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HUDSON HAWK (1991) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk, has just been released from a ten year prison sentance 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. |
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| Bruce Willis (Hudson Hawk), Danny Aiello (Tommy Five-Tone), Andie MacDowell (Anna Baragli), James Coburn (George Kaplan), Richard E. Grant (Darwin Mayflower), Sandra Bernhard (Minerva Mayflower), Donald Burton (Alfred), Don Harvey (Snickers), David Caruso (Kit Kat), Andrew Bryniarski (Butterfinger), Lorraine Toussaint (Almond Joy), Burtt Harris (Gates), Frank Stallone (Cesar Mario), Carmine Zozzora (Anthony Mario), Stefano Molinari (Leonard Da Vinci), Michael Klastorin (Dean), Scott H. Eddo (Jerry), William Conrad (Narrator), Frnak Welker (Bunny the Dog). |
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CATCH THE EXCITEMENT. CATCH THE ADVENTURE. CATCH THE HAWK. |
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FACTS |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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RELEASE DATE: May 24th, 1991 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $7.0 million (USA)
BOX OFFICER RESULT: $17.2 million (USA)
BUDGET: $65 million (USA)
- The tones that the handcuffs make are the same as the tones used in Our Man Flint and In Like Flint for the telephones. James Coburn appears in all three films.
- Corburn plays George Kaplan, which is the name of the fake agent from North by Northwest.
- Igg and Ook both mutter their own names as their last words.
- Nominated for one 2000 Razzie Award for Worst Picture of the Decade.
- Won three 1991 Razzie Awards for Worst Director, Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay. The film was also nominated for three more Razzie's for Worst Actor, Worst Supporting Actor and Worst Supporting Actress. |
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DIRECTOR: Michael Lehmann.
WRITERS: Bruce Willis, Robert Kraft, Steven E. DeSouza and Daniel Waters.
PRODUCER: Joel Silver.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Suzanne Todd and David Willis.
CO-PRODUCER: Michael Dryhurst.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Robert Kraft.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Michael Kamen and Robert Kraft.
DISTRIBUTOR: TriStar Pictures. |
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QUOTES |
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Darwin: I'll kill your friends, your family, and the bitch you took to the prom!
Hudson: Betty Jo Byarsky? I can get you an address on that, if you want. |
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[Hawk has just decapitated a villain.]
Hudson: Looks like you won't be attending that hat convention in July. |
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Hudson: I guess we see who wears the penis in this family. |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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Darwin: I'll torture you so slowly, you'll think it's a career. |
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| "Wildly overblown vanity film...blissfully incoherent, with some good action scenes, but nothing to hang them on except a steady stream of Willis wisecracks, only some of which are funny." -- Leonard Maltin |
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"We're talking about the first major movie of the summer season. And we're talking turkey. Major Turkey." -- Joe Brown, Washington Post |
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