The Hudsucker Proxy
When Waring Hudsucker, head of hugely successful Hudsucker Industries, commits suicide, his board of directors, led by Sidney Mussberger, comes up with a brilliant plan to make a lot of money: appoint a moron to run the company. When the stock falls low enough, Sidney and friends can buy it up for pennies on the dollar, take over the company, and restore its fortunes. They choose idealistic Norville Barnes, who just started in the mail room. Norville is whacky enough to drive any company to ruin, but soon, tough reporter Amy Archer smells a rat and begins an undercover investigation of Hudsucker Industries.
PG
HD
Comedy
1994
111 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Hudsucker Proxy
- Duration : 111 min
- Languages : English, Finnish
- Writers : Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Sam Raimi
- Directors : Joel Coen, Ethan Coen min
- Imdb : 7.3 (61661 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.6 (42769 votes)
- Actors : Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, Charles Durning
Movie Storyline
When Waring Hudsucker, head of hugely successful Hudsucker Industries, commits suicide, his board of directors, led by Sidney Mussberger, comes up with a brilliant plan to make a lot of money: appoint a moron to run the company. When the stock falls low enough, Sidney and friends can buy it up for pennies on the dollar, take over the company, and restore its fortunes. They choose idealistic Norville Barnes, who just started in the mail room. Norville is whacky enough to drive any company to ruin, but soon, tough reporter Amy Archer smells a rat and begins an undercover investigation of Hudsucker Industries.