Season Hubley in Hardcore

In 1979, Season Hubley was featured in the movie Hardcore, the role that should have catapulted her to mainstream stardom. The film, written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring the legendary George C. Scott, had all the right elements to become a classic and over the years has become cult favorite. However, some time after the release of Hardcore, Season Hubley decided to get married and have a child, putting her career on hold fore several years.

In Hardcore, Season Hubley plays a young, streetwise prostitute named Niki (she also stars in adult films and works a booth a seedy locale). She is persuaded to help George C. Scott look for his missing daughter who has disappeared into depths of the California sex underworld. Yes, Season Hubley does appear nude in the film during two different scenes (in case you were wondering). It is also worth noting that there was some chatter at the time about her getting a best supporting actress Oscar nomination (unfortunately that didn't happen).

Anyways, Hardcore offered Season Hubley on of her most iconic screen roles and, due to the major studio backing and the big names involved, perhaps one of her most seen roles overall. She looks great throughout the film, gets to wear some funky fashions and gets to act opposite George C. Scott. What more could you ask for?

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Here are some images of Season Hubley in Hardcore:

Season Hubley talks Hardcore

Here's a great newspaper article about Season Hubley from early 1979. The focus of the piece is on her new movie Hardcore and the actress gives several great quotes about the research she did to prepare for her role in the film.

Season Hubley: Hardcore portraits

In 1979, Season Hubley appeared in one of her most iconic roles as the hardened but naive hooker Niki in the movie Hardcore. The following five photographs convey the beauty and intensity that Season Hubley brought to her part in the film.

Season Hubley talks Hardcore and Priscilla Presley

In February of 1979, two of Season Hubley's most enduring projects were released: the semi-controversial feature film Hardcore and the made-for-TV epic Elvis. In this newspaper article from early that month, Season Hubley talks about her roles in both of those projects. She draws a comparison between her prostitute character in Hardcore and her role as Priscilla Presley, identifying them both as victims. The second part of the article is also quite interesting: Season Hubley shares a few anecdotes from her past concerning subjects such as her father, the men she has been involved with and her thoughts on marriage (oddly enough, she was married to her Elvis co-star Kurt Russell a little over a month after this piece was published).

Picture of Season Hubley from Hardcore

Perhaps you've seen this picture before but who cares?! Season Hubley looked great in the 1979 film Hardcore and this promotional photo illustrates that nicely. Click the image to see it much, much bigger!