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| ACTORS: | Rock Hudson |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | John Frankenheimer |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 05 October, 1966 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Paramount Studio |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Black & White, Closed-captioned, Widescreen |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 097361569147 |
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Customer Reviews of Seconds
Frankenheimer's Trippy Twilight-Zonish Masterpiece Seconds is probably the trippiest film you're likely to see. It stars Rock Hudson as Tony, a "reborn" of John Randolph (one of the actors blacklisted under McCarthy). It's ostensibly about this guy in a midlife crisis who is forced into this super secret organization that creates second lives for people by giving them new identities. This film hit so close to home for Rock he nearly broke down during filming.
At first glance the second chance at life looks great. A new identity, a house on the beach, and a beautiful new girlfriend in the seemingly hippyish Nora (Salome Jens). Then things go downhill and into a nightmarish realm. Really the whole film is a surreal nightmare, from the meat packing district to Randolph being drugged to out-of-proportion camera lenses and strange angles. And especially inside the reborn offices; what happens there is utterly otherworldly. Filmed in black and white this captures an experiment in surrealism that a major director wouldn't dare attempt today. And like all great '60s films this has a '60s feel and atmosphere to it. Especially when Nora and Tony go to a hippy festival, though Tony feels out of place there; after all he was formerly a square banker.
When Beach Boy Brian Wilson saw this film when it was released in 1966 he literally went insane. He believed Phil Spector was beaming him secret messages through the film to sabotage his career (the main character's last name was Wilson which may have added to his paranoia). But for a relatively healthy viewer it won't drive you insane...but it'll definitely have an effect on you.
If one had to pin down what this film is a metaphor for, it would have to be the old alienation of modern society theme, but here with an intense sci-fi-like twist. A must for all Frankenheimer fans, Rock Hudson fans, and/or '60s afficionados.
Absorbing and haunting
"Seconds" is the absorbing and haunting tale of a bored businessman geting a second chance at life through the efforts of a secret organization that fakes his death and creates a new identity for him. But despite being physically remade, he soon finds "new" isn't "better," just more psychically trying. Frankenheimer, in his masterpiece, directs Rock Hudson in the peak role of his career, and gets superb performances from John Randolph, Frances Reid, Murray Hamilton, Salome Jens, Wesley Addy, Jeff Corey, Will Geer and Khigh Dhiegh. The gripping, semi-surreal atmosphere is greatly amplified by James Wong Howe's outstanding b&w photography. This is a powerful, unforgettable film that will leave you stunned.
Seconds
Perhaps the most unknown and under appreciated American film of all time. John Frankenheimer at his edgiest and most paranoid. Rock Hudson is brilliantly cast as the young reincarnation of a middle-aged man who under goes surgery to regain his youth. A film truly ahead of its time and an inspiration to filmmakers everywhere. Story is told brilliantly with some of the most inventive camera work ever!