Plot
The story of matinee idol Tab Hunter from teenage stable boy to closeted Hollywood star of the 1950s.
Release Year: 2015
Rating: 8.0/10 (510 voted)
Critic's Score: 59/100
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz
Stars: Tab Hunter, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman
Storyline
In the 1950s, Tab Hunter is number one at the box office and number one on the music charts. He is Hollywood's most sought-after star and America's boy next door. Natalie Wood, Debbie Reynolds and Sophia Loren are just a few of the actresses he is romantically linked to. Nothing, it seems, can damage his skyrocketing career. Nothing, that is, except for the fact that Tab Hunter is secretly gay. Now, Tab Hunter's secret is out. In TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL we will meet, for the first time, the real Tab Hunter as he shares with us the whole story of a happy, healthy survivor of Hollywood's roller coaster.
Cast: Clint Eastwood -
Himself
Paul Newman -
Himself
(archive footage)
Portia de Rossi -
Herself
Noah Wyle -
Himself
Debbie Reynolds -
Herself
Natalie Wood -
Herself
(archive footage)
James Dean -
Himself
(archive footage)
Robert Wagner -
Himself
Rock Hudson -
Himself
(archive footage)
Anthony Perkins -
Himself
(archive footage)
Connie Stevens -
Herself
Tab Hunter -
Himself
Lainie Kazan -
Herself
John Waters -
Himself
George Takei -
Himself
Taglines:
Hollywood's All American Boy Had A Secret
Caught the London screening. The place was packed, not an empty seat in
the house, and Mr. Hunter received a thunderous well-deserved standing
ovation.
This is one of the best celebrity biography docs for a long time, and
will bring to a new, younger audience the reality of how the old
Hollywood studio system manipulated its stars for their own corporate
gain.
In Tab Hunter Confidential, Mr. Hunter narrates, sharing his insightful
and honest view of the Hollywood star-making system of the 50s and his
personal rise, success, frustration and fall at Warner Brothers
Studios. With self-deprecating humor and warmth, Mr. Hunter reflects on
the policies, plans and politics of the studio which dictated how to
live in and survive the public life of a movie star, generating
popularity and the adoration of his fans. He combines this with honest
reflections of his closeted life as a gay man when the word gay did not
even exist at the time. Mr. Hunter's frank and authentic portrait of
his loves, his family and his faith are complicated, moving and
intelligently presented.
Kudos to getting this fascinating autobiography onto the screen with
taste and elegance.
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