| A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 11, 1994 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Joel Coen |
| Writer: | Joel Coen, Sam Raimi, Ethan Coen |
| Genres: | Comedy, Fantasy, Drama |
| Keywords | suicide, new york city, corruption, new year's eve, journalist, inventor, undercover, plan, boss, investigation, industry, money, screwball comedy, board, stocks, 1950s, hula hoop |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Silver Pictures, Working Title Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,800,000
Budget: $25,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 05, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tim Robbins | Norville Barnes |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | Amy Archer |
| Paul Newman | Sidney J. Mussburger |
| Charles Durning | Waring Hudsucker |
| John Mahoney | Chief |
| Jim True-Frost | Buzz |
| Bill Cobbs | Moses |
| Bruce Campbell | Smitty |
| Harry Bugin | Aloysius |
| John Seitz | Benny |
| Joe Grifasi | Lou |
| Roy Brocksmith | Board Member |
| I.M. Hobson | Board Member |
| John Scanlan | Board Member |
| Jerome Dempsey | Board Member |
| John Wylie | Board Member |
| Gary Allen | Board Member |
| Richard Woods | Board Member |
| Peter McPherson | Board Member |
| David Byrd | Dr. Hugo Bronfenbrenner |
| Christopher Darga | Mail Room Orienter |
| Patrick Cranshaw | Ancient Sorter |
| Robert Weil | Mail Room Boss |
| Mary Lou Rosato | Mussburger's Secretary |
| Ernest Sarracino | Luigi the Tailor (as Ernie Sarracino) |
| Eleanor Glockner | Mrs. Mussburger |
| Kathleen Perkins | Mrs. Braithwaite |
| Joseph Marcus | Sears Braithwaite of Bullard |
| Peter Gallagher | Vic Tenetta |
| Noble Willingham | Zebulon Cardozo |
| Barbara Ann Grimes | Mrs. Cardozo |
| Thom Noble | Thorstenson Finlandson |
| Steve Buscemi | Beatnik Barman |
| William Duff-Griffin | Newsreel Scientist |
| Anna Nicole Smith | Za-Za |
| Pamela Everett | Dream Dancer |
| Arthur Bridgers | The Hula-Hoop Kid |
| Sam Raimi | Hudsucker Brainstormer |
| John Cameron | Hudsucker Brainstormer |
| Skipper Duke | Mr. Grier |
| Jay Kapner | Mr. Levin |
| Jon Polito | Mr. Bumstead |
| Richard Whiting | Ancient Puzzler |
| Linda McCoy | Coffee Shop Waitress |
| Stan Adams | Emcee |
| John Goodman | Newsreel Announcer (voice) |
| 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 |
| Richard Schiff | Mailroom Screamer |
| Frank Jeffreys | Mailroom Screamer |
| Lou Criscuolo | Mailroom Screamer |
| Michael Earl Reid | Mailroom Screamer |
| Mike Starr | Newsroom Reporter |
| 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 |
| Mike 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Copeman | Stunts |
| Tracey Cuesta | Stunts |
| Tracy Kilpatrick | Casting Assistant |
| Tony Fanning | Set Designer |
| J. Todd Anderson | Storyboard Artist |
| Paige Augustine | Set Dresser |
| Linda Cathey | Set Dresser |
| Robin Brown | First Assistant Camera |
| Allan Byer | Production Sound Mixer |
| Bill Luckey | Assistant Property Master |
| Gilliane McAlister | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Rita Troy | Additional Hairstylist |
| Ellen Ryba | Costume Supervisor |
| Bruce Hamme | Dolly Grip |
| Bill O'Leary | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Stephen Brock | Electrician |
| Jeff Passanante | Construction Coordinator |
| Gail Showalter | ADR Editor |
| Eliza Paley | Foley Editor |
| Chris Fielder | Sound Assistant |
| Jeff Long | Transportation Captain |
| Lynda Dedmon | Driver |
| Christine Sheaks | Casting Assistant |
| Theresa Honeycutt | Craft Service |
