The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) is a screwball comedy film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen about the invention of the hula hoop. It stars Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. (The film is not an accurate portrayal of the hula hoop's creation.)

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1994 - Screwball comedy - Film - Joel and Ethan Coen - Hula hoop - Tim Robbins - Paul Newman - Jennifer Jason Leigh

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At $40,000,000 (USD), Hudsucker had the largest budget of any Coen film until Intolerable Cruelty, but it was a box office flop, grossing less than $3,000,000 in the US.

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USD - Intolerable Cruelty

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The score was composed by Carter Burwell and sampled many themes from Khachaturian's Sabre Dance. One of the film's narrative devices is repeated reference to the wheel of fortune.

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Carter Burwell - Khachaturian's - Sabre Dance - Wheel of fortune

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