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1991 Certificate 15
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Hudson Hawk (Bruce Willis) has done his time. The infamous cat burglar is released from prison and plans to pursue an honest life. Some of his cronies, however, feel differently and coerce him back into a life of crime. With his best friend, Tommy Five-Tune (Danny Aiello), in tow, Hawk finds himself immersed in a series of .. Read more

Starring Bruce Willis, Richard E. Grant, Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell
Director Michael Lehmann
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Hudson Hawk

Hudson Hawk (Bruce Willis) has done his time. The infamous cat burglar is released from prison and plans to pursue an honest life. Some of his cronies, however, feel differently and coerce him back into a life of crime. With his best friend, Tommy Five-Tune (Danny Aiello), in tow, Hawk finds himself immersed in a series of complex burglaries, culminating with the theft of a priceless Leonardo da Vinci treasure from the Vatican. Every time Hawk thinks he has the situation under control, a new villain is thrown into the mix. A plethora of quirky characters keeps Hawk hopping, including a misguided secret-agent nun (Andie MacDowell), a greedy, megatrendy couple determined to dominate the world (Sandra Bernhard and Richard E. Grant), a ruthless butler (Donald Burton), and a sinister CIA agent (James Coburn) who heads a team of agents nicknamed after candy bars. Director Michael Lehmann (HEATHERS, AIRHEADS) uses slapstick comedy, special effects, and sight gags to keep the action moving at a raucous pace.

Starring Bruce Willis, Richard E. Grant, Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell, Sandra Bernhard, Donald Burton, James Coburn
Director Michael Lehmann
Studio UCA
Run time DVD: 1 hr 35 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired None
Released DVD: 21 Feb 2005
Production year: 1991
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Bruce Willis helped write the story and the title song of this so-called action comedy, in which he stars as a retired cat burglar who is persuaded to return to his criminal activities. There are some good action scenes, especially during the heist of a Leonardo da Vinci artefact, but Willis is not a strong enough screen presence to rise above the poor material. He is good back-up, as he proved in Pulp Fiction, but that's not enough here. As villains, Richard E Grant and Sandra Bernhard are blush-makingly awful — which sadly sums up most of the movie.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • This quirkily amusing piece of vanity film-making is essentially a ludicrously expensive cult movie. Fresh from prison,... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    This is a film?

    Ok. Its not Die Hard. Its not Broken. Its Hudson Hawk! FANTASTIC! Bruce Willis in an excellent break from his normal shoot it if it moves films. Funny tongue in cheek humour from start to finish. This is one of my favourite films and is well worth a watch. For all ages!!!!!!

      • Mike Grundy from Staffordshire, England
      • Posted 19 Nov 2004 21:02

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    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    The Hudson Hawk

    I liked it! A flawed film which flopped at the box office. The Hudson Hawk (Willis) the best cat burglar in New York who times his thefts by the running time of popular music recordings. One of my favourite lines from Danny Five Tunes (Aiello) 'There's been an invention since you've been away its called a watch!' OTT performances by Richard E Grant, Sandra Bernhard and Donald Burton and a preposterous plot line, building an engine to turn base metal into gold causes the film to fall between the two stools of comedy and thriller. Even James Coburn as an ex-CIA man and the delectable Andie MacDowell as an undercover nun couldn't save it. A shame really. Watch out for David Caruso (Horatio Caine - CSI Miami) as a mime.

      • Donensian from Doncaster
      • Posted 24 Aug 2008 10:50

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      Hudson Hawk (Bruce Willis) has done his time. The infamous cat burglar is released from prison and plans to pursue an honest life. Some of his cronies, however, feel differently and coerce him back into a life of crime. With his best friend, Tommy Five-Tune (Danny Aiello), in tow, Hawk finds ...