Rock Hudson (1990)
- Starring:
- Thomas Ian Griffith, William R. Moses, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Nicolella
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson is a TV-biopic oversimplification of the life and career of the durable screen idol. Most of the background material is based on the book by Phyllis Gates, who was briefly married to Hudson in the 1950s. The film recounts (in fan-magazine fashion) Hudson's rise from truck driver to movie star, then spends the last twenty minutes or so on his death from AIDS. Only a few of Hudson's personal and professional associates are depicted in the film: Daphne Ashbrook is seen as Phyllis Gates, Andrew Robinson (who'd portrayed Liberace in an earlier TV movie!) plays Hudson's manager Henry Wilson, and Don Galloway portrays John Frankenheimer, who directed Hudson in Seconds. Rock Hudson himself is played by Thomas Ian Griffith, who came from obscurity and promptly went back after this film was completed. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 94 mins
Complete Cast of Rock Hudson
- Thomas Ian Griffith - Rock Hudson
- Andrew Robinson - Henry Wilson
- Daphne Ashbrook - Phyllis Gates
- Michael Ensign
- Jean Kasem
- Jocelyn O'Brien
- William R. Moses - Marc Christian
- Diane Ladd - Kay
- Mathieu Carrière
- Don Galloway
- Thom Matthews - Tim Murphy
- Mary Ellen Trainor
- Director(s):
- John Nicolella
- Writer(s):
- Dennis Turner
- Producer(s):
- Diana Kerew, Renee Palyo
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