| Richard Hornung | Costume Designer |
| Michael J. McAlister | Visual Effects Supervisor, Visual Effects Producer |
| Dean Mumford | Stunts |
| Nancy Haigh | Set Decoration |
| Wendy Richardson | Production Secretary |
| Peter McManus | First Assistant Accountant |
| John S. Lyons | Casting |
| Leslie McDonald | Art Direction |
| Sarah Addington | Second Assistant Director |
| Robert Grindrod | Production Accountant |
| Sandra Dawes | Casting |
| Gina B. Cranham | Set Designer |
| Eric Rosenberg | Graphic Designer |
| Robert Greenfield | Leadman |
| Leslie 'Tinker' Linville | Set Dresser |
| Matthew Sullivan | On Set Dresser |
| Rick Raphael | Steadicam Operator |
| Kirk Corwin | Property Master |
| Lydia Milars | Makeup Artist |
| Cydney Cornell | Hair Designer |
| Susan Buffington | Additional Hairstylist |
| Brian Fitzsimons | Best Boy Grip |
| Bruce Atwater | Rigging Grip |
| Jeremy Knaster | Electrician |
| Richie Ford | Rigging Gaffer |
| Todd Hatfield | Standby Painter |
| Luis Colina | Visual Effects Editor |
| Robert Hein | Dialogue Editor |
| Frank Kern | Foley Editor |
| Sylvia Menno | Sound Assistant |
| Gregory Stancil | Driver |
| Michael Brockman | Driver |
| Arnold Mungioli | Casting Assistant |
| Sally Tannenbaum | Casting Assistant |
| Kelly Curry | Electrician |
| Donald Murphy | Set Production Assistant |
| Thom Noble | Editor |
| William 'Bill' Pitts | Transportation Coordinator |
| Alma Kuttruff | Production Manager |
| Thomas Johnston | Script Supervisor |
| Heidi Mehltretter | Location Coordinator |
| Macall B. Polay | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Steve Arnold | Assistant Art Director |
| Lauren Coccia | Art Department Assistant |
| Claire Gaul | Set Dresser |
| Kip Bartlett | Set Dresser |
| Robin Melhuish | Second Assistant Camera |
| Peter F. Kurland | Boom Operator |
| Jean Ann Black | Key Makeup Artist |
| Monty Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Alyson Murphy | Additional Hairstylist |
| Dennis Gamiello | Key Grip |
| Russell Hardee | Rigging Grip |
| William Moore | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Thomas C. Nisbet | Electrician |
| James M. Davis | Construction Foreman |
| Wesley Fata | Choreographer |
| Carol A. Ellison Fleming | Assistant Editor |
| Bruce Pross | Foley Supervisor |
| Steven Visscher | Foley Editor |
| Glenfield Payne | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| David Outlaw | Driver |
| Cathie Hegler Godwin | Driver |
| Stephanie P. O'Brien | Set Production Assistant |
| Sharon Smith | Assistant Craft Service |
| Paul Elliott | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Joel Coen | Writer, Director |
| Skip Lievsay | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sam Raimi | Second Unit Director, Writer |
| Donna Isaacson | Casting |
| Jery Hewitt | Stunt Coordinator, Stunts |
| Don Hewitt Sr. | Stunts |
| John Cameron | First Assistant Director |
| Vincent Palmo Jr. | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Holly Gent | Production Coordinator |
| Richard Toyon | Set Designer |
| Tricia Cooke | Assistant Editor |
| James Alan Hensz | Set Production Assistant |
| Matthew Barry | Casting Assistant |
| Bill Anagnos | Stunt Driver |
| Janek Sirrs | Digital Compositor |
| Dennis Gassner | Production Design |
| Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Ethan Coen | Writer |
| Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Graham Place | Co-Producer |
| Eric Fellner | Executive Producer |
| Tim Bevan | Executive Producer |
| Ethan Coen | Producer |
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