Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994) Review
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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
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"Out of hope, out of rope, out of time." - William Cobbs in the opening narration of The Hudsucker Proxy Tim Robbins has a knack for finding his way into superior satires. After taking the lead role in Robert Altman's The Player and starring in his own b ...read the complete Hudsucker Proxy, The review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
...read the complete Hudsucker Proxy, The review at Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
Uber-quirky but strangely satisfying Coen escapade, skewering the world of big business (at least as it existed in the 1950s), as a company schemes to drive the price of the stock down by installing an imbecile (Tim Robbins) as president. This isn't ...read the complete Hudsucker Proxy, The review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
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This was the third of a hat-trick of great Coen Brothers films and I think it is the best one. It is my favourite. The film is brightly funny but... read more »
The Coen Brothers had to go to the Wall of lamentations of Hollywood and remake Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane". How can you inherit the greatest... read more »
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... read more »
1994 - British Society of Cinematographers: Nominated - Roger Deakins
1994 - Cannes Film Festival: Nominated - Joel Coen
1994 - Casting Society of America, USA: Nominated - Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy
1994 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Won - Best Production Design
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