Hudson Hawk
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Short description
Eddie Hawkins, known as Hudson Hawk, has spent ten years in prison and intends to leave his life of theft behind. His plans collapse when a wealthy and erratic couple, Darwin and Minerva Mayflower, force him back to work by threatening his friend Tommy Five-Tone. What begins as a demand for Leonardo da Vinci pieces grows into a broader scheme involving a device attributed to the artist, and Hawkins finds himself pursued by several interested parties while an operative named Anna Baragli crosses his path.
Michael Lehmann directed the film, his second feature after Heathers, from a screenplay by Steven E. de Souza and Daniel Waters, with Joel Silver producing. Bruce Willis plays Hawkins, Danny Aiello plays Tommy, Andie MacDowell plays Anna, and James Coburn appears as George Kaplan, alongside Richard E. Grant and Sandra Bernhard as the Mayflowers. The production carried a budget of 65 million dollars and returned about 17 million worldwide, a disparity that shaped how the film was received at the time.
Audience scores sit at 5.7 out of 10 on IMDb from roughly 64,000 votes and 5.7 out of 10 on TMDB, while critics gave it 4.6 out of 10 across 46 reviews, a somewhat lower assessment than that of general viewers.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film's title is a parody of the title of the famous detective film "The Maltese Falcon" (1941).
- This was the last film released by TriStar Pictures before it merged with Columbia Pictures, which was experiencing similar financial difficulties. Because the film lost so much money, Sony had to rescue TriStar by buying the remaining shares and reorganizing the company within the newly formed Sony Pictures Entertainment. As with United Artists when they were bought out by MGM, Columbia and Tri-Star allowed TriStar Pictures to retain its own logos and continue making films under its own name.
- Bruce Willis constantly offered new ideas, and the script was repeatedly rewritten during filming.
- A balancing glider model from the Renaissance period played a significant role in the film. This model is not an exact replica of Leonardo da Vinci's (1452-1519) invention. It was created by Aero Vironment of California based on his drawings.
- Filming took place late at night, but New Yorkers still gathered in crowds nearby to watch the process and catch a glimpse of Bruce Willis. The actor later thanked New Yorkers for their interest and patience on television.
- When it came to casting, the filmmakers had no doubts about the actor for the role of Tommy. Danny Aiello (1933-2019) and Bruce Willis had known each other for many years and, according to Aiello, had long wanted to work together. Aiello even postponed the start of another project in order to film with Willis.
- Filming took place from July 9th to December 3rd, 1990.
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