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The Hudsucker Proxy

United Kingdom, United States

1994

111 Min
Color, Black and White
1.85:1
English
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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DIR Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

EXEC Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner

PROD Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

SCR Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Sam Raimi

DP Roger Deakins

CAST Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, Charles Durning, John Mahoney, Jim True-Frost, Bill Cobbs, Bruce Campbell, Harry Bugin, John Seitz, Joe Grifasi, Peter Gallagher, Steve Buscemi, Thom Noble, Anna Nicole Smith, Sam Raimi, John Goodman, Stan Adams, Joanne Pankow

ED Thom Noble

PROD DES Dennis Gassner

MUSIC Carter Burwell

SOUND Skip Lievsay

Cannes (In Competition), Karlovy Vary (Return of Magnificent Seven)

Synopsis

When Waring Hudsucker, head of hugely successful Hudsucker Industries, commits suicide, his board of directors, led by Sidney Mussberger, comes up with a brilliant plan to make a lot of money: appoint a moron to run the company. When the stock falls low enough, Sidney and friends can buy it up for pennies on the dollar, take over the company, and restore its fortunes. They choose idealistic Norville Barnes, who just started in the mail room. Norville is whacky enough to drive any company to ruin, but soon, tough reporter Amy Archer smells a rat and begins an undercover investigation of Hudsucker Industries. –IMDb

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Joel Coen

Combining thoughtful eccentricity, wry humor, arch irony, and often brutal violence, the films of the Coen brothers have become synonymous with a style of filmmaking that pays tribute to classic American movie genres, especially film noir, while sustaining a firmly postmodern feel. Born in St. Louis Park, MN, in 1954, Joel Coen studied at New York University before moving into filmmaking in the early ‘80s. He and his younger brother began writing screenplays while Joel worked as an assistant editor on good friend Sam Raimi’s 1983 film The Evil Dead. In 1984, they made their debut with Blood Simple. Both of them wrote and edited the film (using the name Roderick Jaynes for the latter duty), while Joel took the directing credit and Ethan billed himself as the producer. It earned considerable critical acclaim and established the brothers as fresh, original talent. Their next major effort (after Crimewave, a 1985 film they wrote that was directed by Raimi), 1987’s Raising Arizona was a… read more

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Ethan Coen

Born in St. Louis Park, MN, in 1957, Ethan Coen studied philosophy at Princeton University. Soon after he graduated, he and his brother began writing their first screenplays, and, in 1984, they made their debut with Blood Simple. Both of them wrote and edited the film, while Joel took the directing credit and Ethan billed himself as the producer. It earned considerable critical acclaim and established the brothers as fresh, original talent. Their next major effort (after Crimewave, a 1985 film they wrote that was directed by Sam Raimi), 1987’s Raising Arizona was a screwball comedy miles removed from the dark, violent content of their previous movie, and it won over critics and audiences alike. Their fan base growing, the Coens went on to make Miller’s Crossing (1990), a stark gangster epic with a strong performance from John Turturro, whom the brothers also used to great effect in their next film, Barton Fink (1991). Fink earned Joel a Best Director award and a Golden Palm at the 1991… read more

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Enquan Gu

28Apr13

The future is NOW.

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Federico Di Folco

28Mar13

Un gustosissimo film,particolarmente originale e ben fatto,sia tecnicamente che come idea.I Cohen abbandonano il loro tipico lato grottesco per spostarsi più sul bizzarro e mettere in scena quasi un vero cartone animato.La satira sociale è visibile in una alienazione creata dal mondo del lavoro e dalle psicosi di massa tipiche dell'America.Il riscatto e il lieto finale la rendono una dolce favola dei tempi moderni.

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Gloria Shealtiel

16Mar13

Hahaha so chaos, idiot, crazy. Definitely funny.

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20May12

Vou pegar no tlf e copiar praqui os sms que enviei ao longo do filme. 1. estou a ver um filme sobre a invenção do hula-hoop. 2. agora inventaram a palhinha. 3. uh, steve buscemi. 5. só gostei de uma personagem. uma jornalista excelente, pullitzer e o crl. turns out que é emotionally weak e apaixona-se por um idiota bem intencionado. ah, o amor... essa paneleirice que deus deitou à terra p'ra nos foder o esquema.

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[Last Film I Saw] The Hudsucker Proxy

By lasttim​eisaw on November 21, 2011

Title: The Hudsucker Proxy
Year: 1994
Language: English
Country:
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Joel Coen
Writers:
Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
Sam Raimi
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All kinds of crazy

By Conner Rainwat​er on June 13, 2010

While I certainly believe it is one of the most idiotic movies ever made, it also happens to be extremely well done and hilarious. The jokes and gags are so overplayed that it becomes funny in another…  read review

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By Sam Cooper on June 8, 2009

This . . . was the most fun I’ve had in a long while. Sure, it’s a family film . . . ya know, for kids. So I hate to burst the bubble for all you people out there who were hoping to hear Paul Newman…  read review

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