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-->-- '''Hudson Hawk'''

''Hudson Hawk'' is a 1991 film starring Creator/BruceWillis while he was still making the transition from comedy roles like ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'' to his ActionHero typecasting. Older tropers experienced with the actor's pre-''Film/DieHard'' career will know this means he [[LargeHam mugs a lot]] and does just about [[RuleOfFunny anything for a laugh]]. And he still has hair (well, mostly ... reportedly, a significant part of why the film went over budget was that Willis insisted on [[https://moneyhoesandclothes.wordpress.com/tag/cgi-hair-replacement/ CGI to hide his thinning hairline]]).

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-->-- '''Hudson -->--'''Hudson Hawk'''

''Hudson Hawk'' is a 1991 action comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann and starring Creator/BruceWillis while he in the title role, with a supporting cast that includes Creator/DannyAiello, Creator/AndieMacDowell, Creator/JamesCoburn, Creator/RichardEGrant, and Sandra Bernhard.

The film was made at a time when Bruce Willis
was still making the transition from comedy roles like ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'' to his ActionHero typecasting. Older tropers experienced with the actor's pre-''Film/DieHard'' career will know this means he [[LargeHam mugs a lot]] and does just about [[RuleOfFunny anything for a laugh]]. And he still has hair (well, mostly ... reportedly, a significant part of why the film went over budget was that Willis insisted on [[https://moneyhoesandclothes.wordpress.com/tag/cgi-hair-replacement/ CGI to hide his thinning hairline]]).
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* AndStarring: The opening cast roll ends with "and Creator/JamesCoburn."
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* {{Narrator}}: Creator/WilliamConrad narrates the film.

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** The Pope's postal subway.



** Cesar and Antony Mario, after setting up the explosion at the auction house, die in a fiery explosion when their ambulance flips over.
** Darwin and Minerva Mayflower both die from the gold machine they have been spending all film trying to make work.



** [[spoiler: Minerva actually gets coated in Bronze, making it a [[BrickJoke Brick Joke]] from the prologue (Hawk's sabotage of the crystal assembly makes the machine do what Da Vinci was trying to accomplish at the begining)]].

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** [[spoiler: Minerva actually gets coated in Bronze, making it a [[BrickJoke Brick Joke]] from the prologue (Hawk's sabotage of the crystal assembly makes the machine do what Da Vinci was trying to accomplish at the begining)]].beginning)]].
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** Snickers constantly chuckles under his breath.
** Almond Joy delights in others' suffering.


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** George Kaplan is the spy Cary Grant's mistaken for in ''Film/NorthByNorthwest''.
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%%* UseYourHead* UseYourHead: When Anna is kept prisoner by Minerva, she escapes by stomping her foot and headbutting her out cold.
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* VillainsDyingGrace: Kit-Kat helps Anna escape from her bindings after being mortally wounded.

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* VillainsDyingGrace: Kit-Kat helps Anna escape from her bindings after being betrayed and mortally wounded.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Hawk and Tommy' insults at one point make Snickers laugh so hard his drink comes out of his nose.

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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Hawk and Tommy' Tommy's insults at one point make Snickers Butterfinger laugh so hard his drink comes out of his nose.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Hawk and Tommy' insults at one point make Snickers laugh so hard his drink comes out of his nose.
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** Butterfinger handles a fight with Hawk pretty well until the latter resorts to a GroinAttack.
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* ShoutOut: The locks on the time bombs play the ring tone from the Flint Phone in ''Our Man Flint''. Considering James Coburn's in this one, not terribly inappropriate.

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* ShoutOut: The locks on the time bombs Mayflowers' electronic handcuffs play the ring tone from the Flint Phone in ''Our Man Flint''. Considering James Coburn's in this one, not terribly inappropriate.
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* RuleOfThree: Hudson takes on three heists.
** Subverted: Only two of Hudson's heists are with Tommy, thus only two capers have the "trademark" synchronized singing. Meanwhile, a fourth heist is done offscreen by Kaplan's crew.
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** Butterfinger, when Minerva shoots him with the double crossbow. He looks mostly just confused. Confounded, she shoots him again, but he spits out a little blood, then walks out into the hallway to talk to Kaplan before finally collapsing.

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** Eddie in the auction house, when he realizes he just accidentally called Anna a [[ItMakesSenseInContext
constipated warthog]].

