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The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy
Actors: Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Charles Durning, John Mahoney
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
PG     1999     1hr 51min

A clerk (Robbins) is promoted to company president as part of a stock manipulation scheme, but the clerk has an idea that will ruin everything if he gets the chance. — Genre: Feature Film-Comedy — Rating: PG — Release Date: 7...  more »

     

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Actors: Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Charles Durning, John Mahoney
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Creators: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Eric Fellner, Graham Place, Sam Raimi
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Sub-Genres: Romantic Comedies, Coen Brothers, Love & Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Studio: Warner Home Video
Format: DVD - Color,Full Screen,Widescreen,Anamorphic - Closed-captioned
DVD Release Date: 05/18/1999
Original Release Date: 03/11/1994
Theatrical Release Date: 03/11/1994
Release Year: 1999
Run Time: 1hr 51min
Screens: Color,Full Screen,Widescreen,Anamorphic
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 25
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Languages: English, French
Subtitles: English, French

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Member Movie Reviews

Sharon F. (Shar) from AVON PARK, FL
Reviewed on 11/7/2022...
What a hidden gem! I loved this movie. A very different storyline and wonderful, quirky characters.
Dawnie C. (SeattleDawn) from TACOMA, WA
Reviewed on 8/14/2010...
This movie is in my top 10 movies of all time. I love the wonderful, creative and witty writing. Nothing formulaic about this plot!
Thoroughly enjoyable!!!

You know... FOR KIDS!
1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Movie Reviews

Trust me folks, it's a good one!
R. David Roe | Hixson, Tennessee United States | 07/14/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"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."
Great movie, not-so-great DVD
Raphael See | Dallas, TX United States | 02/18/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)

"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."
Terrific Premise and Acting; DVD flawed
ADM | New York City | 08/24/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)

"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."