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Where was Behind the Candelabra filmed?

2013 film, directed by Steven Soderbergh.

  • California

The story is set in California, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
California
Filmed in
California

About Behind the Candelabra

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Released
2013
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Cast
Michael DouglasMatt DamonDebbie ReynoldsScott BakulaRob LoweDan AykroydBoyd HolbrookEric Zuckerman
Genre
DramaLgbtq-relatedRomanceBiographical
Based on
Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace

The story

In 1977, 18-year-old Scott Thorson, who works as an animal trainer for films, meets Bob Black, a Hollywood producer, in a gay bar in Los Angeles.

Liberace invites the two backstage and then to his luxurious home in Las Vegas.

Thorson also becomes employed as Liberace's stage chauffeur, driving a Rolls-Royce limousine onto the stage for Liberace's grand entrances.

Famous lines from Behind the Candelabra

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • As what?Scott
  • I don't type.Scott
  • Well, you can be my secretary.Liberace
  • Fine. What would you like me to do as Scott?Dr. Jack Startz
  • I want you to make Scott look like this. Can you do that?Liberace

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