Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Slapstick, Fantasy, Satire, Black Comedy, Surreal, Fairy Tale, Exploitation, Gangsters
Tagline: A Comedy of Invention.
Plot: 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....
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| Directed by |
Joel Coen
Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
 | Ethan Coen
Fargo, Raising Arizona, The Man Who Wasn't There |
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| Written by |
Ethan Coen
The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Crimewave |
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| Cast |
Tim Robbins
The Shawshank Redemption, War of the Worlds, Top Gun |
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 | Paul Newman
Road to Perdition, The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
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 | Bill Cobbs
Demolition Man, That Thing You Do!, The Bodyguard |
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