In the documentary about the life of Rock Hudson, his friend George Nader recalled how the actor felt after that scene that did not go as expected
The legacy of actor Rock Hudson will hit the HBO and Max screens on June 28 with the new documentary about his life under the title “Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed”.
However, the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival witnessed the world premiere on June 11, giving a first look at the famous actor's personality from the 1950s, his private life as a gay man, and then AIDS, the disease. that he contracted and ended his existence on October 2, 1985, when he was 59 years old.
Before this presentation, HBO released the official trailer for the documentary about the cataloged "Hollywood icon", which mentioned People, the first medium to refer to this issue.
But it was at the Film Festival that shocking details of the actor who starred in the successful television series "Dynasty" became known for the first time, which at the time became a phenomenon for the audience.
Precisely a year before, Rock Hudson was diagnosed with AIDS, news that he tried to keep in the depths of his privacy since at that time it was a stigma to declare himself gay, but it also led him to experience a strong episode.
The British medium then cites the moment in which in 1984, with the success of the series behind him, Hudson had to film a scene of a passionate kiss with co-star Linda Evans who played Krystle Grant Jennings Carrington.
According to the data collected in the documentary, for Rock Hudson, this was "the worst day" of his life because he feared infecting Evans with the disease of which very little was known at the time, including how it spread.
He believed that she was giving him a "lethal injection", and picks up the film where it is also remembered that he kept his homos- a secret.
Even so, the actor remained firm and although the shot was repeated several times in all of them, he kept his mouth shut, so the kiss was not as many expected. Also, he used mouthwash as a way to try to "disinfect" himself.
Mail Online also quotes the words of actress Linda Evans who speaks for the production directed by Stephen Kijak. In her speech, she said with tears in her eyes that a long time later she understood that Hudson was "protecting" her.
“When we had that scene with the kiss, it didn't turn out the way they wanted it to. No one quite knew what to do. I knew he could deliver that kiss. It makes me cry because I know that he was protecting me, ”said the actress.
Rock Hudson finally came out as gay shortly before he died in 1985. The documentary about his life is based on the accounts of his close friend George Nader, who kept journals of how the actor felt and how it affected his life. disease to their immediate environment.
Nader, like another friend, Mark Miller, knew the whole truth, although Rock's publicists suggested that he maintain discretion, and despite his state of health, the actor agreed to continue recording "Dynasty" claiming that it was "a great show." " for the public.
