The Hudsucker Proxy was TOP NOTCH HUMOR!

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Жыл бұрын

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My first time watching The Hudsucker Proxy (1994). Tim Robbins and Paul Newman deliver in this thought provoking Comedy brought to us by the Coen Brothers. I'd never heard of this one, but it proved to me once again I need to watch more of their films. I hope you enjoyed my The Hudsucker Proxy movie reaction & commentary
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Original Movie: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
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@Serai3 Жыл бұрын

This is one of those unregarded gems. The Coen Brothers have a unique take on comedy, don't they? I especially love Jennifer Jason Leigh's brittle, glassy take on Katharine Hepburn. And of course, Paul Newman is always worth watching.

@Rmlohner Жыл бұрын

The real fun of Coen Brothers movies is that you never know when they're going to throw all rules of storytelling out the window. This is maybe the all time champ of that.

@CasualNerdReactions Жыл бұрын

haha I love that! I am definitely planning a Coen brothers film on patreon at some point this year.

@deathwitheponine Жыл бұрын

I love this movie and quote it frequently (“you know, for kids!” “Consider this my resignation, effective immediately!”) and nobody ever knows what I’m talking about. This was my fave Tim Robbins movie until I discovered Shawshank. And ugh, the music in this movie…absolutely incredible. So glad someone else is now an appreciator of this rarest of gems.

@sarahwhite4906 Жыл бұрын

The sadness when I say "You know, for kids!" is met with blank faces...

@laustcawz2089 Жыл бұрын

Robbins is also in "Short Cuts" (1993), along with Lily Tomlin, Robert Downey, Jr., Julianne Moore, Jack Lemmon, Fred Ward, Frances McDormand, Buck Henry, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Waits & many others. As for "...Shawshank...", you need to see 1979's "Escape From Alcatraz", which is where "...Shawshank..." got a lot of its ideas. King clearly saw "...Alcatraz" or read the non-fiction book it's based on before he wrote the "...Shawshank..." story.

@rogerrenfrow Жыл бұрын

This is one of my absolute favorite movies. The casting and acting is perfect and the dialog is so, so cleaver.

@creech54 Жыл бұрын

The music (by Coen's regular Carter Burwell) was an arrangement of themes by Aram Khachaturian, including the popular "Sabre Dance" (Hula Hoop scene) from his ballet "Gayane" and the Adagio from "Spartacus".

@Yngvarfo Жыл бұрын

The Spartacus music was used in the credits of "The Onedin Line" which was a staple of my childhood. Few people seem to know of that show nowadays.

@gggooding Жыл бұрын

Love that Norman (Norville) is saved as he fails (falls!) by Moses stopping the clock - it's the only _literal_ Deus ex machina (god from the machine) I know of.

@tomhussey4511 Жыл бұрын

Canadian music group, Great Big Sea used this film as the basis for the music video for their song, When I’m Up (I Can’t Get Down) in 1997.

@BigGator5 Жыл бұрын

"You know, for kids." Fun Fact: Both products made by Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins), the Hula-Hoop and the Frisbee, are products of the Wham-O company. Impossible Hudsucker Fact: Joel Silver wanted Tom Cruise to star as Norville Barnes, but the Coens insisted on Tim Robbins. Historical Fact: The death of Waring Hudsucker (Charles Durning) was inspired by a real-life incident. On February 3, 1975, Eli Black, the CEO of the United Fruit Company, smashed an office window with his briefcase and jumped to his death from the 44th floor of the Pan Am Building in New York City.

@jean-paulaudette9246 Жыл бұрын

"Surely no one has ever gotten married, while hoola-hooping!" This sounds like a job for...The Guiness Book of World Records!"

@Rmlohner Жыл бұрын

Bruce Campbell devotes a chapter to this film in his autobiography. The highlights are his telling Sam Raimi "I have to go work on a real movie now" (though of course Raimi himself had co-written the film with the Coens, which was how Campbell got involved in the first place), and his amazement that Jennifer Jason Leigh showed up on day one with her multitudes of complicated dialogue down cold.

