Idol Worship : A Shameless Celebration of

From Rudolph Valentino to Colin Farrell, Michael Ferguson explores the seductive power of the male movie idol. Here are the actors whose beauty, charisma, and raw sex appeal make going to the movies a distinct pleasure, no matter how good or bad the film. At last, an appreciation of the "pretty boy," with over 120 photos, brief bios, and career highlights. It's no mystery why these men inspire Idol Worship. Book jacket.

Introduction

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(4)

The 1910s-1920s

5

(28)

``I Want To Look Nice When The Ambulance Arrives''

Male Physique Photography I---Men in motion, dirty postcards and flexed to pose

Birth of the Matinee Idol

Wallace Reid

Neil Hamilton

Rudolph Valentino

Ramon Novarro

John Gilbert

Nils Asther

The 1930s-1940s

33

(37)

``Because I Just Went Gay All Of A Sudden!''

Gary Cooper

Clark Goble

John Wayne

Johny Weissmuller

Buster Crabbe

Male Physique Photography II---Olympic aesthetics, premier photographers, and the artistic nude

Cary Grant

Robert Taylor

Erol Flynn

Tyrone Power

Jon Hall

Sabu

Jack Beutel

Guy Madison

Jean Marais

Louis Jourdan

Gerard Philipe

The 1950s---Take One

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(35)

``Live Fast, Die Young, Have A Good-Looking Corpse''

Montgomery Clift

Farley Granger

John Derek

Marlon Brando

Rock Hudson

Tony Curtis

Robert Wahner

John Ericson

Johny Sheffield

Jeffrey Hunter

Tab Hunter

The 1950s---Take Two

105

(34)

``Hey, You Wanna Come Home With Me?''

James Dean

Richard Davalos

Sal Mineo

John Saxon

Sideny Poitier

Paul Newman

Elvis Presley

Male Physique Photography III---The Athletic Model Guild, muscle magazines, and the home loop

Steve Reeves

Teen Idols I

Ricky Nelson

The 1960s

139

(32)

``People Who Are Very Beautiful Make Their Own Laws''

Troy Donahue

Fabian

Alain Delon

Brandon de Wilde

Horst Buchholz

Warren Beatty

Male Physique Photography IV---Government censorship, Physique Pictorial, and 8mm male order

Joe Dallesandra

Underground cinema, an erotic politican, and the new Adam

Christopher Jones

The 1970s

171

(24)

``Tell Him To Take Off His Sweater And Look At The Camera''

Robert Redford

Don Johnson

Dawn of the Hunk---Burt Reynolds on a rug, naked men on the racks, and page 602 of the Sears catalog

Helmut Berger

Bruce Lee

Bjorn andersen

Teen Idols II

Jan-Michael Vincent

Male Nudity in the Movies

The 1980s---Take One

195

(47)

``Well, I Guess I'll Have To Go Queer Now''

Richare Gere

Eric Roberts

Matt Dillion

Christopher Atkins

Mel Gibson

Mark Lee

Male Physique Photography V---Billboard bulges, gymanast hardbodies, and male strippers

Tom Cruise

Rob Lowe

Matt Lattanzi

Maxwell Caulfield

Johny Depp

The 1980s---Take Two

242

(29)

``I Could Love Someone Even If, You Know, I Wasn't Paid For It''

River Phoenix

Keanu Reeves

Rodney Harvey

Sasha Mitchell

Denzel Washington

Rupert Everett

Rupert Graves

The 1990s---Take One

271

(24)

``So Use Me Till The Right Guy Comes Along''

Brad Pitt

Leonardo DiCaprio

Mark Wahlberg

The 1990s---Take Two

295

(36)

``You're Like A Life Support System For A Cock''

Male Physique Photography VI---Celebrity fakes, the male supermodel, and underwear everywhere

Lukas Ridgeston

James Duval

Johnathon Schaech

Jude Law

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jared Leto

Ryan Phillipe

Casper Van Dien

Paul Walker

Taye Diggs

2000 and Beyond

331

``I'm The Handsome One In The Bunch''

Who's Next?

Josh Hartnett

Charlie Hunnam

Ian Somerhalder

Colin Farrell

Gael Garcia Bernal

Heath Ledger

Orlando Bloom

Male Call --- A List

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Idol Worship : A Shameless Celebration of Male Beauty in the Movies

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