Hudson hawk bruce willis 1991 movie character profile. Hudson hawk 1991 trailer bruce willis danny aiello youtube. Bruce willis and danny aiello have a blast making robberies while singing show tunes. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the hudson hawk movie on. James coburn, michael lehmann, joel silver, tristar pictures. The misunderstood ambition of hudson hawk the new yorker. Hudson hawk tries to be an action film spoof, but its completely incompetent. The story, cowritten by willis, concerns a cat burglar pressured into stealing precious art, including. Every worst picture winner, from cant stop the music to cats photos 16 march 2020 the wrap.
Hudson hawk, movie with 1955 chrysler imperial limousine. However, before he can savor his favorite beverage, the highly eccentric. He gives into the embarrassing and cool comedy with everything hes got. The story, cowritten by willis, concerns a cat burglar pressured into stealing precious art, including some from the vatican. Hudson hawk is a 1991 action comedy starring bruce willis as the title character, a master thief just out of prison who is blackmailed into performing several art. Bruce willis in hudson hawk 1991 bruce willis and michael lehmann in hudson hawk 1991 sandra bernhard.
Hudson hawk sandra bernhard bruce willis geek culture watch video movie tv costume design concert films. Bruce willis and danny aiello star in this actionadventure movie based upon a cat burglars attempt to steal famous da vinci artworks. This item requires a region specific or multiregion dvd player and compatible tv. Hudson, the worlds most famouw cat burgler, who after 10 years in prison, is ready to go straight. Almost as camp as barbarella though unfortunately less cute and curvaceous, hudson hawk is what noone expects of bruce willis, nor of an 80s 90s action film or even action comedy. This film is revolting in its excessive foul language, senseless violence, black humor, and mocking of god and christianity. Hudson hawk is a early 1990s actionadventureaction comedy. Williss career began in television in 1984, most notably as david addison in moonlighting 19851989, and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles. Michael lehmann directed this postmodernist hash of to catch a thief and the naked gun starring bruce willis as hudson hawk, a cat burglar who wants to go straight, but the circumstances wont allow it.
Hudson hawk bruce willis, hudson hawk, movie scenes. Bruce willis in hudson hawk available on bluray from mill creek entertainment. Walter bruce willis was born on march 19, 1955, in the town of idaroberstein, west germany. Hudson hawk 1991 trailer bruce willis danny aiello. Hudson hawk internet movie firearms database guns in. The basic outline came from its star, bruce willis. The image measures 1650 2392 pixels and was added on 26 august 11. Harrison ford, josh harnett, bruce willis, lena olin, danny aiello, andie macdowell, ron shelton, michael lehmann.
The movie pretty much cratered, critically and commercially. Why it crackles a movie so schizophrenically over the top you cant help but be entertained. The infamous cat burglar is released from prison and plans to pursue an honest life. But then the crazy mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of leonardo da vinci. Given what an atrocity this film is, its hard to believe that bruce willis s career survived it. The action comedy hudson hawk 1991 starring bruce willis has been released on retro vhs style bluray. Gates throat slit by alfred using one of the blades attached to his wrist. Advertisement autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a. Hudson hawk theme written by bruce willis and robert kraft produced by robert kraft and michael kamen performed by dr. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to. Jan 02, 2017 bruce willis and danny aiello are bumbling cat burglars who break into a museum.
While im semikidding, this is a film i was always aware of, but never took the time to sit down and watch. Danny aiello, may he rest in peace, gives a riotous performance as willis friend tommy fivetone. Everybody in the cast overacts but that didnt bother me at all. Williss career began in television in 1984, most notably as david addison in moonlighting 19841989, and has continued both in. Danny aiello, andie macdowell, james coburn, david caruso, lorraine toussaint, frank stallone, sandra bernhard and richard e. Dec 21, 2016 the bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Bruce willis defends hudson hawk for twentynine goddamn. He has been released from ten years in prison for theft. Hudson hawk 1991hd bruce willis, danny aiello youtube. Hollywood homicide hudson hawk double feature bluray. Hudson hawk 1991 a cat burglar is forced to steal da vinci works of art for a world domination plot. Willis is eddie the hawk hudson, the worlds most famouw cat burgler, who after 10 years in prison, is ready to go straight. Hudson hawks kitchensink approach to its blend of action and slapstick results in. Hudson hawk 1991 movie new tv bruce willis youtube.
Critics in 1991 had a sense of humour failure about it, and even these days it looks like this film is still getting watched by too many people who wouldnt. Hudson hawk was one of the most notorious flops of the 90s, still a badmovie punchline over two decades later. Bruce willis movies pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Michael lehmanns criticallyblasted, bigbudget flop stars bruce willis as eddie. Bruce willis, danny aiello, andie macdowell and sandra bernhard star in the funniest actionadventurecomedy ever. His retirement is interrupted, however, when a bizarre wealthy couple, the mayflowers richard. Bruce willis plays cat burglar hudson hawk in a somewhat lame, somewhat bizarre spoof that is redeemed only by the presence of a gorgeous, custombuilt 1955 imperial limousine. Hudson hawk was a 1991 action comedy, starring bruce willis. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the.
