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Le grand saut

Original title: The Hudsucker Proxy
  • 1994
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
84K
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Paul Newman, Tim Robbins, and Jennifer Jason Leigh in Le grand saut (1994)
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ComedyDramaFantasy

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

  • Directors
    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen
  • Writers
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen
    • Sam Raimi
  • Stars
    • Tim Robbins
    • Paul Newman
    • Jennifer Jason Leigh
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    84K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen
    • Writers
      • Ethan Coen
      • Joel Coen
      • Sam Raimi
    • Stars
      • Tim Robbins
      • Paul Newman
      • Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • 246User reviews
    • 72Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations

    Videos3

    The Hudsucker Proxy
    Trailer 1:58
    Watch The Hudsucker Proxy
    A Guide to the Films of the Coen Brothers
    Clip 1:56
    Watch A Guide to the Films of the Coen Brothers
    The Hudsucker Proxy: A New President
    Clip 4:02
    Watch The Hudsucker Proxy: A New President

    Photos103

    "The Hudsucker Proxy," Paul Newman.
    "The Hudsucker Proxy," Paul Newman & Tim Robbins.
    "The Hudsucker Proxy," Tim Robbins & Paul Newman.
    "The Hudsucker Proxy," Paul Newman & Tim Robbins.
    "Hudsucker Proxy" - My first film and with the Coen Brothers!
    Arthur Bridgers in Le grand saut (1994)
    Tim Robbins in Le grand saut (1994)
    Le grand saut (1994)
    Gary Allen, Roy Brocksmith, Jerome Dempsey, Peter McPherson, Richard Woods, John Wylie, and John Scanlan in Le grand saut (1994)
    Tim Robbins and Charles Durning in Le grand saut (1994)
    Gary Allen, Roy Brocksmith, Jerome Dempsey, I.M. Hobson, Peter McPherson, Richard Woods, John Wylie, and John Scanlan in Le grand saut (1994)
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    Tim Robbins
    Tim Robbins
    • Norville Barnes
    Paul Newman
    Paul Newman
    • Sidney J. Mussburger
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • Amy Archer
    Charles Durning
    Charles Durning
    • Waring Hudsucker
    John Mahoney
    John Mahoney
    • Chief
    Jim True-Frost
    Jim True-Frost
    • Buzz
    • (as Jim True)
    Bill Cobbs
    Bill Cobbs
    • Moses
    Bruce Campbell
    Bruce Campbell
    • Smitty
    Harry Bugin
    • Aloysius
    John Seitz
    • Benny
    Joe Grifasi
    Joe Grifasi
    • Lou
    Roy Brocksmith
    Roy Brocksmith
    • Board Member
    John Wylie
    • Board Member
    I.M. Hobson
    • Board Member
    Gary Allen
    • Board Member
    John Scanlan
    • Board Member
    Richard Woods
    • Board Member
    Jerome Dempsey
    Jerome Dempsey
    • Board Member
    • (as Jerome Dempsy)
    • Directors
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Ethan Coen
      • Joel Coen
      • Sam Raimi
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Sam Raimi: in the Hula Hoop manufacturing sequence as one of the Hudsucker brainstormers. We don't see his face, only his silhouette and we hear his voice.
    • Goofs
      The "Finnish" dialogue between Norville and Mr. Finlandson is gibberish, and sounds more like Swedish or Dutch than Finnish.
    • Quotes

      Norville: You know, for kids.

    • Crazy credits
      The foregoing was a fictional account of the development of the HULA HOOP® and the characters bear no resemblance to any real person or business concern. The HULA HOOP® was actually developed by the founders of the toy company WHAM-O®, a true American success story. WHAM-O® was subsequently responsible for the development of the FRISBEE® and numerous other toy products.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Clock (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Memories Are Made Of This
      By Terry Gilkyson, Rich Dehr (as Richard Dehr), Frank Miller

      Used by permission of EMI Blackwood Music, Inc.

      Performed by Peter Gallagher

    User reviews246

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    You do need "double stitch" if you don't want to fall down!
    Like several of the Coen brother's movies this one pays tribute to an era of cinematic achievement long past. And as always it is more than just a plot or an idea but an inspiring search for the meaning of life. In this case the story is maybe a bit too much like a Cartoon, and somehow I feel the Coens fell into a kind of a "nostalgia trap" here. My suspicion is they just had a little too much money at their disposal and fell in love with the wonderful equipment, the real and virtual set design and the wardrobe (technically and aesthetically the movie is as masterful as any of Coens‘s movies). So maybe someone should tell the Coens‘s investors: Give them less money and they will turn any idea into a timeless feature that will bring in profits for decades.

    Movie buffs might enjoy comparing Hudsucker Proxy with Capra movies or John Farrow's The Big Clock. It seems the makers of Hudsucker wanted to charge every scene with symbolic meaning. It is too much: the overall story is simplistic and rests on spindly legs. The heavy set design and the opulent epic style bring it to its knees. I felt a little sorry for Jennifer Jason Leigh. Her performance is terrific, but the script gives her only few good moments. She talks like a machine gun in the manner of the most sophisticated Screwball comedies.

    What makes this movie worth watching are small episodes that contain grains of wisdom. Best of all is the unforgettable "double stitch" incident (I will not give it away), a kind of a filmic parable that proves the Coens's brilliance. The use of a conference room table as a jumping board is an equally beautiful and very well directed scene, the repetition of it with an alternative ending really had me in (double) stitches.
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    • manuel-pestalozzi
    • May 27, 2003

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 1994 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Hudsucker Proxy
    • Filming locations
      • Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
      • PolyGram Filmproduktion
      • Silver Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,816,518
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $104,490
      • Mar 13, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,816,518
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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