The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
| Release Date | 11 March 1994 |
| Budget | $30,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $3,000,000 |
| Tagline | A Comedy of Invention. |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | UKGermanyUSA |
| Filming Locations | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Black and White, Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Screwball Comedy, Workplace Comedy |
| Mood | Comedy on the Edge |
| Themes | Success is the Best Revenge, Underdogs, Boss From Hell, Fighting the System, Rags To Riches, Office Politics |
| Tones | Easygoing, Madcap, Quirky, Satirical, Witty, Stylish, Whimsical |
| Tags | Big City, Business, Capitalism, Clerk, Clock, Death, Fast Talking, Industry, Mailroom, Manager, Naive, Reporter, Scheme |
The Hudsucker Proxy is a 1994 screwball comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Sam Raimi co-wrote the script and served as second unit director.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Harry Bugin
Aloysius
John Seitz
Benny
Joe Grifasi
Lou
John Wylie
Board Member
I.M. Hobson
Board Member
Gary Allen
Board Member
John Scanlan
Board Member
Richard Woods
Board Member
Jerome Dempsey
Board Member
Peter McPherson
Board Member
David Byrd
Dr. Hugo Bronfenbrenner
Robert Weil
Mail Room Boss
Mary Lou Rosato
Mussburger's Secretary
Ernest Sarracino
Luigi the Tailor
Eleanor Glockner
Mrs. Mussburger
Kathleen Perkins
Mrs. Braithwaite
Joseph Marcus
Sears Braithwaite of Bullard
Barbara Ann Grimes
Mrs. Cardoza
Thom Noble
Thorstenson Finlandson
William Duff-Griffin
Newsreel Scientist
Pamela Everett
Dream Dancer
Arthur Bridgers
The Hula-Hoop Kid
John Cameron
Hudsucker Brainstormer
Skipper Duke
Mr. Grier
Jay Kapner
Mr. Levin
Richard Whiting
Ancient Puzzler
Linda McCoy
Coffee Shop Waitress
Stan Adams
Emcee
Joanne Pankow
Newsreel Secretary
Mario Todisco
Norville's Goon
Colin Fickes
Newsboy
Dick Sasso
Drunk in Alley
Jesse Brewer
Mailroom Screamer
Philip Loch
Mailroom Screamer
Stan Lichtenstein
Mailroom Screamer
Todd Alcott
Mailroom Screamer
Ace O'Connell
Mailroom Screamer
Frank Jeffreys
Mailroom Screamer
Lou Criscuolo
Mailroom Screamer
Michael Earl Reid
Mailroom Screamer
David Hagar
Newsroom Reporter
Willie Reale
Newsroom Reporter
Harvey Meyer
Newsroom Reporter
Tom Toner
Newsroom Reporter
David Fawcett
Newsroom Reporter
Jeff Still
Newsreel Reporter
David Gould
Newsreel Reporter
Gil Pearson
Newsreel Reporter
Marc Garber
Newsreel Reporter
David Massie
Newsreel Reporter
Mark Jeffrey Miller
Newsreel Reporter
Peter Siragusa
Newsreel Reporter
Nelson George
Newsreel Reporter
Michael Houlihan
Newsreel Reporter
Ed Lillard
Newsreel Reporter
Wantland Sandel
New Year's Mob
James Deuter
New Year's Mob
Roderick Peeples
New Year's Mob
Cynthia Baker
New Year's Mob
Steve Head
Security Guard
Jack Rooney
Man at Merchandise Mart
Keith Schrader
Businessman
Director
Writer
Producer
Eric Fellner
executive producer
Graham Place
co-producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Roger Deakins
Editor
Thom Noble
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Casting Director
Donna Isaacson
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John S. Lyons
Production Designer
Dennis Gassner
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Art Director
Leslie McDonald
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Set Decorator
Nancy Haigh
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Costume Designer
Richard Hornung
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Makeup Department
Jean Ann Black
key makeup artist
Susan Buffington
additional hair stylist
Cydney Cornell
hair designer
Gilliane McAlister
additional makeup artist
Lydia Milars
makeup artist
Alyson Murphy
additional hair stylist
Rita Troy
additional hair stylist
Monty Westmore
makeup artist: Mr. Newman
Melissa A. Yonkey
second hair stylist
Lun Yé Hodges
additional hair stylist
James Lacey
additional makeup artist
Sandra S. Orsolyak
additional makeup artist
Production Manager
Terri Clemens
unit manager: Chicago
Alma Kuttruff
production manager
Gilly Ruben
production manager: second unit
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sarah Addington
second assistant director
John Cameron
first assistant director
Vincent Palmo Jr.
