The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
LOW LEVEL VIOLENCE
They Took Him For A Fall Guy…But He Threw Them For A Hoop.
Mailroom clerk Norville Barnes is a rube, a schmoe, a grade-A ding-dong - just what Hudsucker Industries wants in a president! With him at the top, the stock will hit bottom…and the fat cats on the board can take over. But Norville has his own spiffy little plan. And if a snoopy reporter doesn't put the kibosh on the Hudsucker flimflam and finagling big cheese Sidney J. Mussburger doesn't squash him, Norville's idea will put a smile on the lips of all America!
The Hudsucker Proxy will plaster a smile on you, too. With a nod to the rapid-fire movies of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges and lots of visual flair, filmmakers Joel and Ethen Coen craft a comic Hiyah Bub! To business success. You'll love the Hud!
| Status: | QuickPick |
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| Run time: | 95mins |
| Origin: | GERMANY |
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Member Reviews (7)
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Belinda Jane
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I was surprised at how little I enjoyed this, being a Coen Bros film and with stars like Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason-Leigh and Paul Newman. Not one of the better films of any of theirs......unsatisfying and generally rather silly
Jack
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Though a fan of the Coen brothers, I’m not enamored by their caricature style films, like Raising Arizona and now this one. It’s opening few minutes laid satirical exaggerations on so thickly, I only hesitated to hammer the remote’s death button because the visuals were so appealing. I couldn’t connect with these outlandish cartoon characters who lack humanity in this fabrication of a corrupt corporate world. With an increasing buildup of bile for the Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Paul Newman odd balls they portrayed—mutant metamorphoses of earlier Hollywood film stars -- and their over zealous support cast, I hit the eject button well before finding out why or if Norville Barnes actually jumped to his death. One and a half stars.
Andrew R.
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Jean B.
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Terrible! Hated it! Boring, slow, just awful.
Charles E.
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An interesting movie, but not one of the Cohen Brothers' best
Margot C.
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Ron
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Terrible style of making a movie, watched to see if it gets better and that was the only reason to put up with it