The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · Movie · PG · 111 min · ★ 7.1 · 58% critics
A wide-eyed new graduate is unexpectedly promoted from the mailroom to the top job at a major company, only to discover the appointment is part of a scheme to manipulate stock prices. As the corporate games intensify, a determined reporter goes undercover to uncover the truth, and the newcomer’s simple ideas start to catch on in surprising ways.
Also known as Opération Hudsucker
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-03-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 58/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (1,189 votes)
- Budget
- $25,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quirky, fast-talking corporate satire with a fairy-tale vibe and big, goofy characters, especially if you like Miller's Crossing or Raising Arizona; Not for you if broad caricatures and heightened silliness annoy you.
Pros: playful screwball energy; witty dialogue; memorable performances | Cons: exaggerated stereotypes; uneven pacing; rushed late stretch
Themes
- new year's eve
- new york city
- journalist
- suicide
- plan
- corruption
- undercover
- inventor
- boss
- investigation
- industry
- money
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Tim Robbins
as Norville Barnes
Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Amy Archer
Paul Newman
as Sidney J. Mussburger
Charles Durning
as Waring Hudsucker
Jim True-Frost
as Buzz
John Mahoney
as Chief
Bill Cobbs
as Moses
Bruce Campbell
as Smitty
Harry Bugin
as Aloysius
John Seitz
as Benny
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen