The Hudsucker Proxy

by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Sam Raimi

When the head of Hudsucker Industries jumps to his death, the Board of Directors devises a devilish scheme to keep control of the company - appoint as the new President someone who they can push around. Their choice is Norville Barnes - but Norville has a dream of power.

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, known together professionally as the Coen brothers, are four-time Academy Award winning American filmmakers. For more than twenty years, the pair have written and directed numerous successful films, ranging from screwball comedies (O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Raising Arizona, The Hudsucker Proxy) to film noir (Miller's Crossing, Blood Simple, The Man Who Wasn't There, No Country for Old Men), to movies where genres blur together (Fargo, The Big Lebowski, and Barton Fink). The brothers write, direct and produce their films jointly, although until recently Joel received sole credit for directing and Ethan for producing. They often alternate top billing for their screenplays while sharing film credits for editor under the alias Roderick Jaynes. They are known in the film business as "the two-headed director", as they share such a similar vision of what their films are to be that actors say that they can approach either brother with a question and get the same answer.

Reviews

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a novelization of the movie by the Coen brothers. If you liked the movie, this is actually a little better.

[Ming · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious, brilliant screenplay that just works on all levels (apart from maybe the romance that doesn't quite convince on the page, but still).

[Susanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh how I love the Coens.
Saw the movie first & then got a hold on this screenplay. Lovely lovely storytelling with such nice twists and turns.
I recommend it to naive & good-willing people.

[Neve · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like the screenplay is better than the movie cuz the execution lowkey shit. Still love you Coen bros!!

[James Manders · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this after going to see The Hudsucker proxy live, it is one of those films that I think I've only ever seen once, but it is so memorable that I still quote it quite a lot, after really enjoying it live, I decided to buy a dvd and this book I discovered existed..

The book is just the film written down in script form, it's funny, because it is a really good film.
Y'know for kids.