglas) and his much younger lover Scott Thorson (Damon). Their relationship starts out loving and caring, but eventually becomes strained due to Liberace's straying, his manipulative nature, and Thorson's drug use.
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* {{Camp}}: It's hard to do a movie about Liberace that isn't
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* ConspicuousConsumption: Hoo boy. Liberace loves to shop. And his houses are a showcase for his wealth.
* ConspicuousConsumption: Hoo boy. Liberace loves to shop. And his houses are a showcase for his wealth.
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* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Par for the course with Liberace's stage costumes.
* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Both Scott and Liberace. When he runs low on cash, Scott ends up pawning most of his jewelry collection to fund his drug habit.
* FantasySequence: While sitting in the church during Liberace's funeral, Scott imagines a far grander send-off, with Liberace playing "The Impossible Dream" and flying over the stage.
* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Both Scott and Liberace. When he runs low on cash, Scott ends up pawning most of his jewelry collection to fund his drug habit.
* FantasySequence: While sitting in the church during Liberace's funeral, Scott imagines a far grander send-off, with Liberace playing "The Impossible Dream" and flying over the stage.
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* ParentalFavouritism: Mama Liberace isn't interested in having her other two children visit. It's the famous and talented Lee that she wants to see.
* PrettyInMink: The capes Liberace wears on stage. Scott is also given a number of fur coats to wear.
* PrettyInMink: The capes Liberace wears on stage. Scott is also given a number of fur coats to wear.
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* VomitIndiscretionShot: Courtesy of a very drunken Scott in the adult shop.
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''Behind the Candelabra'' is a 2013 HBO film directed by Creator/StevenSoderbergh and starring Creator/MichaelDouglas and Creator/MattDamon. It details the tumultuous relationship between famed pianist {{Liberace}} Creator/{{Liberace}} (Douglas) and his much younger lover Scott Thorson (Damon). Their relationship starts out loving and caring, but eventually becomes strained due to Liberace's straying, his manipulative nature, and Thorson's drug use.
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''Behind the Candelabra'' is a 2013 HBO film directed by Creator/StevenSoderbergh and starring Creator/MichaelDouglas and Creator/MattDamon. It details the tumultuous relationship between famed pianist Liberace {{Liberace}} (Douglas) and his much younger lover Scott Thorson (Damon). Their relationship starts out loving and caring, but eventually becomes strained due to Liberace's straying, his manipulative nature, and Thorson's drug use.
* {{Camp}}: It's hard to do a movie about Liberace that isn't
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Rob Lowe as the quirky plastic surgeon/drug dealer.
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* DevelopmentHell: Soderbergh first approached Creator/MichaelDouglas to play Liberace when they were filming ''Film/Traffic'' in 2000. The movie was supposed to begin filming in 2008, but had to be postponed due to Douglas's fight with throat cancer.
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* BiTheWay: Scott is bisexual, although he is never seen with a woman during the movie.
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* TransparentCloset: Liberace puts on a public show of heterosexuality (even after his death), but everybody close to him knows he is gay.
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''Behind the Candelabra'' is a 2013 HBO film directed by Creator/StevenSoderbergh and starring Creator/MichaelDouglas and Creator/MattDamon. It details the tumultuous relationship between famed pianist Liberace (Douglas) and his much younger lover Scott Thorson (Damon). Their relationship starts out loving and caring, but eventually becomes strained due to Liberace's straying, his manipulative nature, and Thorson's drug use.
Originally meant as a theatrical release, the film ended up being made at HBO, apparently because the major studios were uncomfortable with the explicit sexual material. It premiered at the Cannes film festival to great reviews, particularly for the performances from Douglas, Damon, and Rob Lowe.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: Both Liberace and Scott to varying degrees.
* DawsonCasting: Scott Thorson was 17 when he first met Liberace. Matt Damon is in his mid-40s.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Rob Lowe as the quirky plastic surgeon/drug dealer.
* GayConservative: Liberace.
* MayDecemberRomance: Liberace and Scott. Liberace is shown to like young lovers.
* WhatMightHaveBeen: Before Soderbergh became attached to the project, Creator/RobinWilliams was considered for the role of Liberace.
''Behind the Candelabra'' is a 2013 HBO film directed by Creator/StevenSoderbergh and starring Creator/MichaelDouglas and Creator/MattDamon. It details the tumultuous relationship between famed pianist Liberace (Douglas) and his much younger lover Scott Thorson (Damon). Their relationship starts out loving and caring, but eventually becomes strained due to Liberace's straying, his manipulative nature, and Thorson's drug use.
Originally meant as a theatrical release, the film ended up being made at HBO, apparently because the major studios were uncomfortable with the explicit sexual material. It premiered at the Cannes film festival to great reviews, particularly for the performances from Douglas, Damon, and Rob Lowe.
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!! This movie provides examples of:
* CrazyJealousGuy: Both Liberace and Scott to varying degrees.
* DawsonCasting: Scott Thorson was 17 when he first met Liberace. Matt Damon is in his mid-40s.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Rob Lowe as the quirky plastic surgeon/drug dealer.
* GayConservative: Liberace.
* MayDecemberRomance: Liberace and Scott. Liberace is shown to like young lovers.
* WhatMightHaveBeen: Before Soderbergh became attached to the project, Creator/RobinWilliams was considered for the role of Liberace.
