The Hudsucker Proxy
1994111 minutesN/A
4.2
Arcplot Score
📝 Unconventional
Unverified
⭐ 7.0IMDb
🎬 7.3TMDb
📊 0.4Popularity
🏆1 win & 1 nomination
Directed by: Coen Brothers
The violence and high drama of this film is taken directly from recent Polish history. On December 13, 1981 national security forces swoop down on unsuspecting workers of the Wujek mine and arrest a Solidarity leader. Pushed to the limits, the miners call a massive strike, which is specifically forbidden under the martial law. A battle between the heavily armed police and the outnumbered miners ensues, and nine miners are killed.
Arcplot Score Breakdown
Beat Timing Precision5.2/10
Emotional Arc Impact5.5/10
Thematic Consistency2/10
Overall Score4.2/10
Beat Sheet
15 plot points
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
5 min
3
Set-Up
15 min
4
Catalyst
25 min
5
Debate
35 min
6
Break Into Two
45 min
7
B Story
55 min
8
Fun and Games
65 min
9
Midpoint
75 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
85 min
11
All Is Lost
95 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
100 min
13
Break Into Three
105 min
14
Finale
108 min
15
Final Image
111 min
Emotional Arc
+100-10
Plot Points
#1
Opening Image
1 min
Newspaper office, 1950s. Ambitious and quirky.
#2
Theme Stated
5 min
Ambition, corporate absurdity, and ingenuity.
#3
Set-Up
15 min
Norville Barnes arrives, discovers corporate intrigue.
#4
Catalyst
25 min
Norville promoted as figurehead president.
#5
Debate
35 min
Can Norville handle power and remain true to self?
#6
Break Into Two
45 min
Norville launches innovative products. Success and romance bloom.
#7
B Story
55 min
Relationship with Amy, the reporter.
#8
Fun and Games
65 min
Corporate satire, inventions, schemes.
#9
Midpoint
75 min
Boardroom betrayal threatens success.
#10
Bad Guys Close In
85 min
Corporate rivals close in, pressure mounts.
#11
All Is Lost
95 min
Norville is at rock bottom; company threatened.
#12
Dark Night of the Soul
100 min
Reflects on what matters: love and integrity.
#13
Break Into Three
105 min
Turns the tide with clever plan.
#14
Finale
108 min
Triumph professionally and romantically.
#15
Final Image
111 min
Norville flying high, literally and metaphorically, confident and fulfilled.