second second assistant director
Art Department
J. Todd Anderson
storyboard artist
Steve Arnold
assistant art director
Paige Augustine
set dresser
Kip Bartlett
set dresser
Troy Borisy
lead man: Chicago
Thomas E. Brown
paint supervisor
Linda Cathey
set dresser
Lauren Coccia
art department assistant
Kirk Corwin
property master
Gina B. Cranham
set designer
James M. Davis
construction foreman
Tony Fanning
set designer
Brian Fong
property assistant
Claire Gaul
set dresser
Robert Greenfield
lead man
Todd Hatfield
stand-by painter
Tammy High
construction accountant
Thomas M. Jones
assistant props: Chicago
Leslie 'Tinker' Linville
set dresser
Bill Luckey
assistant property master
John Mikels
stand-by painter: Chicago
Jeff Passanante
construction coordinator
Eric Rosenberg
graphic designer
James Sims
signwriter
Matthew Sullivan
on-set dresser
Richard Toyon
set designer
Richard Waldrop
property master: second unit
K. Drew Fuller
carpenter
Michael J. Hall
carpenter
Lillian Heyward
signwriter
George Lee
painter
John W. Morgan
scenic painter
James Passanante
paint foreman
Michael A. Wells
construction gang boss
Sound Department
Michael Barry
sound re-recording engineer
Allan Byer
production sound mixer
Jean Marie Carroll
sound recordist
Marko A. Costanzo
foley walker
Lee Dichter
sound re-recording engineer
Chris Fielder
sound assistant
Eugene Gearty
sound effects editor
Robert Hein
dialogue editor
Bradford L. Hohle
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Kenton Jakub
adr assistant
Frank Kern
foley editor
Peter F. Kurland
boom operator
Skip Lievsay
supervising sound editor
Sylvia Menno
sound assistant
Eliza Paley
foley editor
Glenfield Payne
apprentice sound editor
Bruce Pross
foley supervisor
Daniel Richter
sound recordist: Chicago
Gail Showalter
adr editor
Philip Stockton
dialogue supervisor
Steven Visscher
foley editor
Fred Rosenberg
dialogue editor
Special Effects
Joseph B. Alexander
fabricator: mechanical effects
Heather Barton
production assistant: mechanical effects
Peter Chesney
mechanical effects
Tom Chesney
technician: mechanical effects
Glenn E. Doell
technician: mechanical effects
Bruce Allan Donnellan
fabricator: mechanical effects
Roderic 'Mick' Duff
leadman: mechanical effects
Joe Heffernan
technician: mechanical effects
Emmet Kane
gang boss: mechanical effects
Ralph Kerr
rigger: mechanical effects, lead fabricator: mechanical effects
Jennifer Lamb
technician: mechanical effects
Jennifer McManus
fabricator: mechanical effects
Phil Notaro
fabricator: mechanical effects
David C. Ryan
technician: mechanical effects
Derek Smith
assistant technician: mechanical effects
Kate Steinberg
effects liaison: mechanical effects
Thomas Zell
technician: mechanical effects
Thomas Quinn
mechanical effects
Visual Effects
Larry Albright
miniature neon: miniature effects
Eric Bartsch
best boy grip: blue screen unit
Ryan Bartsch
best boy grip: visual effects unit
Logan R. Berkshire
key grip: visual effects unit
Richard Brooks Burton
gyrosphere technician: blue screen unit
Steve Cainas
production assistant: blue screen unit
Sean M. Casey
digital matte painter: ILM
Richard L. Cohen
matte painter
Luis Colina
visual effects editor
Mary Corcoran
stand-by modelmaker: miniature effects
Chris Cowan
key modelmaker: miniature effects
Joe D'Alessandro
camera assistant: visual effects unit
Louis F. DiFelice
production coordinator: blue screen unit
Kat Dillon
co-producer: visual effects unit
Bob Finley III
gaffer: blue screen unit
R.C. David Freund
key modelmaker: miniature effects
David Fuhrer
digital artist: CFC
Leila Gilbert
model shop controller: miniature effects
Peter Girolami
best boy electric: visual effects unit
Henry Gonzales
crew chief: miniature effects
Roy Goode
lead model mechanics: miniature effects
Chris Gorak
designer: miniature effects
Rufus Granger Jr.
