The Hudsucker Proxy

Mar 11, 1994

1h 51m

★ 7.1

They took him for a fall guy... but he threw them for a hoop.

Overview

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

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Silver Pictures

Working Title Films

The Hudsucker Proxy Trailers

Cast

Norville Barnes

Tim Robbins

Amy Archer

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Sidney J. Mussburger

Paul Newman

Waring Hudsucker

Charles Durning

Buzz

Jim True-Frost

Chief

John Mahoney

Moses

Bill Cobbs

Smitty

Bruce Campbell

Aloysius

Harry Bugin

Benny

John Seitz

Lou

Joe Grifasi

Board Member

Roy Brocksmith

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