Hudson hawk is a 1991 film starring bruce willis while he was still making the transition from comedy roles like moonlighting to his action hero typecasting. On a snowy christmas eve, as he waits for his wifes plane to land at washington dulles international airport, terrorists take over the air traffic control system. Bruce willis movies photo gallery check out just released 24 frames. Bruce willis full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Bruce willis in hudson hawk wearing oliver peoples vintage sunglasses 24 frames. Bruce willis, danny aiello, andie macdowell and sandra bernhard star in the funnies actiondaventurecomedy ever. This is the kind of movie that after years pass will be considered a cult classic. Hudson hawk is the nickname of the master thief played by willis so its also a heist movie. And willis, frankly, shoulders a lot of the blamenot just because he helped think up the crazy story, but because this movie arguably caught him at peak smugness, lazily coasting on his wisedup smirk. Actor and musician bruce willis is well known for playing wisecracking or hardedged characters, often in spectacular action films.
Description hudson hawk bruce willis, the worlds greatest cat burglar, has just gotten out of prison after ten years, and has no plans on going back. Bruce willis looks like hes actually having fun playing the titular cat burglar antihero hudson hawk. Hudson hawk 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The story begins in a precredit sequence that takes place in the renaissance. Willis is eddie the hawk hawkins, the worlds most famous cat burglar, who, after 10 years in prison, is ready to go straight. Hudson hawk came out in 1991, and was an infamous boxoffice bomb, although it looked like it should have been have a huge hit. Bruce willis stars in the title role and also cowrote both the story and the. Hudson hawk publicity still of bruce willis, richard e. An infamous moment in bruce willis film career, 1991s hudson hawk didnt deserve its critical drubbing, simon argues. In hudson hawk, excon hawk bruce willis goes back to using his expertise as a cat burglar to steal renowned european art treasures in rome. However, before he can savor his favorite beverage, the highly eccentric and wealthy darwin mayflower richard e. Feb 08, 2017 hudson hawk 1991 hd bruce willis, danny aiello a cat burglar is forced to steal da vinci works of art for a world domination plot. Hudson hawk michael lehmann in 2020 bruce willis, hudson. 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.
Bruce willis, danny aiello, andie macdowell, richard. Actor and musician bruce willis is well known for playing wisecracking or hardedged characters. Michael lehmanns criticallyblasted, bigbudget flop stars bruce willis as eddie hawkins, a master thief who is blackmailed into one final heist before retirement. Bruce willis s pet project, a madmagazine style takeoff on hollywoodstyle heroism. Walter bruce willis was born on march 19, 1955, in. Older tropers experienced with the actors predie hard career will know this means he mugs a lot and does just about anything for a laugh. The concept for the film actually came from willis and his friend, composer. Hudson hawk a known disaster is notable for me for being a time when bruce willis still had hair and when he still had films come out in theaters. The main character, played by bruce willis, holds the alias of hudson hawk. Critics in 1991 had a sense of humour failure about it, and even these days it looks like this film is still getting watched by too many people who wouldnt like it, and not enough of those who would. Hudson hawk is a 1991 american action comedy film directed by michael lehmann. One of the complaints levelled by director peter farrelly at the reception ot 20s movie 43, was that it wasnt the film its critics were expecting.
Hudson hawk script transcript from the screenplay andor. A cat burglar is forced to steal da vinci works of art for a world domination plot. Hudson hawk dvd, 1999, closed caption subtitled and dubbed. Willis is the oldest of four children with a sister named florence and two brothers, robert deceased and david. Bruce willis returns as john mcclane, an offduty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. Bruce willis s awful, 1991 vanity piece is an abuse of audience goodwill and a waste of a good cast and director michael lehmann of heathers. It put me in the spirit of the movie and i enjoyed myself. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. A film that throughout delivers silly scene after silly scene. Hudson hawk, the movie starring bruce willis, kills off every single character that is considered a villain. If he refuses, they threaten to kill his friend tommy.
In 1991 hudson hawk was a huge failure at the box office. Some of his cronies, however, feel differently and coerce him back into a. With bruce willis, danny aiello, andie macdowell, james coburn. Finally, the hudson hawk script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring bruce willis. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of hudson hawk. Hudson hawk dvd, 1999, closed caption subtitled and. Hudson hawk is definitely one of the worst movies ever made, not only because its so bad, but because it stands as a testament to all the ways that movies can go wrong. Thief extraordinaire hudson hawk bruce willis has just been released from prison and all he wants is a nice cappuccino. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Grant and his equally odd wife, minerva sandra bernhard, rope hawk into an ambitious series of heists. Willis, of course, is a man of many talents, but hes not exactly known as a writer. A film with one of the most boring intros ever imaginable and bruce willis s acting in this film is probably below kindergarten level. The absurd, overthetop comedy and somewhat surreal reality axioms did not win the greater audience over.
Bruce willis, danny aiello, andie macdowell and sandra bernhard star in the funniest actionadventure comedy ever. Michael dryhurst, daniel waters, robert kraft, steven e. Bruce willis is an american actor, film producer, singer, songwriter, and screenwriter. Hudson hawk is a 1991 action comedy starring bruce willis as the title character, a master thief just out of prison who is blackmailed into performing several art heists in the quest to reconstruct a valuable da vinci artifact. Bruce willis is a germanborn american actor, producer singer songwriter screen writer with cheyenne enterprises, and singer. Bruce willis stars in the title role and also cowrote both the story and the theme song. In fact, hudson hawk is the only writing credit in his career. Watch hudson hawk online free crackle watch movies. But on the subject of hudson hawk, bruce, enough is enough. Bruce willis stars in the title role and also cowrote the story. Hudson hawk was a comedic heistconspiracy caper with songs from 1991 with a colorful cast that included willis and danny aiello as wisecracking and occasionally crooning burglars, james coburn as the head of the cia, andie macdowell as an undercover nun, stefano molinari as.