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Rock Hudson

TV-14 1990 1h 37m Biography List
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In this biopic, Rock Hudson (Thomas Ian Griffith) is a young man from Illinois whose good looks and determination help him break into 1950s Hollywood. At first his roles are in teen-oriented films that belie the quality of his acting, but he soon breaks out in A-list pictures opposite stars like James Dean. As his popularity grows, so does curiosity about his personal life and his marriage to a talent agent (Daphne Ashbrook). Later years see Hudson contract a serious and controversial illness. Read More Read Less

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Mark Gevisser OutWeek A film like Rock Hudson... allows its audience to float off on the myth that all it will take to solve homophobia is self-acceptance. May 21, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this biopic, Rock Hudson (Thomas Ian Griffith) is a young man from Illinois whose good looks and determination help him break into 1950s Hollywood. At first his roles are in teen-oriented films that belie the quality of his acting, but he soon breaks out in A-list pictures opposite stars like James Dean. As his popularity grows, so does curiosity about his personal life and his marriage to a talent agent (Daphne Ashbrook). Later years see Hudson contract a serious and controversial illness.
Director
John Nicolella
Producer
Diana Kerew, Renee Palyo
Screenwriter
Dennis Turner
Production Co
Sanitsky Company
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 37m