Tab Hunter Confidential

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Tab Hunter Confidential

Released Oct 16, 2015

1h 30m

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LGBTQ+

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In the 1950s, Tab Hunter was a Hollywood golden boy and matinee idol, but his life as a closeted homosexual threatened to bring it all crashing down. John Waters, George Takei, Connie Stevens and Debbie Reynolds are among those interviewed.

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Critics Consensus

Tab Hunter Confidential offers clear-eyed perspective on a less-examined chapter from Hollywood's past -- and an enjoyable look at the life of a retired former heartthrob.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Hunter's memories of a double life in the waning days of the studio system are fascinating.

Dec 1, 2015

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Tab Hunter Confidential is a well-crafted if not particularly deep bio-documentary of the genial actor, who is now 84 years old and provides a number of on-camera recollections.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 1, 2015

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Tirdad Derakhshani

Philadelphia Inquirer

It's refreshing to see an actor tell his own story with some real honesty. Overall, however, Tab Hunter Confidential is too much like every other Hollywood True Story out there.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 19, 2015

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Candid and engaging.

Nov 29, 2019

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Alexander Ryll

Gay Essential

Tab Hunter Confidential is a great 2015 documentary about the life and career of the titular former actor, matinee idol and heartthrob who was also a closeted homosexual in 1950s Hollywood.

Sep 15, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Though tame it's still a moving portrait of the closeted clean-cut blond dreamboat actor.

Rated: B

Jul 14, 2019

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a very interesting documentary about Tab Hunter. I didn't know about him at all, only discovered him when I saw the documentary about Divine a few months ago.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Entertaining and insightful look at one of the great movie stars of the 50's and 60's, it's somewhat refreshing to see a story about someone from that era that didn't succumb to drugs and alcohol. Of course, he was gay, but he managed to live his long life so far without it becoming a huge issue. He's an interesting man.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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?? ?? ?? young Tab Hunter. Enjoyable and interesting. I liked hearing about how much all of the women loved going on dates with him because he was a gentleman hahaha.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Muy buena entrevista, muy bien editada.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

A very interesting and entertaining documentary about one of the most famous heartthrob of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Tab Hunter has definitely had an unusual path but his story ins incredibly interesting and the man has an aura of incredible beauty even in his old age. Jeffrey Schwartz has crafted a nice portrait of someone who's been growing personally and spiritually all his life and hasn't stopped to. Really interesting.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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What an amazing actor & incredibly beautiful. Intriguing to hear all the Hollywood cover-ups plus ups and downs of an amazing career cut short. Also that the birth of Warner Bros Records was due to him. He never got the money he deserved but is a happy gay man living in old age. Wow.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Jeffrey Schwarz

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Tab Hunter

Actor

Allan Glaser

Producer

Neil Koenigsberg

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Jeffrey Schwarz

Producer

Chad Dreier

Executive Producer

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Synopsis

In the 1950s, Tab Hunter was a Hollywood golden boy and matinee idol, but his life as a closeted homosexual threatened to bring it all crashing down. John Waters, George Takei, Connie Stevens and Debbie Reynolds are among those interviewed.

Director: Jeffrey Schwarz
Producer: Allan Glaser, Neil Koenigsberg, Jeffrey Schwarz
Distributor: The Film Collaborative
Production Co: Allan Glaser Prods., Automat Pictures
Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 16, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m

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