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<html> <head> <title>The Hudsucker Proxy</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/trailer.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/trailer.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <div> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=15 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> The Hudsucker Proxy (11-Mar-1994) <img src="t.the-hudsucker-proxy-1.jpg" height=220 width=147 hspace=10 vspace=10 align=right> Director: <a href="/people/399/000025324/">Joel Coen</a>Writers: <a href="/people/400/000025325/">Ethan Coen</a>; <a href="/people/399/000025324/">Joel Coen</a>; <a href="/people/650/000025575/">Sam Raimi</a>Music by: <a href="/people/746/000026668/">Carter Burwell</a>Producer: <a href="/people/400/000025325/">Ethan Coen</a>Keywords: <a href="/lists/801/000083552/">Comedy</a>, <a href="/lists/862/000204250/">Business</a>, <a href="/lists/700/000204088/">Journalism</a>, <a href="/lists/373/000085118/">Stopping Time</a><div><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/empty-star-20.png"></div>Bizarre business fantasy comedy-drama, filmed in slapstick style by the inimitable Coen Brothers. A young man in a giant conglomerate's mailroom is instantly promoted to company president by a scheming board of directors seeking to depress the company's stock value, while a shrewd reporter goes undercover to unravel the mystery of the new president's quick rise. <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/736/000022670/">Steve Buscemi</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Dec-1957</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Reservoir Dogs</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/598/000025523/">Bruce Campbell</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Jun-1958</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Evil Dead</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/153/000130760/">Bill Cobbs</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Jun-1935</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Tony on The Drew Carey Show</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/939/000022873/">Charles Durning</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Feb-1923</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Dec-2012</tt></td> <td>The Muppet Movie</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/463/000025388/">Peter Gallagher</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Aug-1955</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>American Beauty</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/602/000023533/">John Goodman</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Jun-1952</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>King Ralph</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/745/000274920/">Joe Grifasi</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Jun-1944</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Bronx Is Burning</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/868/000025793/">Jennifer Jason Leigh</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Feb-1962</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Fast Times at Ridgemont High</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/572/000044440/">John Mahoney</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Jun-1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Feb-2018</tt></td> <td>Martin Crane on Frasier</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/804/000022738/">Paul Newman</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jan-1925</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Sep-2008</tt></td> <td>Salad dressing magnate</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/668/000026590/">Jon Polito</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Dec-1950</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Sep-2016</tt></td> <td>Johnny Caspar in Miller's Crossing</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/650/000025575/">Sam Raimi</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Oct-1959</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Spider-Man</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/614/000025539/">Tim Robbins</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Oct-1958</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Player, Jacob's Ladder</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/856/000102550/">Richard Schiff</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-May-1955</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The West Wing</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/512/000023443/">Anna Nicole Smith</a></td> <td><center>Model</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Nov-1967</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Feb-2007</tt></td> <td>Addled golddigger</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/178/000130785/">Mike Starr</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Jul-1950</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Goodfellas</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/192/000029105/">Noble Willingham</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Aug-1931</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Jan-2004</tt></td> <td>Hard-working supporting actor</td> </tr> </table> CAST<table border=0><tr><td><a href="/people/614/000025539/">Tim Robbins</a></td><td>   ...   Norville Barnes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/868/000025793/">Jennifer Jason Leigh</a></td><td>   ...   Amy Archer</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/804/000022738/">Paul Newman</a></td><td>   ...   Sidney J. Mussburger</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/939/000022873/">Charles Durning</a></td><td>   ...   Waring Hudsucker</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/572/000044440/">John Mahoney</a></td><td>   ...   Chief</td></tr><tr><td>Jim True</td><td>   ...   Buzz</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/153/000130760/">Bill Cobbs</a></td><td>   ...   Moses</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/598/000025523/">Bruce Campbell</a></td><td>   ...   Smitty</td></tr><tr><td>Harry Bugin</td><td>   ...   Aloysius</td></tr><tr><td>John Seitz</td><td>   ...   Benny</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/745/000274920/">Joe Grifasi</a></td><td>   ...   Lou</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2>Board Members</td></tr><tr><td>Roy Brocksmith</td><td>   ...   Board Member</td></tr><tr><td>John Wylie</td><td>   ...   Board Member</td></tr><tr><td>I. M. Hobson</td><td>   ...   Board Member</td></tr><tr><td>Gary Allen</td><td>   ...   Board Member</td></tr><tr><td>John Scanlan</td><td>   ...   