@ElroyMcDuff 3 ай бұрын

I LOVE this movie. The casting, the acting, the music, the silly moments. "This is a juice and coffee bar man..." Thanks! 🥰

@waterspout8 Жыл бұрын

"Long live the Hud!" "Sure, sure" "And they DOCK ya!"

@jonathanbutler3346 Жыл бұрын

I have repeated "And they Dock ya!" to every family member ever since the movie came out. I cried, I laughed so hard at that part. Jennifer Jason Leigh was amazing in this role. Great movie.

@frugalseverin2282 Жыл бұрын

I love this movie, this is the 2nd reaction to it in as many weeks. The cinematography is to die for, every frame is like a work of art. Jennifer Jason Leigh is great in everything (watch her in "Single White Female") and you can't go wrong with the Coen Brothers. Try "Raising Arizona" to see more of their humorous side, it's a classic. Great reaction.

@Ansemrp Жыл бұрын

I highly recommend the Coen Brothers film "Hail, Caesar!" It's a sort of love letter to the 1950's era Hollywood, specifically the Hollywood fixers that kept actors in line, and out of trouble. It stars George Clooney and Josh Brolin, and it's excellent.

@eddietucker7005 Жыл бұрын

I mean to tell ‘ya, Jennifer Jason Leigh should have gotten an Oscar nomination! I swear if they had filmed this in black and white, you would never notice that it’s 1994 instead of the 1940’s. How perfect was her accent, her timing, her look? That is someone who understands the character she was given. I wish we could go back in time and get her that nomination she deserved! Did you know the gears and mechanisms in a watch (or clock) are called complications? Perfect technical use of the complications to match the character’s complications! Love your reaction. Again!

@CasualNerdReactions Жыл бұрын

Yes! She’s really good. Shortly after watching this I watched Dolores Claiborne where she also played a reporter and it was funny at a few brief moments it felt like she was playing the same character in different decades.

@sntxrrr Жыл бұрын

I so love this movie, one of my favorite Coen brothers movies (but they 've made a lot of good movies). Looks great and a nice ode to the screwball comedies of the 30s-40s.

@footofjuniper8212 Жыл бұрын

I'm overjoyed that you watched this. My list of Coen classics to check out are: Fargo, Miller's Crossing, True Grit, Raising Arizona, No Country for Old Men, The Big Lebowski and Burn After Reading. They are all brilliant.

@docsavage8640 Жыл бұрын

But half those films are bad

@pravusprime Жыл бұрын

I had never heard of this movie, then one night in college (or perhaps late high school), I caught the late late movie, The Hudsucker Proxy and was blown away at the quality of the film. Personally it's my favorite of the Coen Brothers Movies. And of course, since there's Sam Raimi there's Bruce Campbell.

@sarahwhite4906 Жыл бұрын

Happy New Years! I'm so glad you found the comedic dialogue enjoyable. My Coen Bros love developed since childhood seeing "Raising Arizona" as a kid, watching "Hudsucker" in a theater with a friend (I was so excited! Paul Newman?! Bruce Cambell?! Jennifer Jason Lee?!) was wild because I was the potentially annoying movie geek but my friend loved it just as much.

@cvlcvl190 Жыл бұрын

Happy Holidays Chris. Best wishes to you and your Family for a bright and Happy New Year. 🙏🌟🥳🕊️

@jean-paulaudette9246 Жыл бұрын

Happy new year, Chriss, and everyone! How wonderful! I love this film. Can't wait to see the reaction.

@KBH27 Жыл бұрын

NICE! I think you are the second person i've seen react to this gem by the Coen Brothers

@WildMoonLacquer Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed this one! It is definitely a unique movie, and I always get a kick out of it. The score is also incredibly cinematic! ~Caroline

@MaikKellerhals Жыл бұрын

Now this is a nice surprise! (I didn't think anyone remebered this one) Mostly love the visual style. And for me, that can make or break a movie ;)

@CasualNerdReactions Жыл бұрын

It’s definitely an underrated gem.

@CasualNerdReactions Жыл бұрын

Happy New Year! 🎉

@geraldmcboingboing7401 Жыл бұрын

Excellent movie, on which to end the year!! Great reaction, as always, Chris!!!

@sirjohnmara Жыл бұрын

One of the best movies I've watched at the cinema. They made very, very good movies in the 1990's.

