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.
Eddie "Hudson" Hawk, a recently released convict, is coerced into undertaking a series of daring heists by a pair of eccentric and power-hungry criminals, Darwin and Minerva Mayflower. Their ultimate goal is to assemble three Da Vinci artifacts and unlock a dark secret of immense power. Hawk, with the reluctant help of his friend Tommy 'Five-Tone' Sicilian, must race against time and numerous shadowy organizations to retrieve the artifacts and prevent global domination.
Hudson Hawk was a critical and commercial disaster, widely panned by critics for its convoluted plot, over-the-top acting, and lack of coherence. It became notorious as one of the biggest box-office bombs of the 1990s, with many attributing its failure to a disconnect between the studio's expectations and the film's intended eccentric humor, along with significant production issues.
Google audience: Audience reviews are mixed to negative, with some appreciating the film's unique, over-the-top humor and Bruce Willis's performance, while many found the plot nonsensical and the film generally unfunny and disappointing.
Nominated for multiple Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture and Worst Actor for Bruce Willis.
Bruce Willis reportedly took a significant pay cut for the film, agreeing to star in it as a favor to his then-wife Demi Moore's friend, the screenwriter Steven E. de Souza, who was also the film's producer.
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