Anna Nicole Smith, Bill Cobbs, Bruce Campbell
Set in New York circa 1958, a man quickly climbs his way up the corporate ladder at a conglomerate after starting in the mail room. He reaches the position of chairman after the boss takes a dive out ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 18, 1999
Stats: 2,057 reviews
An underrated Coen Brothers film, for me its definitely one of their funniest, assessable and stylish works. The performances are brilliant as our the over the top sets. It's one of their only 'family friendly' films, for adults and, you know, for kids! ;o)
Considered a lesser Coen effort, I personally love this surreal fantastical fable on capitalism. The sets are beautifully designed and it feels like a kinder 'Brazil'.
The Coens take on screwball comedies, crime and fantasy. If you're into all of that it's very entertaining.
The Coen Brothers' tribute to '30s screwball comedies and '50s consumer faddism. When the president of Hudsucker Industries jumps off the 44th floor, the board of directors seeks to appoint an 'imbecile' as his replacement. The intention: to devalue their dearly departed founder'...( read more)
Norville: You know...for kids.
From the Coen brothers, who developed this story with their friend Sam Raimi, this is a 50s screwball comedy featuring fantastic production values, despite having a story that is less interesting than the look of the film.
Tim Robbins stars as No...( read more)
interesting feel to it, but it didn't complete the overall vision or satisfaction that the film was apt to convey
A Capraesque Christmas work by Coen Brothers. Tim Robbins is great as usual ! And seeing Anna Nicole Smith -RIP- in the movie was a great surprise for me.
The Hudsucker Proxy was an excellent satire on the 1950s. Jennifer Jason Leigh was great. Her voice, demeanor, and overall presence totally had me. And Paul Newman did a fine job at comically portraying an absolutely terrible human being.
I gotta say this was a real surprise. I remember seeing this when it first came out and i wasn't that impressed. I thought it was just a stupid odd little comedy that i didn't find very funny. Watching it this time round and i was laughing from the start. Those brothers sure have...( read more)
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