Behind the screen. Beyond the secrets.
Overview
This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor Rock Hudson, from his public "ladies' man" persona to his private life as a gay man.
Cast
Rock Hudson
Self (archive footage)
Joe Carberry
Self - Rock Hudson's Friend
Tim Turner
Self - Joe's Husband
Lee Garlington
Self - Rock Hudson's Partner
Paul Garlington
Self - Lee's Husband
Ken Jillson
Self - Rock Hudson's Friend
Ken Maley
Self - Rock Hudson's Friend
Armistead Maupin
Self - Author
Howard McGillin
Self - Rock Hudson's Friend
Bill Misenhimer
Self - AIDS Project LA, 1984 - 1985
Peter Kevoian
Self - Rock Hudson's Friend
Piper Laurie
Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
Allison Anders
Self - Director (voice)
Illeana Douglas
Self - Actor & Author (voice)
Linda Evans
Self - Co-Star (voice) (archive footage)
Michael Gottlieb
Self - Immunologist / HIV Physician (archive sound)
Mark Griffin
Self - Rock Hudson's Biographer (voice)
Richard Hodge
Self - Nephew of Ken Hodge (voice)
Robert Hofler
Self - Henry Wilson's Biographer (voice)
Tom Santopietro
Self - Film Critic (voice)
Esther Shapiro
Self - Producer, Dynasty (voice)
David Thomson
Self - Film Historian (voice)
Wes Wheadon
Self - Optometrist & Friend (voice)
Kathleen Hughes
Self (archive footage)
Doris Day
Self (archive footage)
Lucille Ball
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Sirk
Self (archive footage)
James Dean
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor
Self (archive footage)
Bea Arthur
Self (archive footage)
Burt Lancaster
Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers
Self (archive footage)
Media
Recommendations
Exterritorial
5 American Handguns - 5 American Kids
The Shawshank Redemption
Joker
Oppenheimer
Forrest Gump
Memento
Insidious
Parasite
Titanic
Pulp Fiction
Back to the Future
Princess Mononoke
The Evil Dead
Spirited Away
Mickey 17
The Martian
Killers of the Flower Moon
Léon: The Professional
Blink Twice
