The Hudsucker Proxy

(1994)

★ 7.1 IMDb · 1,232 votes

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Year: 1994

Runtime: 106 мин

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Director: Джоэл Коэн, Итан Коэн

Cast: Тим Роббинс, Дженнифер Джейсон Ли, Пол Ньюман, Чарльз Дёрнинг, Jim True-Frost, Джон Махони, Билл Коббс, Брюс Кэмпбелл, Гарри Бьюджин, John Seitz

Plot

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

When Waring Hudsucker, head of hugely successful Hudsucker Industries, commits suicide, his board of directors, led by Sidney Mussberger, comes up with a brilliant plan to make a lot of money: appoint a moron to run the company. When the stock falls low enough, Sidney and friends can buy it up for pennies on the dollar, take over the company, and restore its fortunes. They choose idealistic Norville Barnes, who just started in the mail room. Norville is wacky enough to drive any company to ruin, but soon, tough reporter Amy Archer smells a rat and begins an undercover investigation of Hudsucker Industries.