@ArabianLady Жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, fairly new subscriber here, I found you a couple weeks ago. As a Christian person that cares about the content of reactions I watch, yours has been incredibly refreshing, clean , and fun! I hope you will continue in the New Year! As your channel is now only one of two I can watch comfortably and enjoy the full reaction/ opinion! It's been a lovely, safe and fun space for me to relax and Enjoy! I've discovered movies I'd never heard of through your channel. Thank you and Happy 2023! :)

@CasualNerdReactions Жыл бұрын

Hey Melissa! So glad you’re enjoying the channel. I sped just over a decade in youth ministry and I absolutely value clean entertainment and fun! So glad my channel can be a place to provide that.

@LoudCitizen Жыл бұрын

Great reaction ! One of my favorites!

@JPSE57 Жыл бұрын

Since you liked this, you might also check out Joe Vs. the Volcano. Similar fantasy elements...

@djquiz6425 Жыл бұрын

This is my 2nd favorite Coen Bros movie. My favorite is Miller's Crossing.

@kamkelevra Жыл бұрын

This is my ticket upstairs ⭕ you know for kids...can't wait for the Lucky Number Slevin reaction

@maxfischer5962 Жыл бұрын

great style, in design and performances!

@joshuabissey 7 ай бұрын

Hudsucker every New Year - that is the way.

@gertrudelaronge6864 Жыл бұрын

For your next Cohen Brothers film I recomend "Raising Arizona". It's funny and heart warming. One of my favorites.

@PJ818 Жыл бұрын

To me this is a style tribute to Frank Capra. "O Brother, Where Art Thou" is a tribute, of sorts, to Preston Sturges. Preston Sturges wrote and directed a film in 1941, "Sullivan's Travels", about a film director who wants to direct a dramatic socially relevant film based off a novel (called "O Brother, Where Art Thou"), to ultimately learn that sometimes those people with the hardest lot really need a good comedy. I highly suggest watching the Frank Capra film "You Can't Take it With You", starring Jimmy Stewart. It has similar spirit to Hudsucker Proxy, if substantially less dramatic cinematography.

@jean-paulaudette9246 Жыл бұрын

Oh, my goodness, yes! The Coen brothers filmography is a wonderful journey! There are many famous ones others will tell you about, but a couple of their lesser known ones that are among my favorites are "Barton Fink" (1991) and "The Ladykillers" (2004; a remake of a 1955 film). I hope you enjoy them!

@jessicaross7288 Жыл бұрын

Great reaction to a great movie that is severely underrated and misunderstood by its contemporary audiences. LOVE this. Re: Coen Bros - you've seen most of their comedic output, so if you want to wade in (and you should!) be prepared for much of their other work not to be as funny, though several of their movies are flat-out masterpieces (Fargo is as good as everyone says it is and should have won the Best Picture Oscar it was nominated for).

@LoudCitizen Жыл бұрын

Yay one of my favorites! Now add Be Kind Rewind to your list!

@CasualNerdReactions Жыл бұрын

ooh I vaguely remember be kind rewind. I couldn't tell you what it's about (outside of the obvious title reference), but if it stars jack black I saw it at one point lol. Thanks for the comment!

@LoudCitizen Жыл бұрын

@@CasualNerdReactions it’s so clever, funny, warm, zany and completely unexpected. I promise it will end up in your top 5 of 2023. But the biggest draw is, NO ONE has reacted to it yet, and you will in effect be introducing it to most fans of movie reactions - and many reactors will follow.

@shainewhite2781 Жыл бұрын

HAPPY NEW YEAR 🥳🎉🎈

@timvanarsdel Жыл бұрын

Schweet, wonderful pick and hella underrepresented in the reactor community. Another great 90's salute to black & white 50's camp is _Ed Wood_ which many would say is both Johnny Depp's and Tim Burton's finest movie.

@Rmlohner Жыл бұрын

The hula hoop is one of those things where the idea is so basic that you can't really say anyone "invented" it, and it's possible cavemen even did it. But in 1958, the Wham company patented their plastic weighted hoop, which the movie is playing off of.

@laustcawz2089 Жыл бұрын

Wham-O!