Board Member</td></tr><tr><td>Richard Woods</td><td>   ...   Board Member</td></tr><tr><td>Jerome Dempsy</td><td>   ...   Board Member</td></tr><tr><td>Peter McPherson</td><td>   ...   Board Member</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td>David Byrd</td><td>   ...   Dr. Hugo Bronfenbrenner</td></tr><tr><td>Christopher Darga</td><td>   ...   Mail Room Orienter</td></tr><tr><td>Pat Cranshaw</td><td>   ...   Ancient Sorter</td></tr><tr><td>Robert Weil</td><td>   ...   Mail Room Boss</td></tr><tr><td>Mary Lou Rosato</td><td>   ...   Mussburger's Secretary</td></tr><tr><td>Ernie Sarracino</td><td>   ...   Luigi the Tailor</td></tr><tr><td>Eleanor Glockner</td><td>   ...   Mrs. Mussburger</td></tr><tr><td>Kathleen Perkins</td><td>   ...   Mrs. Braithwaite</td></tr><tr><td>Joseph Marcus</td><td>   ...   Sears Braithwaite of Bullard</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/463/000025388/">Peter Gallagher</a></td><td>   ...   Vic Tenetta</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/192/000029105/">Noble Willingham</a></td><td>   ...   Zebulon Cardoza</td></tr><tr><td>Barbara Ann Grimes</td><td>   ...   Mrs. Cardoza</td></tr><tr><td>Thom Noble</td><td>   ...   Thorstenson Finlandson</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/736/000022670/">Steve Buscemi</a></td><td>   ...   Beatnik Barman</td></tr><tr><td>William Duff-Griffin</td><td>   ...   Newsreel Scientist</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/512/000023443/">Anna Nicole Smith</a></td><td>   ...   Za-Za</td></tr><tr><td>Pamela Everett</td><td>   ...   Dream Dancer</td></tr><tr><td>Arthur Bridges</td><td>   ...   The Hula-Hoop Kid</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/650/000025575/">Sam Raimi</a></td><td>   ...   Hudsucker Brainstormer</td></tr><tr><td>John Cameron</td><td>   ...   Hudsucker Brainstormer</td></tr><tr><td>Skipper Duke</td><td>   ...   Mr. Grier</td></tr><tr><td>Jay Kapner</td><td>   ...   Mr. Levin</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/668/000026590/">Jon Polito</a></td><td>   ...   Mr. Bumstead</td></tr><tr><td>Richard Whiting</td><td>   ...   Ancient Puzzler</td></tr><tr><td>Linda McCoy</td><td>   ...   Coffee Shop Waitress</td></tr><tr><td>Stan Adams</td><td>   ...   Emcee</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/602/000023533/">John Goodman</a></td><td>   ...   Newsreel Announcer</td></tr><tr><td>Joanne Pankow</td><td>   ...   Newsreel Secretary</td></tr><tr><td>Mario Todisco</td><td>   ...   Norville's Goon</td></tr><tr><td>Colin Fickes</td><td>   ...   Newsboy</td></tr><tr><td>Dick Sasso</td><td>   ...   Drunk in Alley</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2>Mailroom Screamers</td></tr><tr><td>Jesse Brewer</td><td>   ...   Mailroom Screamer</td></tr><tr><td>Phil Loch</td><td>   ...   Mailroom Screamer</td></tr><tr><td>Stan Lichtenstein</td><td>   ...   Mailroom Screamer</td></tr><tr><td>Todd Alcott</td><td>   ...   Mailroom Screamer</td></tr><tr><td>Ace O'Connell</td><td>   ...   Mailroom Screamer</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/856/000102550/">Richard Schiff</a></td><td>   ...   Mailroom Screamer</td></tr><tr><td>Frank Jeffries</td><td>   ...   Mailroom Screamer</td></tr><tr><td>Lou Criscuolo</td><td>   ...   Mailroom Screamer</td></tr><tr><td>Michael Earl Reid</td><td>   ...   Mailroom Screamer</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2>Newsroom Reporters</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/178/000130785/">Mike Starr</a></td><td>   ...   Newsroom Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Dave Hagar</td><td>   ...   Newsroom Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Willie Reale</td><td>   ...   Newsroom Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Harvey Meyer</td><td>   ...   Newsroom Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Tom Toner</td><td>   ...   Newsroom Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>David Fawcett</td><td>   ...   Newsroom Reporter</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2>Newsreel Reporters</td></tr><tr><td>Jeff Still</td><td>   ...   Newsreel Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>David Gould</td><td>   ...   Newsreel Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Gil Pearson</td><td>   ...   Newsreel Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Marc Garber</td><td>   ...   Newsreel Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>David Massie</td><td>   ...   Newsreel Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Mark Miller</td><td>   ...   Newsreel Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Peter Siragusa</td><td>   ...   Newsreel Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Nelson George</td><td>   ...   Newsreel Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Michael Houlihan</td><td>   ...   Newsreel Reporter</td></tr><tr><td>Ed Lillard</td><td>   ...   Newsreel Reporter</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2>New Year's Mob</td></tr><tr><td>Wantland Sandel</td><td>   ...   New Year's Mob</td></tr><tr><td>James Deuter</td><td>   ...   New Year's Mob</td></tr><tr><td>Rick Peeples</td><td>   ...   New Year's Mob</td></tr><tr><td>Cynthia Baker</td><td>   ...   New Year's Mob</td></tr></table>REVIEWSReview by sonya abbott (posted on 6-Sep-2005)This movie is brilliant. It's so witty and entertaining. Techinccally it's stunning. The pattern of circles throughout is so unique and engaging. I throuroughly enjoyed this movie simply for its originality and quirkyness. The cohen brothers once again use strong visuals and proove to us all how truly strong their grasp on filmmaking is. I loved Jennifer Jason Leigh's performance is was hilariously spot on of Catherine Hepburn. Tim robbins was just as funny they are both very talented actors who help to make this movie so enjoyable. I do not understand how this movie has fallen into obscurity as it is just so good. Forrest Gump was released the same year as The hud and it skyrocketed at the box office. That movie was also about an imbecille who was in the right place at the right time and yet the hud was no where near as successful as it. Very disappointing. I highly recommend this movie to anybody who enjoys intellectual comedy and stong visuals. <hr width=15% align=left><table><tr><td><img src="/rarrow.gif"></td><td>Have you seen this film? We would love to see your review. <a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/review/?id=33604" rel="nofollow">Submit your review for this film</a></td></tr></table> Do you know something we don't? <a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=33604" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a> Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </div> </body> </html>