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. When the stock falls low enough, Sidney and friends can buy it up for pennies on the dollar, take over the company, and restore its fortunes. They choose idealistic Norville Barnes, who just started in the mail room. Norville is whacky enough to drive... (Full plot summary below)
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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. When the stock falls low enough, Sidney and friends can buy it up for pennies on the dollar, take over the company, and restore its fortunes. They choose idealistic Norville Barnes, who just started in the mail room. Norville is whacky enough to drive any company to ruin, but soon, tough reporter Amy Archer smells a rat and begins an undercover investigation of Hudsucker Industries.
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| VarietyTodd McCarthyNearly everything in the Coen brothers' latest and biggest film seems like a wizardly but artificial synthesis, leaving a hole in the middle where some emotion and humanity should be. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksThis wild-eyed, sentimental, old-fashioned comedy is definitely parked in Frank Capra-Preston Sturges-Howard Hawks territory, but it is also imbued throughout with the Coens' own brand of genre-tweaking and sly, winking humor. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeNot the Coens' best, but better than casually assumed |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyA pastiche of a movie that lacks distinct identity and authenticity, made up of borrowed parts from scrwball comedies Frank Capra, Howard Hawks, and Preston Sturges. |
| Independent (UK)Adam Mars-JonesIt is possible to create something emotionally true out of second-hand ingredients, in fact that's what Hollywood does, but it isn't the Coen Brothers' strong point. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonWhile not to everyone's tastes, this is without doubt one of the most exhilarating films of 1994. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliWith its refined wit and glorious vision, The Hudsucker Proxy is certainly deserving of a wide audience. |
| San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannHudsucker Proxy works more like a fairy tale in which all implausibilities are acceptable and none of it has to play by real-world rules. But it's a fairy tale without any lessons, a satire without any targets. |
| Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeA visually arresting but emotionally uninvolving dark comedy. |
| Looking CloserJeffrey Overstreet[The Coens'] inventive style and the over-the-top performances from Robbins and Newman make this a feast for the eyes and a barrel of laughs. |
