
In the 1950s, Tab Hunter is number one at the box office and number one on the music charts. He is Hollywood's most sought-after star and America's boy next door. Natalie Wood, Debbie Reynolds and Sophia Loren are just a few of the actresses he is romantically linked to. Nothing, it seems, can damage his skyrocketing career. Nothing, that is, except for the fact that Tab Hunter is secretly gay. Now, Tab Hunter's secret is out. In TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL we will meet, for the ... (Full plot summary below)
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In the 1950s, Tab Hunter is number one at the box office and number one on the music charts. He is Hollywood's most sought-after star and America's boy next door. Natalie Wood, Debbie Reynolds and Sophia Loren are just a few of the actresses he is romantically linked to. Nothing, it seems, can damage his skyrocketing career. Nothing, that is, except for the fact that Tab Hunter is secretly gay. Now, Tab Hunter's secret is out. In TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL we will meet, for the first time, the real Tab Hunter as he shares with us the whole story of a happy, healthy survivor of Hollywood's roller coaster.
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| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohA highly amiable, irresistibly ingratiating portrait of perhaps the most well-adjusted-as well as gorgeous-of screen icons. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferA highly entertaining peak behind the curtain of Tab Hunter, a charismatic, warm, wise and honest subject. |
| Seattle TimesJohn HartlSchwarz deftly demonstrates how frightened 1950s Hollywood was of the sexuality of its stars. |
| San Diego CityBeatGlenn Heath Jr.Feels like wiki-cinema that simplifies the complexity of an interesting historical figure. This seems like a major missed opportunity to get at something more. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussFilm buffs especially are likely to enjoy this entertaining documentary, which explains how a literal choirboy became "six feet of rugged manhood to stir the heart of every woman" (even while one of his most passionate affairs was with Anthony Perkins). |
| NOW TorontoGlenn SumiThe actor himself, still handsome in his 80s, is refreshingly candid about everything from his mother's mental illness to his 30-plus-year relationship with producer Allan Glaser. |
| Chicago ReaderJ. R. JonesHunter's memories of a double life in the waning days of the studio system are fascinating. |
| Windy City TimesRichard KnightThose with an interest in both Hollywood and queer history will find much to like here. |
| HeraldNet (Everett, WA)Robert HortonHunter comes across as genial and private, a gentle fellow who prefers raising horses (a lifelong interest) to showbiz. |
| San Francisco ChronicleWalter V. AddiegoIn all, it's a relaxed portrait of a likable fellow. |