The Hudsucker Proxy
by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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Actor: Charles Durning, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Mahoney, Paul Newman, Tim RobbinsDirector: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Ethan Coen
Writer: Ethan Coen
Writer: Joel Coen
Producer: Eric Fellner
Producer: Graham Place
Writer: Sam Raimi
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, HiFi Sound, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 111 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-05-18
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Hudsucker Proxy
Movie Review: ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LONG, MOVIE-LOVIN' LIFE
Summary: 5 Stars
THis movie is about Business. Ameican business. Another reviewer compared it to HOW TO SUCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT TRYING, and that's not a bad comparison, because business success is for schmucks. A Schmuck with a brain, sometimes, but a Schmuck with Luck more often than not.
I won't waste your time or mine describing the plot of the movie. Better, I'll remind you of something of Goethe's -- THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE -- and the Dukas tone poem (which you may remember with Mickey Mouse in Disney's FANTASIA). Only here, in PROXY, the Mouse wins. Bigtime.
Tim Robbins is wonderful, and I nearly shat my skivvies when he fell out of that skyscraper. And the great Paul Newman redeemed himself for all the schlak he did for money.
Give yourself a break: Buy it and watch it as often as you need to. That is, when you look in the mirror, mornings and see signs you're either turning into a schmuck, or into something worse. OK, watching it may not help. Maybe the problem is in your genes? But at least you'll get some laughs out of it.
Summary of The Hudsucker Proxy
They thought he was a fall guy. But he threw them for a hoop. The chairmans plan was to put a ding-dong at the head of hudsucker inc. then snap up the stock at a bargain price when it falls. But the plan didnt count on the fool chosen. Mailroom flunkie having an idea of his own. Its called the hula hoop. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/07/2005 Starring: Tim Robbins Jennifer Jason Leigh Run time: 111 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Joel CoenThe Coen brothers (Raising Arizona, Fargo) have become the most consistently original filmmakers in the land. In a salute/reworking of the fast-talking comedies of the '40s, we follow Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins) and his amazing rise to the top. But he's only a puppet for the evil Sidney J. Mussburger (Paul Newman), who wants the company for himself. The Coens' design is the real star, and their first big-budget film will stimulate movie fans. The story weakens in the middle, but you will find very few films that move with this much imagination. As a Kate Hepburn hybrid, Jennifer Jason Leigh is wonderful in an almost unplayable role. The less you know about the film, the better it plays, so just think of it as How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying mixed with Brazil and every journalistic drama made before 1960. Cowritten by Sam Raimi. --Doug Thomas
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