dolly grip: blue screen unit, key grip: blue screen unit
Ron Gress
lead model painter: miniature effects
Tom Griep
key modelmaker: miniature effects
Pete Hanson
digital compositor: CFC
Sarkis Hardy
model shop foreman: miniature effects
Gerald D. Hatchell
grip: blue screen unit
Peter Hawkins
rigger: visual effects unit
Adam Hill
key modelmaker: miniature effects
Tom Hinson Sr.
key rigging grip: blue screen unit
Edward Hirsh
project manager: blue screen unit
Diane Holland
digital matte painter: ILM
Ian Hunter
chief modelmaker: miniature effects
Paul Huston
digital matte painter: ILM
Parker Jason Jarvis
production assistant: visual effects unit
Karen Williams Kane
camera assistant: blue screen unit
Charles Laughon
video playback: blue screen unit
Jeffrey A. Leake
key modelmaker: miniature effects
Jennifer Luther
assistant coordinator: visual effects unit
Kim Marks
director of photography: blue screen unit
Gary Marvis
key modelmaker: miniature effects
Jeff Matakovich
additional opticals: Optical Illusions, Inc.
Michael J. McAlister
visual effects supervisor, visual effects producer
Patrick McAllister
electrician: blue screen unit
Roni McKinley
digital matte painter: ILM
Heather Eloise McLellan
production assistant: blue screen unit
Robert T. Morales
key modelmaker: miniature effects
Michelle Morgan
key modelmaker: miniature effects
Mark Nelmes
digital compositor: CFC
Kerry Nordquist
digital matte painter: ILM
Michael O'Brien
motion control rigger: visual effects unit
Gail Oda
production coordinator: miniature effects
David Owen
digital matte painter: ILM
Chris Panton
digital compositor: CFC
Arnold Peterson
motion control technician: visual effects unit , assistant camera: visual effects unit
Alan Pickelsimer
electrician: blue screen unit
Janos Pilenyi
additional opticals: Reel Effects
Joshua Pines
digital matte painter: ILM
Jeff Pyle
key modelmaker: miniature effects
Renee Rabache
model painter: miniature effects
Martin Rosenberg
motion control supervisor: visual effects unit
Daniel Samppala
stand-by modelmaker: miniature effects
Joan Schneider
model shop purchaser: miniature effects
Paula Schneider
key modelmaker: miniature effects
Scott Schneider
key modelmaker: miniature effects
Dennis Schultz
key modelmaker: miniature effects
David Schwarz
key modelmaker: miniature effects
Jerry Siegel
additional opticals: Eastern Optical EFX
Kyle Silver
intern: visual effects unit
Russ Simpson
miniature window manufacturer: miniature effects
Janek Sirrs
digital compositor: CFC
Robert Spurlock
miniature effects
Rachael Steegar
intern: visual effects unit
Mark Stetson
miniature effects
Erik Stohl
lead model electronics: miniature effects
Mark Sullivan
matte painter
Tommy Ray Sullivan
gaffer: visual effects unit
Stephen Thompson
best boy electric: blue screen unit
Pat Turner
director of photography: visual effects unit
Yusei Uesugi
digital matte painter: ILM
Dick Van Newkirk
grip: blue screen unit
Mark Vogel
electrician: blue screen unit
Bruce Walters
digital matte painter: ILM
Chris Watts
coordinator: visual effects unit, visual effects editor
Alan Williams
rigger: visual effects unit
George Willis
key modelmaker: miniature effects
Janet Yale
digital compositor: CFC
Dana Yuricich
crew chief: miniature effects
Michael Arias
computer graphics: title and newsreel sequences
Ed Blakely
visual effects video assist operator
Tom Gleason
special effects model maker
W.D. Hill
rigging grip: visual effects unit
Andy Hudson
visual effects
Kim Libreri
senior software engineer
Edson Williams
digital artist
Stunts
John Copeman
stunts
Don Hewitt
stunts
Jery Hewitt
stunts, stunt coordinator
Dean Mumford
stunts
Tracey Cuesta
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
William Allen Jr.
