Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson, a legend



Embryo 1976

Geneticist Dr. Paul Holliston (Rock Hudson) lives alone in his rambling clinic/home after his wife has passed away from a car crash in which he was the driver. Feeling constant pangs of guilt from his assistant, his sister-in-law Martha (Diane Ladd) Holliston finally begins his medical work due to his car accidentally hitting a dog one dark and stormy night. In the process of attempting to save the dog's life he manages to save one her unborn puppies by utilizing a new serum which speeds up the growth, and intelligence of the animal, but develops a savage side to the personality. When Holliston manages to see what his discovery can offer the world, he applies the same thing to an un-born human and develops a beautiful female Victoria (Barbara Carrera) who launches full grown from the incubator in two weeks. Victoria is highly intelligent but shows a dark side and whenthe serum begins to have an adverse effect on her, she discovers she must have serum from unborn fetuses to stay alive. 

Seconds 1966

 Director: John Frankenheimer
Writers: Lewis John Carlino (screenplay), David Ely (based on the novel by)
Stars: Rock Hudson, Frank Campanella, John Randolph

 Middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton is given the opportunity to start a completely new life when he receives calls from his old friend Charlie. The only problem is that Charlie is supposed to be dead. Hamilton is eventually introduced to a firm that will fake his death and create an entirely new look and life for him. After undergoing physical reconstruction surgery and months of training and psychotherapy, Hamilton returns to the world in the form of artist Tony Wilson. He has a nice house in Malibu and a manservant, a company employee who is there to assist him with his adjustment. He finds that the life he had hoped for isn't quite what he expected and asks the company to go through the process with surprising results.