Walk of Fame Retro Movie Adventures: Seconds (1966) and Rock Hudson

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Rock Hudson, his face wrapped in bandages, while doctors examine him.
Rock Hudson looking at multiple reflections of himself in Seconds.

I wonder how many times Coralie Fargeat has seen this. It’s not the same story as The Substance, but it sure seems to share a lot of style DNA. I bet Lynch saw this, too.

Composite picture. On the left, a mockup of Rock Hudson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On the Right, a black and white portrait photo of Rock Hudson.

I had somehow never seen a Rock Hudson movie, so naturally the one I did see is the weirdest movie he ever made.

Hey look! A fake poster!

A fake poster for Seconds mimicking the poster for Say Anything.

BONUS! Progress report!

Here’s a rough map of the Walk of Fame and my progress. Yellow is incomplete, red is done.

A map with the Hollywood Walk of Fame marked in yellow, and my progress marked in red. There isn't much red.
Yeah, this is going to take a while.

This map makes it look like I have a lot of stars to cover- and I do – but fewer than you think. It only shows completed sections. I’ve already seen something in almost every section, and almost every movie I watch for this project covers more than one star, so this should speed up as I go. If I really pushed I could probably finish by Christmas.

I will not finish by Christmas.

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