Joel and Ethan Coen's <em>The Hudsucker Proxy</em> (1994) bombed at the box office but it's since amassed a strong cult following.
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That would be His Girl Friday, then. (Admittedly, a remake of the 1931 film The Front Page, itself based on a 1928 play.)
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Another excellent movie with a big New Year's Eve scene is
When Harry Met Sally...
When Harry Met Sally...
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To whoever downvoted that post: Tell me you (the downvoter(s)) haven't seen the movie without telling me you haven't seen the movie.
[And if you haven't seen the move... it's a fantastic move.]
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Having watched HGF at least half a dozen times, I'm confident that I've completely missed a good 20% of the jokes & wordplay. Probably more!
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IDK, now he has all the complicated toys. Natural progression.
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I wager The Founder cuts too close to dispelling many of America's 'myths', corporations are the wolves teeth of the American Empire, and they're predominantly run by high functioning psychopaths. The world's 500 richest people are now worth $10 trillion. They run the show.
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I get why some people don't like it and never will. Like the guy who says it isn't realistic. Ok. There's people like that. But if you're into odd characters, quirky humor, fantastic story-telling and good cinema, it's an excellent movie. Even if it's worse than several other Coen films, it's still excellent in its own right.
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If we can recommend other New Year's Eve films, I would highly suggest Four Rooms. Different directors handle four different stories linked together by the bell hop played by Tim Roth. Great dark humor.
"You were fucked by an oven full of witches?"
"You were fucked by an oven full of witches?"
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The weirdest joke in that film was Cary Grant saying
"The last man who said that to me was Archie Leach, a week before he cut his throat"
Cary Grant's real name was Archie Leach.
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I have an extremely small chunk of that. I figure in 4 years the republicans would have gotten rid of Social Security, Medicare, and stole most of my 401. I guess I won't be retiring in 4 years.
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I loved Hudsucker. To me it fits into my category of corporate American send ups along with 'The Secret of My Success'. They both do a great caricature senior leadership. It helped me get through the day working with the real-life morons and scheming thieves at that level.
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I had the experience of seeing a preview screening of The Big Lebowski in a full theater. We all just sat there silently thinking "They followed up Fargo with this?" The movie got mediocre reviews and came and went from theaters really quickly. A couple years later I was stuck in a hotel, rewatched it, and discovered it's not just one of my favorite Coen films, it's one of my all-time favorite movies. Sometimes things don't click quite when they are supposed to.
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Jennifer, I’m with you in always being a fan of The Hudsucker Proxy. But you might want to take another look at The Sweet Smell of Success. I’m not sure you can call that film - despite its excellence - as “feel-good fare.” It’s pretty dark and disturbing.
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You're kidding? Strange Days, Poseidon Adventure, Assault on Precinct 13, GhostBusters II, Trading Places ("Merry New Year!"), Peter's Friends, The Shining, Doctor Who, The Apartment, ....
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This was my favorite Coen brothers film for a very long time. In fact I’m not sure which one I might like better. A hallmark blend of realism and supernatural, out of such unlikely characters and setting, draped across a pitch perfect rise-and-fall-and-redemption story. All the Coen brothers touches are there.
Sure sure, everyone wants a chef’s most famous plate, but his omelette is incredible too
Sure sure, everyone wants a chef’s most famous plate, but his omelette is incredible too
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Great irony that 'Barton Fink' of all films would result in a Hollywood Gold Card for the Coens.
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Weird, I rewatched Lebowski two times within 24 hrs of my initial viewing. I was instantly hooked and became surprised it gained a cult following.
I’ve seen hudsucker at least twice all the way through in addition to parts I’ve caught on cable over the years. It’s still weak.
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You do know The Founder was about Ray Kroc, the founder of MacDonalds (well, kinda sorta) right?
Not about a tech founder...
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Yeah, it has it's slow spots -- but if you're a fan or student of 30s/40s comedies (particularly Frank Capra's), it's a very funny satire of those films.
And if nothing else, you get Charles Durning as a foul-mouthed angel playing a ukulele. That ain't hay.
And if nothing else, you get Charles Durning as a foul-mouthed angel playing a ukulele. That ain't hay.
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Close observers will notice that the company Nic Cage and M Emmet Walsh work for in “Raising Arizona” is in fact Hudsucker Industries!
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I have described Preston Sturges as "the Coen Brothers born decades earlier." If he were their inspiration that would explain it.
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Not sure if it's a swiss thing, but here, the traditional silvester movie is "Dinner for One"
Happy new year everyone
Happy new year everyone
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