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The Hudsucker Proxy, 1994
English
UK, Germany, USA
Profile of The Hudsucker Proxy
The mood of The Hudsucker Proxy is clever, witty, and offbeat. The plot centers around a rise to the top, underdogs, and a workplace. It features screwball humor and satire. The Hudsucker Proxy is a comedy and drama movie. Stylistically, it is surreal. It takes place, at least partly, in an urban environment. The Hudsucker Proxy is set in the USA. It happens in the 1950s. The movie is known for being an award winner.
Summary of The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy opens with a spectacular shot of snow falling over a beautiful city; the camera pans in slowly over the rooftops until it comes upon the Hudsucker Industries building, with a huge clock about to ring in the New Year--and a man about to jump to his death. The rest of this hilarious Coen brothers film tells in flashback the fascinating tale of Norville Barnes and what brought him to that ledge.
Tim Robbins stars as Barnes, a hick from Muncie, Indiana, intent on becoming a New York City executive. His timing is magical as he enters the doors of Hudsucker Industries just as the Hudsucker board determines it needs a patsy to run the company into the ground so it can buy up shares when the company goes public in a month. He hires Amy (the fast-talking Jennifer Jason Leigh) as his assistant--but unbeknownst to him, she is a reporter trying to expose him. The Hudsucker Proxy is the Coen brothers' madcap romp through 1940s screwball comedy--albeit with a darker edge. The film is highlighted by sparkling art direction, fabulolus sets, snappy dialogue, and terrific supporting turns from Paul Newman, Charles Durning, and Bruce Campbell. Oh, and beware the Blue Letter....
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | UK, Germany, USA |
| Release date: | 11 March 1994 |
| Runtime: | 111 min |
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as Norville Barnes
as Amy Archer
as Sidney J. Mussburger
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The New York Times
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- by: Caryn James
Entertainment Weekly
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- by: Owen Gleiberman
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- 20.September.2010
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- by: Patrick
- Patrick rated this movie
8/10Great
- 19.September.2010
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- by: smotor
- smotor rated this movie8/10Great
