Watch: The Hudsucker Proxy 1994 123movies, Full Movie Online – 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 enough, Sidney and friends can buy it up for pennies on the dollar, take over the company, and restore its fortunes. They choose idealistic Norville Barnes, who just started in the mail room. Norville is whacky enough to drive any company to ruin, but soon, tough reporter Amy Archer smells a rat and begins an undercover investigation of Hudsucker Industries..
Plot: A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
Smart Tags: #art_deco #reference_to_oklahoma_the_stage_musical #neo_screwball_comedy #comics_page #coffeeshop #family_character_name_in_title #new_york_city #year_1958 #1950s #company_executive #newspaper_reporter #female_journalist #undercover_reporter #journalist #newsroom #boardroom_meeting #newspaper_article #jumping_off_a_building #stock_price #dream_sequence #nye
123movies | FMmovies | Putlocker | GoMovies | SolarMovie | Soap2day
7.2/10 Votes: 81,534 | |
60% | RottenTomatoes | |
53/100 | MetaCritic | |
N/A Votes: 847 Popularity: 11.588 | TMDB |
A Fun Homage to Capra
This is a fun film – very lighthearted with beautiful sets, fast paced dialog and caricatures at every corner and turn.It seems to pay homage to old Capra screwball comedies – and it’s pretty much old fashioned farce right from the beginning.
The film is far from perfect. Jennifer Jason Leigh’s performance is labored. She tries to squeeze every last snicker she can with her character. She misses the mark in my opinion, moving and talking with so much effort and pace – just to get a laugh – that in the end, she gets none.
Paul Newman goes the other way – he understates his character and when contrasted to the lunacy of both the environment and the story around him – it makes for some great scenes. He makes a great villain in this movie – and for me, he’s a large reason why the movie works.
Tim Robbins does a good job, especially at the start of the film. His best moments come when the story and the environment overwhelm his character.
There’s great moments, like the ridiculous Muncie fight song, the Monty Python-esque mail room, Charles Durning with wings and the grim, faceless board members – with their inane questions and so frightened to lose their authority that they agree to virtually anything.
This film isn’t genius or anything, but if you enjoyed the antics of something like ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ then this is worth catching. It’s delightfully silly – and has some interesting visuals and symbolism along the way.
A Fun Homage to Capra
This is a fun film – very lighthearted with beautiful sets, fast paced dialog and caricatures at every corner and turn.It seems to pay homage to old Capra screwball comedies – and it’s pretty much old fashioned farce right from the beginning.
The film is far from perfect. Jennifer Jason Leigh’s performance is labored. She tries to squeeze every last snicker she can with her character. She misses the mark in my opinion, moving and talking with so much effort and pace – just to get a laugh – that in the end, she gets none.
Paul Newman goes the other way – he understates his character and when contrasted to the lunacy of both the environment and the story around him – it makes for some great scenes. He makes a great villain in this movie – and for me, he’s a large reason why the movie works.
Tim Robbins does a good job, especially at the start of the film. His best moments come when the story and the environment overwhelm his character.
There’s great moments, like the ridiculous Muncie fight song, the Monty Python-esque mail room, Charles Durning with wings and the grim, faceless board members – with their inane questions and so frightened to lose their authority that they agree to virtually anything.
This film isn’t genius or anything, but if you enjoyed the antics of something like ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ then this is worth catching. It’s delightfully silly – and has some interesting visuals and symbolism along the way.
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 51 min (111 min)
Budget 25000000
Revenue 2800000
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Writer Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Sam Raimi
Actors Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Country United Kingdom, Germany, United States
Awards 3 wins & 4 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Arriflex 535, Zeiss Standard Speed and Super Speed Lenses, Arriflex 35 BL4, Zeiss Standard Speed and Super Speed Lenses
Laboratory DuArt Film Laboratories Inc., New York, USA (dailies)
Film Length 3,027 m (Sweden)
Negative Format 35 mm (Eastman EXR 200T 5293)
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm