Directed by:
Stephen KijakComposer:
Laura KarpmanCast:
Rock Hudson (a.f.), Illeana Douglas, Howard McGillin, Allison Anders, Armistead Maupin, Esther Shapiro, Kathleen Hughes (a.f.)Plots(1)
We all know Rock Hudson as one of the seminal actors of his generation. Starring in countless movies and television shows, he was often perceived as a charming good guy who knew just how to make women fall for him. However, his personal life couldn’t be farther from his typical roles. Due to Hollywood’s intense bigotry and homophobia, Hudson was unable to live as an out gay man — his sexuality was only revealed after his death from AIDS-related complications in 1985. We know of his Hollywood persona and his tragic death, but what about everything else in between? Acclaimed documentarian Stephen Kijak helms this portrait of Hudson’s life both on and off the screen. Piecing together his story using archival footage and testimonies from some of his closest friends, Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed is a tribute to a trailblazer in LGBTQ+ media that was taken from us too soon. It also confronts the systems that kept him closeted for so many years, asking if progress in Hollywood for queer representation has truly been made. (Tribeca Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Rock Hudson (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Giant (1956)
Winchester '73 (1950)
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
Illeana Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Cape Fear (1991)
Howard McGillin
USA
Best movies:
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Allison Anders
USA
Best movies:
Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
Esther Shapiro
USA
Kathleen Hughes (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Golden Blade (1953)
Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)
It Came from Outer Space (1953)