Hudson Hawk (1991)
58%RT Audience Score: 56%
Awards & Nominations: 3 wins & 5 nominations
Hudson Hawk’s kitchen-sink approach to its blend of action and slapstick results in a surreal, baffling misfire
Hudson Hawk” is a movie that critics either love or hate, but let’s be real, it’s a hot mess. Bruce Willis plays a cat burglar who sings show tunes while he steals priceless artifacts, and if that doesn’t sound ridiculous enough, there’s also a plot involving Leonardo da Vinci’s alchemy machine. But you know what? It’s so bad that it’s kind of good. It’s like a cheesy ’90s action-comedy that you can’t help but laugh at. So grab some popcorn, turn off your brain, and enjoy the ride.
Production Company(ies)
Rossen Films,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Budapest, Hungary
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language
Year of Release
1991
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English, Italian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Mar 6, 2001
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
starring Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell, James Coburn, Richard E Grant, Sandra Bernhard, directed by Michael Lehmann, written by Bruce Willis, Steven E de Souza, Daniel Waters, Robert Kraft, comedy, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Adrián Álvarez, Richard Brody, Jason Bailey, Owen Gleiberman, Nell Minow, Peter Travers, Matt Brunson, Peter Sobczynski, Richard Propes, CJ Sheu, David Nusair, produced by Joel Silver, R rating, heist, Leonardo Da Vinci, surreal, slapstick, eccentric, wealthy, nefarious
Worldwide gross: $17,218,080
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $38,007,037
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,458
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 4,144,715
US/Canada gross: $17,218,080
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $38,007,037
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,188
US/Canada opening weekend: $7,082,820
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $15,634,554
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 765
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $65,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $143,480,422
Production budget ranking: 236
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $77,264,207
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$182,737,593
ROI to date (est.): -83%
ROI ranking: 1,906
Danny Aiello – Tommy Five-Tone
Andie MacDowell – Anna Baragli
James Coburn – George Kaplan
Richard E. Grant – Darwin Mayflower
Sandra Bernhard – Minerva Mayflower
Director(s)
Michael Lehmann
Writer(s)
Bruce Willis, Steven E. de Souza, Daniel Waters, Robert Kraft
Producer(s)
Joel Silver
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
3 wins & 5 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (40) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (27)
An unfairly forgotten marvel. [Full Review in Spanish]
January 26, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Adrián Álvarez
Espinof
TOP CRITIC
…a feast of visual imagination and whimsical style.
April 14, 2020
Richard Brody
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
Let’s be clear: ‘Hudson Hawk’ is, by most reasonable standards, a pretty bad movie. Yet you have to give it this much: in contrast to your typical summer blockbuster, then or now, at least it’s got some personality.
May 27, 2016
Jason Bailey
Flavorwire
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: F
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
November 6, 2003 | Rating: 2/5
Nell Minow
Movie Mom
TOP CRITIC
This unspeakably awful can make an audience a little crazy. You want to throw things, yell at the actors, beg them to stop.
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
TOP CRITIC
A ghastly vanity piece.
June 26, 2021 | Rating: 1/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Essentially, Hudson Hawk was a blockbuster film for viewers who had grown disenchanted with blockbuster films and who were in the mood to see one that pretty much acted like its own Mad Magazine parody.
May 24, 2021
Peter Sobczynski
The Spool
Occasionally, the humor does click and Willis has enough of an aloof quality to make some of the awkward dialogue actually work.
September 11, 2020 | Rating: 1.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
But if you can get on the wavelength that the filmmakers envisioned, it’s a wild, joyful ride.
July 1, 2020
CJ Sheu
Review Film Review
…an exceedingly erratic yet generally watchable comedy…
April 1, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
There was a brief time when a new Michael Lehmann film meant something positive. I know, hard to believe.
May 24, 2011 | Rating: B+
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com…
Plot
Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the crazy Mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. If he refuses, they threaten to kill his friend Tommy.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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