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Hudson Hawk (1991) 5.5
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Metascore: 17/100
Reviews: 231 user | 56 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com A cat burglar is forced to steal Da Vinci works of art for a world domination plot. Director:Michael Lehmann |
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Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the crazy Mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. If he refuses, they threaten to kill his friend Tommy. Written by Harald Mayr <marvin@bike.augusta.de>
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Watch your step. Hold your breath. Hang on for dear life. And catch...the hawk. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
24 May 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Adventures of Hudson Hawk See more »Box Office
Budget:
$70,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$17,218,080 (USA)Company Credits
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Narrator: Long ago, the Duke of Milan commissioned a little known artist to erect a Mammoth statue of a horse. The time was 1481... The artist was Leonardo da Vinci... The guy on the donkey's just a guy on a donkey.
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(Instrumental)
Written by Bruce Willis and Robert Kraft
Produced and Performed by Robert Kraft
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In the bar, Bruce Willis talks about "reindeer-goat cheese pizza", which he also mentions in The Last Boy Scout. See more »Goofs
When Tommy and Eddie jump from the museum/auction house, the cables attached to their stuntmen were visible for a second. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: Long ago, the Duke of Milan commissioned a little known artist to erect a Mammoth statue of a horse. The time was 1481... The artist was Leonardo da Vinci... The guy on the donkey's just a guy on a donkey.
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Soundtracks
"HUDSON HAWK THEME"(Instrumental)
Written by Bruce Willis and Robert Kraft
Produced and Performed by Robert Kraft
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I'm torn on HUDSON HAWK. After watching it, part of me went, "What the hell was that?" But another part suggested that maybe I wasn't hip enough to "get" what it was trying to do. Part of me thought it was a completely ridiculous waste of time. Part of me thought it was just good, clean fun.
Though certainly not for everybody, there are enough redeeming qualities in HUDSON HAWK to avert its dismissal as a multimillion-dollar turkey. Bruce Willis is Eddie "Hudson Hawk" Hawkins, a cat burglar intent on retiring but who is forced to steal Da Vinci works of art for a (gasp!) world domination plot. Along for the ride are Tommy Five-Tone (Danny Aiello), mysterious nun Anna Baragli (Andie MacDowell) and conniving bad guy George Kaplan (recognize that name?) played by the late James Coburn.
The plot sounds like it could have made for a good DIE HARD-style caper, but director Michael Lehmann had other ideas. As he reveals in the DVD version's audio commentary, HUDSON HAWK was meant first and foremost as a comedy. Trouble is, it was promoted more as a Bruce Willis action blockbuster. Audiences were left scratching their heads as their favorite tough guy engaged in Stooge-like slapstick, sipped cappuccino and, most astoundingly, crooning Crosby classics.
Not that mistaken expectations are the only thing wrong here. Indeed HUDSON HAWK is simply too silly for its own good. The gags frequently fall flat, nearly embarrassing the talented performers involved. The plot is overly convoluted, and Richard E. Grant and Sandra Bernhard as the villainous Mayflowers are a bit hard to take. At its lowest points, you'll be astounded something like this could receive a theatrical release.
To get the most out of HUDSON HAWK, go in with an open mind. It's unlike anything you've seen before -- in both good and bad ways.