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Hudson Hawk (1991)

R | | Action, Adventure, Comedy | 24 May 1991 (USA)
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A cat burglar is forced to steal Da Vinci works of art for a world domination plot.

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Leonardo da Vinci (as Stephano Molinari)
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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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time bomb | prison | burglar | blackmail | leonardo da vinci | See All (106) »

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Watch your step. Hold your breath. Hang on for dear life. And catch...the hawk. See more »

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Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Rated R for language | See all certifications »

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24 May 1991 (USA)  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$65,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$17,218,080
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Trivia

Joss Ackland was considered for the role of Darwin Mayflower. See more »

Goofs

After injecting Hawk's leg, the syringe the Almond Joy removes is just as full as when she started. 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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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Earth vs. the Spider (1991) See more »

Soundtracks

HUDSON HAWK THEME
Written by Bruce Willis and Robert Kraft
Produced by Robert Kraft and Michael Kamen
Performed by Dr. John
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
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not nearly as bad as you would think
20 October 2001 | by – See all my reviews

This was one of the first films that I saw when I came back from the Persian Gulf War. It is listed as among the biggest money losers of all time and when it came out it generated some of the most scathing reviews of all time. When Bruce Willis made The Last Boy Scout later that year, one reviewer said "He gets punched in the mouth so many times, he must feel like he's still reading reviews of Hudson Hawk" Willis wrote the story for this film, so I'm sure this must have particularly hurt him, this film put his career in the toilet before Pulp Fiction revived it. I don't think the film was all that bad myself, even though it wasn't Citizen Kane and wont go down in history as a classic I am at least hoping that it might generate a cult following. At least it attempts to be original, you have to give it credit for that. So many movies these days are just rip offs. Willis gives an engaging performance as the cappachino-drinking, wise-cracking cat burglar who is forced to pull off one last hiest. I really laughed at the scene where he and Danny Aiello pull off that robbery while doing such a wonderful rendition of "Would You Like To Swing On A Star". Aiello is a great actor as is Andie McDowell and James Coburn who also give great supporting performances. Coburn has a lot of fun spoofing his tough guy image. It sort of reminds me of In Like Flynt. My best advice is leave your brain at the beginning of the movie and just have a good time. Yes this film wont cure cancer or anything like that, but its still a lot of fun if you just give it a chance.
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