Seconds 1966: Rock Hudson's Devastating Disillusionment

As always there are spoilers ahead!

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Seconds is a visually striking and thoroughly uncomfortable film. A 1960s film that examines dissatisfied suburban living, mid-life crisis and the yearning for youth and freedom. I think it's vastly underrated which is probably something both of my genuinely amazing guests agree with. (Apologies for not offering more of a counterpoint to this view!)

Mark Bould is a professor of Film and Literature at the University of West England, Bristol. He has written/edited extensively about science fiction cinema.

Sherryl Vint is Professor of Science Fiction Media Studies at the University of California, Riverside. She has also written/edited extensively about science fiction.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:31 Frankenheimer's fantastic films

05:55 Science fiction in the 60s

07:55 The striking work of James Wong Howe

12:18 Saul (and Elaine) Bass credits