'Seconds' turns company man into Frankenstein

A Second Look: Rock Hudson and John Randolph team in John Frankenheimer's surreal 1966 modern-day Frankenstein monster movie, 'Seconds,' out on disc Aug. 13.Laurence Olivier was among the world's most accomplished actors, but he wasn't a big enough star. That was the consensus of Paramount honchos in 1965, when director John Frankenheimer was planning his eighth feature, the science fiction thriller "Seconds," and wanted the esteemed Brit in the lead role.