grip: Chicago
Bruce Atwater
rigging grip
Michael Bonsignore
company grip
Jim Bridges
unit photographer, special photographer
Stephen Brock
electrician
Robin Brown
first assistant camera
Kristina Byrd
second assistant camera: second unit
Scott Canfield
rigging electrician
Kurt Chatfield
rigger
Steve Cohagan
best boy electric: second unit
Thomas C. Cook
company grip
Kelly Curry
electrician
Louis DiCesare
gaffer: second unit
Lynn Dodson
rigging electrician
Richard Eliano
first assistant camera: second unit
Paul Elliott
director of photography: second unit
Brian Fitzsimons
best boy grip
Richie Ford
rigging gaffer
Dennis Gamiello
key grip
Mark Graves
rigging electrician
Bruce Hamme
dolly grip
Russell Hardee
rigging grip
Billy Hendricks
rigging electrician
Marc Hirschfeld
Steadicam assistant
Robert Hoelen
company grip
Thomas A. Holland
generator operator: second unit
Derek Jensen
grip: second unit
Jeremy Knaster
electrician
Ron Leahy
grip: Chicago
Mark R. Lindberg
electrician: Chicago
John Lowry
head rigging grip
Robin Melhuish
second assistant camera
William Moore
assistant chief lighting technician
Mike Moyer
electrician: Chicago
Thomas C. Nisbet
electrician
Robert Noe
rigger
Bill O'Leary
chief lighting technician
Steven Pehl
best boy grip: second unit
Michael Pizzuto
key grip: second unit
Rick Raphael
Steadicam operator
Allan 'Pepe' Richardson
rigger
Peyton Skelton
grip: second unit
Bill Summers
grip: second unit
Fleather D. Thomas III
rigger
Jack Vollers
electrician: second unit
Adam Hinson
rigging grip
Cristiano Palermi
rigging set lighting technician
Casting Department
Matthew Barry
casting assistant
Sandra Dawes
casting: North Carolina
Tracy Kilpatrick
casting assistant
Arnold Mungioli
casting assistant
Christine Sheaks
casting assistant
Sally Tannenbaum
casting assistant
Mark A. Ridge
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tammy Adams
extras set costumer
Mark Bridges
additional costume designer
Patrick Dorman
additional assistant costume designer
Lisa A. Doyle
extras set costumer
Joie Hutchinson
extras costume supervisor
Karen Naser
costume draper
Elizabeth Passman
assistant set costumer: Chicago
Ellen Ryba
costume supervisor
Keith Taylor
wardrobe supervisor: second unit
Anna M. Welcome
assistant costume supervisor
Dale Wibben
costume draper: Ms. Leigh, costume cutter: Ms. Leigh
Mary Zophres
assistant costume designer
Catherine Bayley
wardrobe production assistant
Susan J. Bonno-Buckner
wardrobe assistant
Deborah Pollard Matthews
costumer
Alice Powell
seamstress
Editorial Department
Nick Dibeneditto
negative cutter: N&D Film & Video
David Diliberto
apprentice editor
Carol A. Ellison Fleming
assistant editor
John Finklea
assistant editor
Music Department
Emile Charlap
music contractor
Edmund Choi
assistant to composer
Michael Farrow
music scoring mixer
Todd Kasow
music adaptor, music editor
Sonny Kompanek
orchestrator
Shari Schwartz
music assistant
Edgar De Lange
composer: song "Flying Home"
John Moses
musician: clarinetist
Transportation Department
Michael Brockman
driver: Mr. Newman
Calvin Chin
transportation captain: Chicago
Richard Deangelo
transportation coordinator: Chicago
Lynda Dedmon
driver
Cathie Hegler Godwin
driver
Jeff Long
transportation captain
David Outlaw
driver
Bill Pitts
transportation coordinator
Greg Stancil
driver
Robert Wallace
driver
Other Crew
Raymond Bulinski
craft service: Chicago
Susan Carpenter
key set production assistant: second unit
Dan Cracchiolo
executive: Silver Pictures
George Davis
set medic
Wesley Fata
choreographer
Holly Gent Palmo
