The Hunger (John Blaylock, Aging)

In the middle of the Let’s Dance album cycle and the Serious Moonlight tour, Bowie appeared in the erotic horror film The Hunger, starring alongside Susan Sarandon and Catherine Deneuve. Miriam Blaylock (Deneuve) is a vampire who has taken the human John Blaylock (Bowie) as her partner for the last 200 years. In the present day, Blaylock suddenly starts to age at an extreme rate. It is revealed that while he was indeed immune to death, he was no longer immune to aging. He seeks help at a facility that is home to Dr. Sarah Roberts (Sarandon), a pioneering gerontologist. Blaylock’s claims are met with skepticism by the staff. They leave him waiting, hoping he will eventually leave. Roberts only believes him when sees that he has aged even while sitting in the waiting room. Blaylock, furious at being lied to and ignored, leaves to attend to a prior engagement.