The Hudsucker Proxy
A naïve business school graduate is thrust into the presidency of a struggling manufacturing firm, determined to prove himself while unwittingly becoming the pawn in a ruthless stock‑market scheme that could ruin everything.
“They took him for a fall guy... but he threw them for a hoop.”
Synopsis
A naive business graduate is appointed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
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A crew of 270+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Thom NobleShot by Roger DeakinsScored by Carter BurwellDesigned by Dennis GassnerSound by Allan ByerCostumes by Richard HornungStunts by Jery Hewitt
Box Office
1994 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.1× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$2.8M
Also known as
- Hudsucker - Der Große Sprungde
- El gran saltoes
- Le Grand Sautfr
- Mister Hula Hoopit
- (Bulgarian)Генерално пълномощно
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- United StatesJan 21, 1994
- CanadaMar 18, 1994
- ArgentinaApr 14, 1994
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Cast & Crew
270 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
74John Wylie
as Board Member
I M Hobson
as Board Member
Gary Allen
as Board Member
John Scanlan
as Board Member
Richard Woods
as Board Member
Jerome Dempsey
as Board Member
Peter Mcpherson
as Board Member
David Byrd
as Dr. Hugo Bronfenbrenner
Christopher Darga
as Mail Room Orienter
Patrick Cranshaw
as Ancient Sorter
Robert Weil
as Mail Room Boss
Mary Lou Rosato
as Mussburger's Secretary
Ernest Sarracino
as Luigi the Tailor
Eleanor Glockner
as Mrs. Mussburger
Kathleen Perkins
as Mrs. Braithwaite
Joseph Marcus
as Sears Braithwaite of Bullard
Peter Gallagher
as Vic Tenetta
Noble Willingham
as Zebulon Cardoza
Barbara Ann Grimes
as Mrs. Cardoza
Thom Noble
as Thorstenson Finlandson
Steve Buscemi
as Beatnik Barman
William Duff Griffin
as Newsreel Scientist
Anna Nicole Smith
as Za-Za
Pamela Everett
as Dream Dancer
Arthur Bridgers
as The Hula-Hoop Kid
Sam Raimi
as Hudsucker Brainstormer
John Cameron
as Hudsucker Brainstormer
Skipper Duke
as Mr. Grier
Jay Kapner
as Mr. Levin
Jon Polito
as Mr. Bumstead
Richard Whiting
as Ancient Puzzler
Linda Mccoy
as Coffee Shop Waitress
Stan Adams
as Emcee
John Goodman
as Newsreel Announcer
Joanne Pankow
as Newsreel Secretary
Mario Todisco
as Norville's Goon
Colin Fickes
as Newsboy
Dick Sasso
as Drunk in Alley
Jesse Brewer
as Mailroom Screamer
Philip Loch
as Mailroom Screamer
Stan Lichtenstein
as Mailroom Screamer
Todd Alcott
as Mailroom Screamer
David Peter White
as Mailroom Screamer
Richard Schiff
as Mailroom Screamer
Frank Jeffreys
as Mailroom Screamer
Lou Criscuolo
as Mailroom Screamer
Michael Earl Reid
as Mailroom Screamer
Mike Starr
as Newsroom Reporter
David Hagar
as Newsroom Reporter
Willie Reale
as Newsroom Reporter
Harvey Meyer
as Newsroom Reporter
Tom Toner
as Newsroom Reporter
David Fawcett
as Newsroom Reporter
Jeff Still
as Newsreel Reporter
David Gould
as Newsreel Reporter
Gil Pearson
as Newsreel Reporter
Marc Garber
as Newsreel Reporter
David Massie
as Newsreel Reporter
Mark Jeffrey Miller
as Newsreel Reporter
Peter Siragusa
as Newsreel Reporter
Nelson George
as Newsreel Reporter
Mike Houlihan
as Newsreel Reporter
Ed Lillard
as Newsreel Reporter
Wantland Sandel
as New Year's Mob
James Deuter
as New Year's Mob
Roderick Peeples
as New Year's Mob
Cynthia Baker
as New Year's Mob
Pat Battistini
as Newsroom Reporter
Catherine Bayley
as Temple Masseuse
Bryan Keith Debose
as Orderly
Steve Head
as Security Guard
Jack Rooney
as Man at Merchandise Mart
Keith Schrader
as Businessman
Selena Vidya
as Background
Directors
1Writers
4Producers
5Other crew
184Margaret Mccourt
accountant: Chicago
Patrick Dorman
additional assistant costume designer
Eden Clark Coblenz
additional assistant costume designer (as Eden Clark)
Mark Bridges
additional costume designer
Rita Troy
additional hair stylist
Susan Buffington
additional hair stylist
Alyson Murphy
additional hair stylist (as Alison Murphy)
Gilliane Mcalister
additional makeup artist
James Lacey
additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Kenton Jakub
adr assistant (as Kenton Jacob)
Bo Webb
apprentice editor (uncredited)
Jordan Dawes
apprentice editor (uncredited)
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