Hudsucker Proxy

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An ambitious but naive young man rapidly moves up the corporate ladder from the mailroom to the executive suite, unaware that he is part of the board of directors' nefarious scheme.
  • Starring: Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh
  • Directed by: Joel Coen
  • Runtime: 1 hour 51 minutes
  • Release year: 1994
  • Studio: Warner Bros.
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Synopsis: An ambitious but naive young man rapidly moves up the corporate ladder from the mailroom to the executive suite, unaware that he is part of the board of directors' nefarious scheme.
Starring: Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Supporting actors: Paul Newman, Bruce Campbell
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Runtime: 1 hour 51 minutes
Captions and Subtitles: English Details
Release year: 1994
Studio: Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for mild language and thematic elements
ASIN: B001SZ2Y4G (Rental) and B001SZ8Y72 (Purchase)
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Theatrical Release Information
  • US Theatrical Release Date: March 11, 1994
  • MPAA: Rated PG for mild language and thematic elements
  • Production Company: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, PolyGram Filmproduktion, Silver Pictures, Warner Bros, Working Title Films
  • Filming Locations: Chicago, Illinois, USA | Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars trust me folks, it's a good one! July 14, 2001
By R. David Roe
Format:DVD
Two things killed this movie at the box office when it was first released: first, its title. Americans didn't seem to know what a "proxy" was, much less a hudsucking one. The second was its time of release. The movie came out in May as an early summer release but was actually a movie that would have been better received at Christmas. "Jaws" is a prototypical summer film. "It's A Wonderful Life," by comparison, would hardly be a summer blockbuster but sets the perfect tone for the holiday season. Come back in twenty years and you will find that "The Hudsucker Proxy" IS the Frank Capra classic for a new generation. It is Capra meets "Metropolis" blended with the smart humor of the Coens. The casting is near perfect. Tim Robbins is the naive and goofy savant. Paul Newman is as wonderful a villain as you will find as the evil Sidney Mussberger. Only Jennifer Jason Leigh takes a bit of getting used to as the tough talking reporter but she will move you by movie's end. I've had to beg, plead, wheedle and cajole my friends through the years to watch this movie and not let themselves be turned off by its title. Thus far it's left no one disappointed.
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Premise and Acting; DVD flawed August 23, 1999
By ADM
Format:DVD
The movie's middle third is unbelievably funny, and Jennifer Jason Leigh is perfect. Buscemi shows up briefly during a scene at the Beatnik bar. The DVD isn't of great quality, though. The first hint comes from the fact that "Ethan" (as in "Coen") is spelled "Ethen" in the jewel case's blurb. As soon as you begin watching, you'll notice the graininess in the opening shots, and some jaggies during a pan from Tim Robbins on the ledge. The DVD is ok from then on, until you get to the dancing sequence with the white background. So, the disc is a hack job (maybe that explains the low price, too), but the movie is so well done you can overlook it for all but about 10 seconds.
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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, not-so-great DVD February 18, 2000
By Raphael See
Format:DVD
The Hudsucker Proxy is one of my favorite movies of all time. I won't go over what's so great about it because you can get all that just as well by reading the other reviews on this page.

I do want to address the quality of the DVD, however. While the DVD does offer both standard and widescreen mode (anamorphic, no less), it decidedly comes across as a sub-par job. The transfer is terrible, dark and grainy in places and completely washed-out in others (the dancing scene made me wonder if something was wrong with my player). The sound is in Dolby stereo rather than the 5.1 channel surround just about everything post-1990 is available in. Not to mention the complete lack of extras: no actor bios, commentary (which I would have really liked to have seen) -- not even a theatrical trailer. For a movie of this quality, I would have expected a lot more.

I love this movie, so I got it anyway and am happy with it (after all, it won't deteriorate like VHS). But don't expect a Matrix quality disk or anything.

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