Movie connections for
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) More at IMDbPro »

Spin off

The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

References

Safety Last! (1923)
 -  Country boy comes to big city; ends up hanging from clock
Metropolis (1927)
The Informer (1935)
 -  The paper with the "O" follows Norville on the street and blows against his leg as the wanted poster did to Gypo Nolan.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
His Girl Friday (1940)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Meet John Doe (1941)
Saboteur (1942)
 -  The splitting of his pant leg as Mussburger dangles in midair mimics Norman Lloyd's splitting sleeve on the Statue of Liberty.
Executive Suite (1954)
 -  Clock can be heard from the executive suite ringing loudly
The Apartment (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Hud (1963)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Putney Swope (1969)
The Wiz (1978)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rocky III (1982)
 -  Barnes looking at his statue same as Rocky did
Brazil (1985)
Crimewave (1985)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Barton Fink (1991)

Referenced in

Sik san (1996)
"Friends: The One Where Monica and Richard Are Just Friends (#3.13)" (1997)
 -  Video poster seen in the video store
100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
 -  Mentioned in film.
A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
Dark City (1998)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Secretary (2002)
Spider-Man (2002)
Men in Black II (2002)
Southland Tales (2006)
 -  One of Krysta Now's catch phrases ("The Future Is Now") is from the company's tagline.
Hot Fuzz (2007)
 -  The council choruses "the greater good" everytime a principle character mentions the greater good. This is directly lifted from the "Long live The Hud" scene in the Hudsucker board room meeting.

Features

Raising Arizona (1987)

Featured in

"HBO First Look: The Hudsucker Proxy (#1.1)" (1994)
 -  clips

Spoofs

The Lady Eve (1941)
 -  The scene about them meeting in a former life as an Ibex (while at the party on the ship) is straight out of The Lady Eve (Fonda, 1941).
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Karate Kid (1984)
 -  Norville does the crane kick technique in the dream sequence

Spoofed in

Spider-Man (2002)

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