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Mar 11, 1994 · The Hudsucker Proxy: Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. With Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, Charles Durning. A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- 2 min
General bibliography. Further reading. External links. The Hudsucker Proxy is a 1994 screwball comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by the Coen brothers. Sam Raimi co-wrote the script and served as second unit director.
- Ethan Coen
- January 1994 (Sundance)
Greedy executive Sidney J. Mussburger (Paul Newman) hopes to take control of the company he works for by purchasing a majority share -- but he must first devalue the stock. So he convinces the ...
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- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- PG
- Comedy
Mar 25, 1994 · Tim Robbins stars, as a mailroom clerk who finds himself thrust into the presidency of the giant Hudsucker Corporation. Paul Newman is the gray eminence behind the scenes, who engineers Robbins' ascendancy because he believes the kid is hopelessly incompetent, and will drive the stock price down - just what Newman desires.
Feb 1, 2024 · The Hudsucker Proxy —Yeah, That's Right, The Hudsucker Proxy —Is the Coen Brothers’ Most Underrated Film. It’s considered a curiosity in their filmography—a stumble after the remarkable run...
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam. When Waring Hudsucker, head of hugely successful Hudsucker Industries, commits suicide, his board of directors, led by Sidney Mussberger, comes up with a brilliant plan to make a lot of money: appoint a moron to run the company.
