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The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy

They took him for a fall guy... but he threw them for a hoop.

19947.11h 51m

Overview

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

Directed by Joel Coen
Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Sam Raimi
Produced by Ethan Coen
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $2.8M

Top Cast

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Norville Barnes

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Amy Archer

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Waring Hudsucker

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Sidney J. Mussburger

Jim True-Frost

Jim True-Frost

Buzz

John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Chief

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Moses

Bruce Campbell

Bruce Campbell

Smitty

Harry Bugin

Harry Bugin

Aloysius

John Seitz

John Seitz

Benny

Themes & Keywords

new year's evenew york cityjournalistsuicideplancorruptionundercoverinventorbossinvestigationindustrymoneyscrewball comedyboardstocks1950shula hoopréveillon

About The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy is a comedy, drama, fantasy film released in 1994 exploring themes of new year's eve, new york city, journalist, suicide, plan, corruption. Directed by Joel Coen, it stars Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Charles Durning. A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

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