Hudson Hawk (1991)

Director:

Michael Lehmann

Writers (WGA):

Bruce Willis (story) &
Robert Kraft (story) ...

Release Date:

24 May 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

Catch the excitement. Catch the laughter. Catch the Hawk.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Invention From Da Vinci Plans | Dominatrix | Horse | Surreal

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
Danny Aiello	...	Tommy Five-Tone
Andie MacDowell	...	Anna Baragli
James Coburn	...	George Kaplan
Richard E. Grant	...	Darwin Mayflower
Sandra Bernhard	...	Minerva Mayflower
Donald Burton	...	Alfred
Don Harvey	...	Snickers
David Caruso	...	Kit Kat
Andrew Bryniarski	...	Butterfinger
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Almond Joy
Burtt Harris	...	Gates
Frank Stallone	...	Cesar Mario
Carmine Zozzora	...	Antony Mario (as Carmine Zozorra)
Stefano Molinari	...	Leonardo Da Vinci (as Stephano Molinari)

Also Known As:

The Adventures of Hudson Hawk (USA) (working title)
Hudson Hawk - Der Meisterdieb (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Falcão Ataca de Novo, O (Portugal) [pt]
Gentleman et cambrioleur (Canada: French title) [fr]
Gran Halcón, El (Spain) [es]
Höken är lös (Sweden) [sv]
Hudson Hawk (Argentina) [es]
Hudson Hawk - Mästertjuven (Sweden) [sv]
Hudson Hawk - O Falcão Está à Solta (Brazil) [pt]
Hudson Hawk - varkaista parhain (Finland) [fi]
Hudson Hawk, gentleman cambrioleur (France) [fr]
Hudson Hawk, il mago del furto (Italy) [it]
Hudson Hawk, to geraki (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

100 min | Argentina:103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

CDS (digital 35 mm prints) | Dolby SR (analog 35 mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:16 (video rating) | Iceland:14 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | New Zealand:R | Canada:AA

Filming Locations:

American Falls, Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Company:

Ace Bone

Trivia:

Michael Ballhaus was the original Cinematographer on the project, but due to delays and overruns in principal photography he left the project and was replaced by Dante Spinotti.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Eddie, who knows these things, says that the song "Xanadu" is 4 minutes 19 seconds. The song's playtime is 3 minutes 27 seconds.

Quotes:

Anna: Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It's been 1,200 hours since my last confession.
Cardinal: [yawning] Hit me with your best shot.
Anna: I betrayed a man. A good man. An innocent man. A thief.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Howard Stern on Demand: Artie Gambles/Sandra Bernhard" (2006)

Soundtrack:

HUDSON HAWK THEME

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.