Talk:The Hudsucker Proxy

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I'm inclined to believe that on the article page under quotes there's a misinterpretation of the quote "Long live the Hud!" displayed. I believe that, in the context of the film, "Long live the Hud!" is more just the board members paying homage to their recently deceased employer as opposed to a reference to another film. Thoughts?

I suspect the Coen brothers and Sam Raimi were paying tribute to veteran actor Paul Newman, even though he plays antagonist Sidney J. Mussberger, not Waring Hudsucker. Mussberger was alive to hear the board members, while Hudsucker was dead--having dived 44 (or 45, if you count the mezzanine) stories to his death.

Persons with access to the New York Times archives can refer to an editorial written by the actor Paul Newman and published on August 19, 2003: Paul Newman Is Still HUD. Mr. Newman was chiding The Fox News Network for suing Al Franken, the political satirist, for using the phrase [[fair and balanced]] in the title of his book, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right. Newman was rephrasing the slogan, [[Paul Newman is HUD]], which was used to promote the 1963 film for which the actor was nominated for an Academy award.

the article does need citations and sources for its claims; the process of getting it made, especially the references to joel silver's contributions, may be true but also reads as POV. -- Denstat 15:18, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

I removed the bit about Roger Ebert not liking a Coen Brothers movie until Fargo. He gave 3+ stars to Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing, and Barton Fink. 68.8.110.219 16:54, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 References to the Wheel of Fortune 2 Fair use rationale for Image:Hudsucker153.jpg 3 Fair use rationale for Image:Hudsucker77.jpg 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Hudsucker95.jpg 5 WikiProject class rating 6 Original research 6.1 Recurring theme 7 Trivia 8 Fair use rationale for Image:Husucker3e3.jpg

[edit] References to the Wheel of Fortune

I'd like someone to list these refereces, please. Very curious. I assume this means the actual WoF from antiquity, not the horribly banal game show. =P Druff 17:37, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Hudsucker153.jpg

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Hudsucker77.jpg

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Hudsucker95.jpg

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[edit] WikiProject class rating

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[edit] Original research

I'm moving this section here because it contains unsourced, original research. --J.D. (talk) 14:02, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Recurring theme

Circles and cycles are a recurring theme in the film, including the three inventions in the film (the Hula Hoop, the Bendy Straw, and the Frisbee), as well as the clock itself. The film was filmed so that even though many days pass during the time of the story, the scenes comprise the hours from morning to night, as if taking place over the course of a day, from morning to night.

[edit] Trivia

Moved unsourced Trivia here until it can be cited and placed in other sections throughout the article. --J.D. (talk) 14:06, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

• After The Hudsucker Proxy's failure at the box office, the Coens went on to make Fargo on a relatively low budget. Fargo, however, proved to be a huge success, winning two Academy Awards. Fargo's heroine, Marge Gunderson, shares the same last name as the Hudsucker Industries' elevator operator, Clarence "Buzz" Gunderson.
• Almost every leading character in the film is seen smoking at least once.
• The Coens decided on casting Charles Durning as Waring Hudsucker because they thought it would be funnier for a heavier man to fall from a building than a slimmer man.
• A scene in the Sam Raimi directed 2002 film Spider-Man in which Norman Osborn (Willem Dafoe) addresses his board members is shot in an almost identical fashion to a similar scene in The Hudsucker Proxy and even reuses the same dialogue from the film: "Costs are down, revenues are up, and our stock has never been higher." Also, various music cues from Hudsucker can be heard in Spider-Man 3 (2007).
• The main title's theme can be heard in the film Ice Age: The Meltdown when the character Scrat goes to acorn heaven.
• In Raising Arizona (1987), another Coen brothers film, Nicolas Cage's character is seen waiting in line for his paycheck at a factory. The patch on his work shirt says "Hudsucker Industries".
• The hula-hoop and the frisbee are both products from the company Wham-O.

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Husucker3e3.jpg

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