1994
Director: Coen Brothers
Distributor: Warner Brothers
Key Elements: Story – Lines – Visuals – Characters
My Review:
The Coen Brothers are great film makers. Everyone knows that. But what surprises me is how deft they are at comedy as well.
The Hudsucker Proxy is both a homage to and a satire of 1950’s personality. The quick, clever writing and surreal visuals make this a fun watch.
Clip:
Quotes:
- You know, for kids.
- I used to think you were a swell guy. Well, to be honest, I thought you were an imbecile. But then I figured out you WERE a swell guy... A little slow, maybe, but a swell guy. Well, maybe you're not so slow, But you're not so swell either. And it looks like you're an imbecile after all!
- …Can I at least call you dear?
- And that's the story of how Norville Barnes climbed waaay up to the forty-fourth floor of the Hudsucker Building, and then fell all the way down but didn't quite squish hisself. You know, they say there was a man who jumped from the forty-FIFTH floor? But that's another story...
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