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Theatrical release poster The Hudsucker Proxy is a 1994 screwball comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Sam Raimi co-wrote the script and served as second unit director. The film stars Tim Robbins as a naïve business-school graduate who is installed as president of a manufacturing company, Jennifer Jason Leigh as a newspaper reporter, and Paul Newman as a company director who hires the young man as part of a stock scam. The script was finished in 1985, but production did not start until 1991, when Joel Silver acquired the script for Silver Pictures. Warner Bros. subsequently agreed to distribute the film, with further financing from Poly Gram Filmed Entertainment and Working Title Films. Filming at Carolco Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina lasted from November 1992 to March 1993. The New York City scale model set was designed by Micheal J. Mc Alister and Mark Stetson, with further effects provided by The Computer Film Company. Upon its release in March 1994, The Hudsucker Proxy received mixed reviews from critics, and was a box office flop. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Development 3.1 Writing 3.2 Production 3.3 Visual effects 4 Soundtrack 5 Release 5.1 Commercial reception 5.2 Critical responses 6 References 6.1 Notes 6.2 Bibliography 7 Further reading 8 External links Plot[edit] In December 1958, Norville Barnes ( Tim Robbins a business college graduate from Muncie, Indiana, arrives in New York City looking for a job. He struggles due to lack of experience and becomes a mailroom clerk at Hudsucker Industries. Meanwhile, the company's founder and president, Waring Hudsucker ( Charles Durning unexpectedly commits suicide during a business meeting by jumping out of a top-floor window. Afterwards, Sidney J. Mussburger ( Paul Newman a ruthless member of the board of directors, learns Hudsucker's stock shares will be soon sold to the.
Home Art Animation Comedy Cool Commercials Entertainment How To Music ends up hanging from clock Metropolis (1927) Aside from having 12 hours instead of 10, the clock face is identical. The Informer (1935) The paper with the O follows Norville on the street and blows against his leg as the wanted poster did to Gypo Nolan. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) You Can't Take It With You (1938) Remember the Night (1940) The line That gag's so old it's got whiskers spoken by the same character-type. The Lady Eve (1941) The two cab drivers in The Hudsucker Proxy comment on Amy's attempts to attract Norville's attention and guess what she's saying like Jean in The Lady Eve when several women successively try to attract the attention of Charles. Sullivan's Travels (1941) The comment of the two cab drivers ( Enter the dame. - There's one in every story. ) on Amy entering the coffee shop paraphrases Sullivan's line There's always a girl in the picture. Saboteur (1942) The splitting of his pant leg as Mussburger dangles in midair mimics Norman Lloyd's splitting sleeve on the Statue of Liberty. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) Basically equally named naive male main character ( Norval/ Norville). Norval sees spots when he gets excited, Norville is preoccupied with circles. Executive Suite (1954) Clock can be heard from the executive suite ringing loudly Rebel Without a Cause (1955) character name Buzz Gunderson A Clockwork Orange (1971) When Norville is hunted by a mob, a drunk lies on the side of the alley (much resembling the tramp beaten up by Alex and his droogs in a subway tunnel) cheerfully singing ring out the old, ring in the new reminding of the old in-out. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) The final shot of Raiders of the many top secret crates is similar to the shot of the the many hula hoops in the storage room. Rocky III (1982) Barnes looking at his statue.
From Wikiquot; The Hudsucker Proxy is a 1994 is a screwball comedy film, telling a fictitious story about the invention of the hula hoop. Directed by Joel Coen. Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, and Sam Raimi. A Comedy of Invention.taglines Norville Barnes[edit] [repeated line] You know, for kids. For instance, take a look at this sweet baby. [ Shows a drawn circle on a piece of paper] I developed it myself. Yessirie, this is my big ticket upstairs. You know, for kids. Fight on! Fight on dear old Muncie! Fight on hoist the gold and blue! You'll be tattered, torn, and hurtin' once the Munc' is done with you! Gooooooooooooo Eagles! I wasn't expecting all this hoopla. You can quot; me on that. Well look who it is. Amy Archer, Prizeter Pule winner. Moses the Clock Man[edit] [ Prologue] That's right. New York. It's 1958. Anyway, for a few more minutes it is. Come midnight it's gonna be 1959. A whole 'nother feelin'. The New Year. The future. Yeah ole daddy Earth fixin' to start one more trip 'round the sun and everybody hopin' this ride 'round be a little more giddy, a little more gay. Yep, all over town champagne corks is a-poppin'. Over in the Waldorf the big shots is dancin' to the strains of Guy Lombardo. Down in Times Square the little folks is a watchin' and waitin' for that big ball to drop. They all tryin' to catch hold of one moment of time. To be able to say Right now! This is it! I got it! ' Course by then it'll be past. But they all happy, everybody havin' a good time. Well, almost everybody. They's a few lost souls floatin' 'round out there. Now if ya'll ain't from the city, we have something here called the rat race. Got a way of chewing folks up so that they don't want no celebrating, don't want no cheerin' up, and don't care nothing 'bout no New Year's. Out of hope. Out of rope. Out of time. This here is Norville Barnes. That office he's steppin' out of is.