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* DuelingMovies: Averted. The film's production ended up killing a screenplay for a different Liberace biopic by [[Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg]]. (Yes, the "Movie Movies" guys. It would have been their first completely serious film.)

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* DuelingMovies: Averted. The film's production ended up killing a screenplay for a different Liberace biopic by [[Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg]] (yes, the "Movie Movies" guys, it would have been their first completely serious film.).

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* DuelingMovies: Averted. The film's production ended up killing a screenplay for a different Liberace biopic by [[Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg]] (yes, Friedberg]]. (Yes, the "Movie Movies" guys, it guys. It would have been their first completely serious film.).)

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-->'''Agent''': Do you want to get paid for a front-row seat to Creator/MichaelDouglas doing Liberace?

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-->'''Agent''': Do you want to get paid for a front-row seat to Creator/MichaelDouglas doing Liberace?Music/{{Liberace}}?



* 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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* DevelopmentHell: Soderbergh first approached Creator/MichaelDouglas to play Liberace when they were filming ''{{Film/Traffic}}'' ''Film/Traffic2000'' in 2000. The movie was supposed to begin filming in 2008, but had to be postponed due to Douglas's fight with throat cancer.



* WordOfGay: In a roundabout way. In real life, Liberace [[ArmoredClosetGay fervently denied that he was homosexual]], and got into lawsuits over allegations of such, but those in close circles [[TransparentCloset weren't at all fooled]].

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* WordOfGay: In a roundabout way. In real life, Liberace [[ArmoredClosetGay fervently denied that he was homosexual]], and got into lawsuits over allegations of such, but those in close circles [[TransparentCloset weren't at all fooled]].fooled]].
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* DuelingMovies: Averted. The film's production ended up killing a screenplay for a different Liberace biopic by [[Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg]] (yes, the "Movie Movies" guys).

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* DuelingMovies: Averted. The film's production ended up killing a screenplay for a different Liberace biopic by [[Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg]] (yes, the "Movie Movies" guys).guys, it would have been their first completely serious film.).
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* AwesomeDearBoy: According to Creator/MattDamon, the conversation about him taking the role as Scott Thorson went more or less as follows:
-->'''Agent''': Do you want to get paid for a front-row seat to Creator/MichaelDouglas doing Liberace?
-->'''Damon''': YES.
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* DuelingMovies: Averted. The film's production ended up killing a screenplay for a different Liberace biopic by [[Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg]] (yes, the "Movie Movies" guys).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before Soderbergh became attached to the project, Creator/RobinWilliams was considered for the role of Liberace.
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* WordOfGay: The film centers around a particularly weird case. The real Liberace refused to identify as gay and got into lawsuits over allegations of such, but [[TransparentCloset everyone around him was constantly confirming he totally was]].

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* WordOfGay: The film centers around In a particularly weird case. The roundabout way. In real life, Liberace refused to identify as gay [[ArmoredClosetGay fervently denied that he was homosexual]], and got into lawsuits over allegations of such, but those in close circles [[TransparentCloset everyone around him was constantly confirming he totally was]].weren't at all fooled]].
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* DawsonCasting: Scott Thorson was 17 when he first met Liberace. Matt Damon is in his mid-40s.

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* DawsonCasting: Scott Thorson was 17 when he first met Liberace. Matt Damon is was in his mid-40s.early 40s.
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* WordOfGay: The film centers around a particularly weird case. Liberace refused to identify as gay and got into lawsuits over allegations of such, but [[TransparentCloset everyone around him was constantly confirming he totally was]].

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* WordOfGay: The film centers around a particularly weird case. The real Liberace refused to identify as gay and got into lawsuits over allegations of such, but [[TransparentCloset everyone around him was constantly confirming he totally was]].
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* WordOfGay: The film centers around a particularly weird case. Liberace refused to identify as gay and got into lawsuits over allegations of the same, but [[TransparentCloset everyone else around him was constantly confirming he totally was]].

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* WordOfGay: The film centers around a particularly weird case. Liberace refused to identify as gay and got into lawsuits over allegations of the same, such, but [[TransparentCloset everyone else around him was constantly confirming he totally was]].
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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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* 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.cancer.
* WordOfGay: The film centers around a particularly weird case. Liberace refused to identify as gay and got into lawsuits over allegations of the same, but [[TransparentCloset everyone else around him was constantly confirming he totally was]].

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hey yo* 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.
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