production coordinator
Karen Ruth Getchell
assistant production coordinator
Chris Gilmer
production coordinator: second unit
Rob Goldman
office production assistant
Robert Grindrod
production accountant
Margaret Hayes
large Marge
James Alan Hensz
set production assistant
Therese Honeycutt
craft service
Art Hoover
caterer
Thomas Johnston
script supervisor
Larry Kaplan
unit publicist
Margaret Ann Mccourt
accountant: Chicago
Peter McManus
first assistant accountant
Heidi Mehltretter
location coordinator
Kimberly K. Miller
location coordinator: Chicago
Donald Murphy
set production assistant
Stephanie P. O'Brien
set production assistant
Darice O'Mara
assistant: Mr. Newman
Barry J. Phillips
third assistant accountant
Macall B. Polay
second assistant accountant
Wendy Richardson
production secretary
Karol Griffiths
assistant: Joel and Ethan Coen
Sharon Smith
assistant craft service
O'Brian Tomalin
assistant: Mr. Robbins
George Whitley
office production assistant
Ken Young
caterer
Randall Balsmeyer
title designer
James J. Burke
stand-in: Tim Robbins
Alexander Johnston
location coordinator: Wilmington, NC
Steve Kraus
dailies projectionist
Gerald F. Nichols
production assistant
Thanks
Senor Greazer
special thanks
Production Company
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
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PolyGram Filmproduktion
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Silver Pictures
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Working Title Films
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Distributor
Asmik Ace Entertainment
Cine Saison
Columbia TriStar Home Video
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Europa Carat
Laurenfilm
Pan Européenne Distribution
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
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Rank Film Organization
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Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)
Universal Pictures (Spain)
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Warner Home Video
Special Effects
Design FX Company
Stetson Visual Services Inc.
Computer Film Company, The (CFC)
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Chandler Group, The
HunterGratzner Industries
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Miscellaneous
Balsmeyer and Everett
main title sequence designed and produced by
C-5
sound services by
Chicago Board of Trade, The
special thanks
Chicago Film Office, The
special thanks
Du Art Film Laboratories
dailies by
Early Halloween
special thanks
Eastern Optical EFX
additional opticals
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, The
special thanks
Helmsley-Spear
special thanks
Illinois Film Office, The
special thanks
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
acknowledgment
International Film Guarantors
completion guaranty provided through
Joe Dunton & Company
special thanks
Ken and Art's Catering
catering
N&D Film and Video
negative cutting
North Carolina Film Office
special thanks
Optical Illusions
additional opticals
Otto Nemenz International
Arriflex cameras supplied by
Owners and Management of The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois
special thanks
Raleigh News and Observer
special thanks
Reel Effects
additional opticals
Sound One Corporation
sound services by
Syzygy Digital Cinema
"Tidbits of Time" logo by, computer graphics for main title sequence
Wilmington, N.C. City Manager's Office
special thanks
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