"Hudson Hawk" in my opinion is a real stinker. Bruce Willis in the title role tries his best to be funny. He isn't. There are several ridiculous scenes throughout the movie not the least is Willis and co-star Danny Aiello singing "Swinging on a Star" during a heist.
There are villains galore in the story. The leaders of the gang are the Mayflowers, Darwin (Richard E. Grant) and his sister Minerva (Sandra Berhard) - both way over the top. A visibly aging James Coburn turns up as associate George Caplin the man who framed Hawk into a 10 year jail sentence.
Also along are Donald Burton as the "knife up the sleeve" villain and Don Harvey, David Carouso, Andrew Bryniarski, and Lorraine Toussaini as the Candy Bar (or some such title) gang and if that were not enough we have Frank Stallone (brother of Sly) and Carmine Zozzora as the Mario brothers.
The story has Hawk being released from prison after 10 years. He joins up with his partner Tommy Five-Tone (now there's a name for you). Hawk you see is a renowned burglar who is pursed by the bad guys to rob several institutions of works of art created by Leonardo da Vinci.
It seems that Leonardo built a machine in the 15th century that will turn lead into gold. The machine is driven by a prism like device that is broken into several pieces and hidden within several works of art. It's still around apparently, in the 20th century.
The various villains coerce Hawk into robbing several institutions including the Vatican of their treasures. And here's the best, Anna Baragli (Andie McDowell) is a NUN working under cover for the Vatican.
Well there's several chases including Willis riding a guerney on the free way, explosions and many impossible stunts (well done mind you). And oh yes, Willis and Aiello break out with "Side By Side" as they blow up da Vinci's castle.
Willis was not nearly as good as he thought he was during this stage of his career.
There are villains galore in the story. The leaders of the gang are the Mayflowers, Darwin (Richard E. Grant) and his sister Minerva (Sandra Berhard) - both way over the top. A visibly aging James Coburn turns up as associate George Caplin the man who framed Hawk into a 10 year jail sentence.
Also along are Donald Burton as the "knife up the sleeve" villain and Don Harvey, David Carouso, Andrew Bryniarski, and Lorraine Toussaini as the Candy Bar (or some such title) gang and if that were not enough we have Frank Stallone (brother of Sly) and Carmine Zozzora as the Mario brothers.
The story has Hawk being released from prison after 10 years. He joins up with his partner Tommy Five-Tone (now there's a name for you). Hawk you see is a renowned burglar who is pursed by the bad guys to rob several institutions of works of art created by Leonardo da Vinci.
It seems that Leonardo built a machine in the 15th century that will turn lead into gold. The machine is driven by a prism like device that is broken into several pieces and hidden within several works of art. It's still around apparently, in the 20th century.
The various villains coerce Hawk into robbing several institutions including the Vatican of their treasures. And here's the best, Anna Baragli (Andie McDowell) is a NUN working under cover for the Vatican.
Well there's several chases including Willis riding a guerney on the free way, explosions and many impossible stunts (well done mind you). And oh yes, Willis and Aiello break out with "Side By Side" as they blow up da Vinci's castle.
Willis was not nearly as good as he thought he was during this stage of his career.