The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy(1994)

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

7.1/10
1,130 votes
111 minMarch 11, 1994

Overview

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

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Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Norville Barnes

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Amy Archer

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Waring Hudsucker

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Sidney J. Mussburger

Jim True-Frost

Jim True-Frost

Buzz

John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Chief

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Moses

Bruce Campbell

Bruce Campbell

Smitty

Harry Bugin

Harry Bugin

Aloysius

John Seitz

John Seitz

Benny

Joe Grifasi

Joe Grifasi

Lou

Roy Brocksmith

Roy Brocksmith

Board Member

I.M. Hobson

I.M. Hobson

Board Member

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John Scanlan

Board Member

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Jerome Dempsey

Board Member

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John Wylie

Board Member

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Gary Allen

Board Member

Richard Woods

Richard Woods

Board Member

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Peter McPherson

Board Member

David Byrd

David Byrd

Dr. Hugo Bronfenbrenner

Christopher Darga

Christopher Darga

Mail Room Orienter

Patrick Cranshaw

Patrick Cranshaw

Ancient Sorter

Robert Weil

Robert Weil

Mail Room Boss

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Mary Lou Rosato

Mussburger's Secretary

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Ernest Sarracino

Luigi the Tailor

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Eleanor Glockner

Mrs. Mussburger

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Kathleen Perkins

Mrs. Braithwaite

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Joseph Marcus

Sears Braithwaite of Bullard

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Vic Tenetta

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

Zebulon Cardozo

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Barbara Ann Grimes

Mrs. Cardozo

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Thom Noble

Thorstenson Finlandson

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Beatnik Barman

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William Duff-Griffin

Newsreel Scientist

Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith

Za-Za

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Pamela Everett

Dream Dancer

Arthur Bridgers

Arthur Bridgers

The Hula-Hoop Kid

Sam Raimi

Sam Raimi

Hudsucker Brainstormer

John Cameron

John Cameron

Hudsucker Brainstormer

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Skipper Duke

Mr. Grier

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Jay Kapner

Mr. Levin

Jon Polito

Jon Polito

Mr. Bumstead

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Richard Whiting

Ancient Puzzler

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Linda McCoy

Coffee Shop Waitress

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Stan Adams

Emcee

John Goodman

John Goodman

Newsreel Announcer (voice)

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Joanne Pankow

Newsreel Secretary

Mario Todisco

Mario Todisco

Norville's Goon

Colin Fickes

Colin Fickes

Newsboy

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Dick Sasso

Drunk in Alley

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Jesse Brewer

Mailroom Screamer

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Philip Loch

Mailroom Screamer

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Stan Lichtenstein

Mailroom Screamer

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Todd Alcott

Mailroom Screamer

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Ace O'Connell

Mailroom Screamer

Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff

Mailroom Screamer

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Frank Jeffreys

Mailroom Screamer

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Lou Criscuolo

Mailroom Screamer

Michael Earl Reid

Michael Earl Reid

Mailroom Screamer

Mike Starr

Mike Starr

Newsroom Reporter

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David Hagar

Newsroom Reporter

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Willie Reale

Newsroom Reporter

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Harvey Meyer

Newsroom Reporter

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Tom Toner

Newsroom Reporter

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David Fawcett

Newsroom Reporter

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Jeff Still

Newsreel Reporter

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David Gould

Newsreel Reporter

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Gil Pearson

Newsreel Reporter

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Marc Garber

Newsreel Reporter

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David Massie

Newsreel Reporter

Mark Jeffrey Miller

Mark Jeffrey Miller

Newsreel Reporter

Peter Siragusa

Peter Siragusa

Newsreel Reporter

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Nelson George

Newsreel Reporter

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Mike Houlihan

Newsreel Reporter

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Ed Lillard

Newsreel Reporter

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Wantland Sandel

New Year's Mob

James Deuter

James Deuter

New Year's Mob

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Roderick Peeples

New Year's Mob

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Cynthia Baker

New Year's Mob

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