1991, and the box office meltdown that spooked Hollywood
by Simon Brew | Mar 15, 2023 | Feature
A drop in takings for Hollywood's big 1991 blockbusters set alarm bells ringing at movie studios -in spite of big hits such as Terminator 2 and Robin...
Hudson Hawk
Resurrecting the hawk: Hudson Hawk, over 30 years later
by Mark Searby | Feb 08, 2022 | Feature, News
Mark Searby looks back at an infamous Hollywood flop, Hudson Hawk, that’s gradually built its audience over the last 30 years....
How the whammo theory failed to save Hudson Hawk
by Simon Brew | Aug 20, 2020 | Feature
The production of Hudson Hawk was in trouble pretty quickly - but a formula that had served producer Joel Silver well was hopefully going to come to...
Hudson Hawk (1991) and Romy & Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
by Film Stories | Aug 28, 2018 | Podcasts
Hudson Hawk is, to date, the only film that Bruce Willis has a screenwriting credit on. And a year before, as Die Hard 2 premiered, its producer boasted that Hudson Hawk would be even bigger. But things soon went off track. Meanwhile, in the aftermath of Wayne's World, Disney backed Romy & Michele's High School Reunion, but soon had second thoughts. Stories of both are discussed in this episode...
