What is The Hudsucker Proxy about?
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
A naive new president navigates a whimsical corporate world filled with witty, absurdist humor.
Campy and pulpy, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), The Roku Channel (free) and Tubi (free).
The Hudsucker Proxy parents guide
Mild language and nothing scary, about what a PG should carry.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Cast and crew
Directed byJoel Coen, Ethan Coen
StarringTim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, Charles Durning, Jim True-Frost, John Mahoney
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