@robmarconi6758 Жыл бұрын

Happy New Year's, Chris!

@egonrhoodie2745 Жыл бұрын

Happy new year! 😇🙏🎊🎉🦄🦛🐸

@BubbaCoop Жыл бұрын

Fargo Big Lebowski The Man Who Wasn't There Miller's Crossing Blood Simple True Grit Favorite Coen movies

@Yngvarfo Жыл бұрын

"I quite like the dialogue in this movie." Welcome to the Wonderful World of the Coen Brothers. 😊 "Without Buzz with the fuzz, how will the elevator do what it does?" WOW! 🤣 The use of perennial good guy Paul Newman as the evil Sidney Mussburger must be the biggest cast against type since Henry Fonda in Once Upon a Time in The West. I've also got a fondness of the use of Aram Khatchaturian's music, though I may be influenced by the fact that The Onedin Line was a popular TV show when I was a kid. 😊 I wish that you had kept the "double stitch" incident. Leave some for the full length version, I guess. 😊

@CasualNerdReactions Жыл бұрын

Haha the double stick would have made the cut if this wasn’t a WB film. They’ve been extra hard on copyright the last few months so I started off editing this extra cut. They still claimed it at first 🤣

@brentwebster6164 Жыл бұрын

It’s usually among the least well-regarded of the Coen brothers’ filmography, but it’s one of my very favorites, second only to O Brother.

@docsavage8640 Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this in the theater. Made just about zero dollars.

@swish007 Жыл бұрын

no movie imo captures that "old hollywood" look and feel so well. the way people talk (especially sid and the girl) sounds straight from a 1940s movie. just the time period and setting are a big character in the movie

@CasualNerdReactions Жыл бұрын

Yes! They nailed the vibe.

@lisamayreed6399 Жыл бұрын

Love this....ty.

@deborahlepage1789 Жыл бұрын

I so enjoyed this movie. I can suggest sonetging that I enjoyed years ago, and something that still gets quoted here and there by either me or my husband. Humorously enough, the story has a at one time "classic" feel, nervous about the reception of the soon to be completed movie, the owner of his brand new production company added on a couple more things to the movie: magician comedy duo - or comedic magician duo Penn and Teller, and then something that he loved that he figured would get butts on seats or rentals to watch this movie...titties. The wife part of another reaction content maker uses that word a lot for nude female torsos. Since I find the word choice funny i used it for this quiet gem of a comedy My Chauffeur. Glad you liked Hudsucker.

@jackmessick2869 Жыл бұрын

The Coen brothers make great films, but the rest of them are very violent. Blood Simple is a good start; it's film noir, only in color. And Fargo defies description, a lot of comic relief in a violent kidnapping for hire scheme. They also did a remake of the western True Grit which is excellent.

@deogiriyadav8399 Жыл бұрын

Happy new year🎉🎊🎇🎉🎊🎇 Hope u remember me..... N remember my request....

@AlwaysWatching666 Жыл бұрын

Put The Outsiders on your movie list Tom Cruise,Matt Dillion, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe and more actors

@CasualNerdReactions Жыл бұрын

I actually saw that one a few years ago. The book was a favorite of a friend of mine so I read it then she had never seen it so we watched the flick.

@christopherdeguilio6375 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 finally

@classiclife7204 Жыл бұрын

America's greatest filmmakers, back when that used to mean more than it does now. I love how it's basically a 30s-style film with all that Art Deco and Leigh's Rosalind Russell imitation, but the Coens move things up to the 50s when need be (i.e., the invention of the Hula Hoop). Pound for pound, the Coens' most underrated film. How did they get Paul Newman to do this, one wonders? ;) Anyway, if you want to see this type of thing without the ironic nostalgia, try "His Girl Friday", 1940, Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. You'll need subtitles because everyone's talking faster than a "West Wing" walk-and-talk scene, lol

@jaccilowe3842 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see Anna Nicole Smith. I always kinda felt sorry for her.

@idiotflower Жыл бұрын

Don't want to minimize the contributions of the Coen Brothers, but I just wanted to mention that without Sam Raimi the movie would have had a different outlook on life and a different feeling.

@waterspout8 Жыл бұрын

Definitely. I look at this movie as a Coens/Raimi collab.