DO HAVE QUESTIONS FOR BRUCE ABOUT HUDSON HAWK?

Okay. Just for the record, I really rate Hudson Hawk – I think it’s a great caper movie and I think that much of the hostility levelled at it by film critics back in 1991 was because they considered it a Bruce Willis ‘vanity project’. The knives came out and the films doom was sealed.

My question to Bruce or the makers of the film, particularly Michael Lehmann and Joel Silver is “Do you feel the film would have fared better had it been released more recently, when self-referential films have a greater appreciation?

It’s funny because, Hudson Hawk and the much maligned Last Action Hero are very enjoyable, pop-culture saturated films that in my opinion, would have reached a far wider audience nowadays - just wondered what the makers feel…

Hudson Hawk is one of my favorite movies

Maybe you could ask him was he overly upset it did poorly with all the vanity movie jibes when looking back it seems like a classic Bruce Willis wisecracking style movie and is holding up very well despite the age.

Also during the movie the Paparazzi hounded Bruce and Andie MacDowell and published photos of them kissing during the movie and made out it was real life. Was this his first experience of this type of intrusion on a movie set?

Looking forward to the DVD.

First of all, I love this movie. The singing, the humour, the heists... It's fun to walk away from a movie with a smile on your face, and to keep talking about it for days after. That's how I feel about Hudson Hawk. That being said:

1- Where did the idea come from to have the burglars sing their way through the jobs? How were the songs picked?

2- Was it hard to come up with many ways to ruin a Cappuccino?

3- As stated above, do you think it would be more of a "commercial success" if it came out today?

4- If the Special Edition DVD is a huge success, would there be the possibility of reprising the role? Possibly a slightly older Tommy and Eddie going on another wacky adventure? : )

Bruce, Mr. Willis, thanks again for doing what you do so well.

Frank.

This is a classic example of how the critics can destroy a great movie by simply being critics. The reverse is true as well - I can't count how many movies were critically acclaimed but I thought stunk.

I rented Hudson Hawk beacuse when it came out, it was in theaters for about 5 days. I never had a chance to see it until years later. I own it now and it remains in my collection. Every once in a while when we have company I'll show I know it's one movie no one's seen. Everyone loves it and they always comment, "I never even heard about this movie." or "I remember this and wasn't it supposed to suck?" I recently gave a copy to a friend for a birthday. He'd never seen it and he laughed until I had to pause the movie. I was afraid he was going to die from lack of oxygen.

Ok, so my question - and I will buy the extended DVD version the day it comes out -

With such negative criticism and bad reviews tainting the original realease, what does Bruce think of the cult following that has surfaced since then?

It was such a big financial flop when it came out that it nearly destroyed several careers, including his own. Has it made up for that in DVD/video sales ?

I think this movie is a masterpiece, however, I don't think it was by design. I believe he just wanted to make a fun movie about a fun topic. What was his original intent in his own words? Looking back at it, and we can be honest now, was it a vanity project? Was it a mistake or does he stand by his work?

By the way, I've met him and his former wife Demi. I am one of the police officers who worked security for his wedding in SC years ago. They were very nice to all us us and I've been a fan of his work for many year.