Hudson Hawk

1991
15
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

62K

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Slapstick Action Adventure Comedy

A cat burglar is forced to steal Da Vinci works of art for a world domination plot.A cat burglar is forced to steal Da Vinci works of art for a world domination plot.A cat burglar is forced to steal Da Vinci works of art for a world domination plot.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

62K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,814

2,187

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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Featured review

7/10

Much Better than Rumored...

A movie that I've never understood the critics' response against. Yes, it's primarily a Bruce Willis ego-trip. Who cares? It's a _fun_ Bruce Willis ego-trip. He smirks, smartmouths, struts, sings, and strides through every scene. But he still doesn't manage to steal the thunder of Danny Aiello, James Coburn and his band of covert agents, and Sandra Bernhard and Richard Grant in a truly bizarre series of sequences as eccentric (to put it mildly) billionaires. Andie MacDowell doesn't make much of a romantic lead, but even she gets a goofball sequence when she starts speaking in Dolphin-ish.

Gislef
Sep 30, 1998
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Trivia
Bruce Willis received a story credit. It was his only attempt at screenwriting.

Goofs
Hudson Hawk is given a brick of gold and a brick of lead while blindfolded, to demonstrate that they are indistinguishable by weight. Gold is 70% denser than lead, and the weight difference would be easily noticed. The gold brick would weigh about 30 pounds, but they handle it as if it weighs a couple of pounds. They also mention that gold and lead differ by one proton on the periodic table of elements. The difference is actually 3 protons and 7 neutrons.

Quotes
Darwin Mayflower: I'll kill your friends, your family, and the bitch you took to the prom!
Hudson Hawk: Betty Jo Biarski? I can get you an address on that, if you want.

Alternate versions
The German VHS version contains several more lines of dialog, mostly from characters off-screen to make scenes funny in German. For example: When Hudson Hawk falls into the chair after he jumps from the roof of the auction house, the Butler says he collects Concorde tickets because once you get 100 "you get a stewardess for free" and Antony Mario adds that he would prefer the pilot.