The Hudsucker proxy / Warner Home Video ; Warner Bros. ; Polygram Filmed Entertainment ; a Silver Pictures production in association with Working Title Films ; directed by Joel Coen ; produced by Ethan Coen ; written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen & Sam Raimi.

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When Waring Hudsucker, head of a successful company commits suicide, the board of directors has a plan to make a lot of money, so they decide to appoint a moron to run the company. Mailroom clerk Norville Barnes is exactly what Hudsucker is looking for to be president. They hope that as soon as the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burwell, Carter (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (Firm)
Silver Pictures
Working Title Films
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Coen, Joel (Director, writer,)
Coen, Ethan (Producer, writer,)
Raimi, Sam (writer.)
Robbins, Tim, 1958- (Actor)
Leigh, Jennifer Jason, 1962- (Actor)
Newman, Paul, 1925-2008 (Actor)
Durning, Charles, 1923-2012 (Actor)
True-Frost, Jim (Actor)
Mahoney, John, 1940-2018 (Actor)
Noble, Thom (Editor)
Deakins, Roger A., 1949- (Cinematographer)
Language:English
French
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English and French (surround stereo) language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English and French; closed-captioned in English.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [1999]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Business ethics > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Deception > Drama.
Drama.
Business ethics.
Deception.
New York (State) > New York.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
When Waring Hudsucker, head of a successful company commits suicide, the board of directors has a plan to make a lot of money, so they decide to appoint a moron to run the company. Mailroom clerk Norville Barnes is exactly what Hudsucker is looking for to be president. They hope that as soon as the stock falls low enough, the director and his friends will buy them up cheaply, take over the company and they will be successful again. However, a tough reporter is suspicious and decides to investigate Hudsucker.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1994.
Side A: standard version, formatted to fit televisions ; Side B: widescreen version.
Scene index inside in container cover.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF6 D0005598 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG.
ISBN:079074077X
9780790740775
Credits:Music, Carter Burwell ; film editor, Thom Noble ; director of photography, Roger Deakins.
System Details:DVD (with chapter stops) ; Dolby digital surround stereo ; NTSC 1.
Cast:
Tim Robbins, Charles Durning, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, Jim True, John Mahoney.