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** Eddie in the auction house, when he realizes he just accidentally called Anna a [[ItMakesSenseInContext
[[ItMakesSenseInContext constipated warthog]].
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** Later, he appears wearing the same dress and hairstyle as Anna, which surprises even her.
** Also, Igg and Ook, twin henchmen


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** Eddie in the auction house, when he realizes he just accidentally called Anna a [[ItMakesSenseInContext
constipated warthog]].
** Eddie again, while Anna is inspecting the fake Sforza and makes a face.

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* TapOnTheHead: While Eddie and Tommy are infiltrating Leonardo Da Vinci's castle, they lure two guards over to them and knock each of them out with one punch.

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* TapOnTheHead: TapOnTheHead
** When Eddie first meets the CIA Candy Bars, Kaplan punches him in the face and knocks him out. Eddie falls backward into a box full of styrofoam peanuts.
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While Eddie and Tommy are infiltrating Leonardo Da da Vinci's castle, they lure two guards over to them and knock each of them out with one punch.
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* TripTrap: During the theft of the Sforza (horse statue), two guards go after Eddie and Tommy. Tommy runs to one side and pulls on a rope, causing the guards to trip on it and fall down.
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*** [[spoiler: He actually does finally drink it. The freeze frame is him tossing the cup over his shoulder after drinking.]]

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*** **** [[spoiler: He actually does finally drink it. The freeze frame is him tossing the cup over his shoulder after drinking.]]
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** Also, the entire plot is centered around Da Vinci’s machine that somehow acts like the Philosopher’s Stone ... but Da Vinci wasn’t an alchemist and didn’t have a high opinion of the craft.
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** [[spoiler: Hudson Hawk deliberately sabotaging the assembly of the crystal causes Minerva to be coated in Bronze, which was the machine's original purpose in the prologue]].

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** [[spoiler: **[[spoiler: Hudson Hawk deliberately sabotaging the assembly of the crystal causes Minerva to be coated in Bronze, which was the machine's original purpose in the prologue]].
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** [[Hudson Hawk deliberately sabotaging the assembly of the crystal causes Minerva to be coated in Bronze, which was the machine's original purpose in the prologue]].

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** [[Hudson **[[spoiler: Hudson Hawk deliberately sabotaging the assembly of the crystal causes Minerva to be coated in Bronze, which was the machine's original purpose in the prologue]].
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**[[Hudson Hawk deliberately sabotaging the assembly of the crystal causes Minerva to be coated in Bronze, which was the machine's original purpose in the prologue]].
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** [[spoiler: Minerva actually gets coated in Bronze, making it a [[BrickJoke Brick Joke]] from the prologue (Hawk's sabotage of the crystal assembly makes the machine do what DiVinci was trying to accomplish at the begining)]].

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** [[spoiler: Minerva actually gets coated in Bronze, making it a [[BrickJoke Brick Joke]] from the prologue (Hawk's sabotage of the crystal assembly makes the machine do what DiVinci Da Vinci was trying to accomplish at the begining)]].
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** [[spoiler: Minerva actually gets coated in Bronze, making it a [[BrickJoke Brick Joke]] from the prologue]].

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** [[spoiler: Minerva actually gets coated in Bronze, making it a [[BrickJoke Brick Joke]] from the prologue]].prologue (Hawk's sabotage of the crystal assembly makes the machine do what DiVinci was trying to accomplish at the begining)]].
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-->'''George Kaplan:''' MY PENSION!

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-->'''George Kaplan:''' MY PENSION!PENSION!\\
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'''George Kaplan:''' MY PENSION!

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'''George -->'''George Kaplan:''' MY PENSION!
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****[[spoiler: He actually does finally drink it. The freeze frame is him tossing the cup over his shoulder after drinking.]]


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**[[spoiler: Minerva actually gets coated in Bronze, making it a [[BrickJoke Brick Joke]] from the prologue]].


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**Actually James Coburn is hamming it up quite well.
'''George Kaplan:''' MY PENSION!
'''George Kaplan:''' God, I miss communism. The Red Threat! People were scared, the Agency had some respect, and I got laid every night!
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Once Kit Kat is shot by the Mayflowers, he unties Anna and gives her a card saying "I always liked you" before he dies.
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* BloodFromTheMouth: Kit Kat's mouth drips with blood when Minerva shoots him down with arrows.

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* BloodFromTheMouth: Kit Kat's Butterfinger’s mouth drips with blood when Minerva shoots him down with arrows.
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* EmbarrassingSlide: The Mayflowers document their robbery with a slide show, but their S&M play gets accidentally included in the presentation. "Damned Photomat assholes!"

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* EmbarrassingSlide: The Mayflowers document their robbery with a slide show, but their S&M play gets accidentally included in the presentation. "Damned Photomat Fotomat assholes!"

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