Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the crazy Mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. If he refuses, they threaten to kill his friend Tommy.
Acting
Richard E Grant's unhinged villain performance
Direction
Michael Lehmann's commitment to the bit
Practical Effects
Ridiculous practical gadgets and Vatican heists
Director
Michael Lehmann
Bruce Willis
Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
Danny Aiello
Tommy Five-Tone
Andie MacDowell
Anna Baragli
James Coburn
George Kaplan
Richard E. Grant
Darwin Mayflower
Sandra Bernhard
Minerva Mayflower
David Caruso
Kit Kat
Frank Stallone Jr.
Cesar Mario
Donald Burton
Alfred
Don Harvey
Snickers
Andrew Bryniarski
Butterfinger
Lorraine Toussaint
Almond Joy
Stefano Molinari
Leonardo Da Vinci
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bruce Willis allegedly rewrote much of the script himself, explaining the tonal whiplash between heist thriller and cartoon comedy.
The film's massive budget and marketing made it synonymous with '90s blockbuster hubris; it nearly killed Bruce Willis's career for years.
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