"Too much of a good thing is wonderful."

2013

1h 58m

6.6(812 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.

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Cast & Crew

98 members

Acting

Michael Douglas

Liberace

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Matt Damon

Scott Thorson

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Dan Aykroyd

Seymour Heller

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Scott Bakula

Bob Black

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Rob Lowe

Dr. Jack Startz

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Tom Papa

Ray Arnett

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Paul Reiser

Mr. Felder

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Bruce Ramsay

Carlucci

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Nicky Katt

Mr. Y

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Cheyenne Jackson

Billy Leatherwood

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Mike O'Malley

Tracy Schnelker

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David Koechner

Adoption Attorney

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Boyd Holbrook

Cary James

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Debbie Reynolds

Frances

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Eric Zuckerman

Lou

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Eddie Jemison

Assistant Director

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Randy Lowell

Director

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Tom Roach

Stunt Actor

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Shamus Cooley

Camera Assistant

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John Smutny

Sound Mixer

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Jane Morris

Rose Carracappa

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Garrett M. Brown

Joe Carracappa

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Pat Asanti

George Liberace

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Casey Kramer

Dora Liberace

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James Kulick

Assistant Stage Manager

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Paul Witten

Make-up Artist

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Deborah Lacey

Gladys

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Susan Caroll Todd

Sue

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Austin Stowell

Backstage Flirt

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Francisco San Martin

Backstage Flirt

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Anthony Crivello

Stagehand

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Kiff VandenHeuvel

Scott's Half-Brother, Wayne

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Nikea Gamby-Turner

Dorothy

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Charlotte Crossley

June

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Josh Meyers

Liberace's Attorney

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Harvey J. Alperin

Joel Strote

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Jerry Clarke

Dr. Ronald Daniels

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Lisa Frantz

Anchorwoman

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Shaun T. Benjamin

Health Department Spokesman

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John Philip Kavcak

Priest at Funeral

Crew

Kelly Allen

Young American Dancer (uncredited)

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Gregg Atwill

Funeral Mourner (uncredited)

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Greg Baine

Patron (uncredited)

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Brian Blu

Guy Outside Casino (uncredited)

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Paul Borst

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Barbara Brownell

Angie Liberace (uncredited)

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Kass Connors

Kazarian (uncredited)

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Jacquelyn Dowsett

Showgirl (uncredited)

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Timothy Skyler Dunigan

Concert Fan (uncredited)

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Fielding Edlow

Deposition Reporter (uncredited)

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Corey Eid

French Guy #2 (uncredited)

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Krystal Ellsworth

Impossible Dream Dancer (uncredited)

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Kelli Erdmann

Young American Dancer (uncredited)

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Amber Lee Ettinger

Hair Stylist (uncredited)

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Derek Ferguson

Young American (uncredited)

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Joe Filippone

Adult Bookstore Patron (uncredited)

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Brandon Henschel

Dancer (uncredited)

Crew

Kara Hess

Young American Dancer (uncredited)

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Lenny Jacobson

Stage Manager (uncredited)

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Richard Allan Jones

Mourner (uncredited)

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Adam J. Kassel

Valet (uncredited)

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Dominique Kelley

Impossible Dream Dancer (uncredited)

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David Dustin Kenyon

Cameraman (uncredited)

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Kirk Krogstad

Theatre Stage Hand (uncredited)

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Kristin Lindquist

Billy (uncredited)

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Rachael Markarian

Showgirl (uncredited)

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Hugo Pierre Martin

Patron (uncredited)

Editing

Paul Montez McDade

Sex Club Worker (uncredited)

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KC Monnie

Young American Dancer (uncredited)

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Max Napolitano

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Gregory Niebel

Tailor (uncredited)

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Cassidy Noblett

Show Boy (uncredited)

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Ryan Novak

Dancer (uncredited)

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Meredith Ostrowsky

Young American (uncredited)

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Lance Patrick

Sex Couple #1 (uncredited)

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Brittany Perry-Russell

Liberace Showgirl (uncredited)

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Ferly Prado

Dancer (uncredited)

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Mike Jerome Putnam

On-Air News Reporter (uncredited)

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Thure Riefenstein

Maitre d' (uncredited)

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Stephanie Maura Sanchez

Second Anchorwoman (uncredited)

Production

Jimmy Scanlon

News Reporter (uncredited)

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Roby Schinasi

French Guy #1 (uncredited)

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Nellie Sciutto

Reporter (uncredited)

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Franklin J. Sterns

Bookstore Patron (uncredited)

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C.J. Stussi

Startz Surgeon (uncredited)

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Becca Sweitzer

Showgirl (uncredited)

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Trace Taylor

Stagehand (uncredited)

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Anna Wendt

Stagehand (uncredited)

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Ryken Zane

Print Reporter (uncredited)

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Judy Bruno Bennett

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Cal Rein

Bookstore Guy (uncredited)

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Writing

Brian Neil Hoff

Reporter (uncredited)

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Nick Lanzisera

Young American Dancer (uncredited)

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Charles Moniz

Mourner (uncredited)

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Ayesha Orange

Showgirl (uncredited)

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Jason Williams

Young American Dancer (uncredited)

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Johnny Carson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Peggy King

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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