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I don't care if you believe me or not. It was just my observations and suspicion.
Why did you post BS about the date it was first made illegal?
"Five seconds of research tells me that LSD was criminalized in the US in 1965"
Thirty seconds of research would have told you that's not true.
It was made illegal well after the filming of Seconds.
That's the point I realized you were being disingenuous, so I figure you have an agenda.
Hence the comment that you may be a studio shill.
Have a nice night :)
I clearly can't take you at face value. Probably a studio shill with 23,638 posts?
For one thing LSD was first made illegal in California on 10/6/66 (date did not go unnoticed by the "hippies") five seconds of research told me that.
Also, easy to control dose if you know what you have. It could be blotter paper that you could split into halves, quarters or even eighths. It could be liquid that you knew was 100mic a drop that you could dilute by half, or 10x so you could microdose with one drop low dose with three to five drops etc. Most people that used it were not stupid.
Anyway, we both agree his performance was excellent.
I happen to think he was probably experimenting with LSD.
I've done it hundreds of times mostly low doses though, which I would assume you would do if you were trying to act on it. It's not all about breaking on through to the other side.
Never had a problem with "flashbacks", that's mostly fear propaganda. It's not for everyone though.
It's not an "urban legend", it's just my observation. I think the movie is an early example of psychedelic influence in cinema. Rock Hudson's performance in it is so intense and passionate I suspect he may have been under the influence, and this tale of him having a "breakdown" in fetal position fits right in with that observation imo.
Cary Grant acted on low doses of LSD and talked openly about his use of it. Others did as well but didn't talk about it. Early on, before the "hippies" it was touted as a cure for alcoholism (the creator of AA stopped using with it's help), and even a beauty / youth elixir. An actors performance would certainly be different, and probably more intense / passionate / charismatic under it's influence (results may vary lol).
Also, it was perfectly legal at the time and didn't have the stigma that it does today with most people.
I wouldn't be surprised if he was experimenting with LSD. A lot of actors were at the time.
Curled up in despair in the fetal position is not an uncommon occurrence for new users of LSD.
Add in the issues of having to deny his true self as you put it for his career and I think this is a real possibility.
In any case, psychedelically inspired or not his performance in Seconds is excellent.
Because IMDB has no integrity?
I was surprised, a very good film.
Tragic, but brilliant.
I didn't even recognize Paul Rudd in this film.
Maybe so?
But this production reeks.
Favoritism Before Integrity Productions.
Ye of narrow mind
Lap up the narrative... yum
It totally does.
This crap could have been written by the FBI
These scenes were not in the version I saw.
She was always in it for Virginia, and only Virginia.
Agree, it is better than the 5.1 rating it currently has.
Weird and fun crime drama.
They ladies running the show wanted someone willing to do kissing and shirtless scenes.
RIP Witcher
It isn't just "right wingers" who are getting sick of the crap.
Thanks, I was going to skip it all. But I'll check out ep3 on your recommendation, and the fact that I like Aaron Paul.
Sure it did.
He was excellent in a lot of great movies.
He has left a legacy of fine performances.
Maybe he never made the money guys like Burt Reynolds or Mel Gibson or Johnny Depp etc did.
But I would argue he was just as good or better than those guys.
It's great all the way through, doesn't drag for a minute.
Yes, eerie and quite dark, though the darkest stuff happens off camera.
RIP Treat Williams
It was terrible.
I'm listening to Sympathy for the Devil right now after watching the movie.
I shouted out who killed the Kennedy's?
After all it was you and me
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
I agree with Tangerine Dream, it would have been perfect.
Good movie in any case
RIP Treat Williams
I liked the first 2 seasons.
It started to get stale early in the 3rd season imo.
Sounds like I didn't miss much in the 4th season.