The Real Reason ‘Hudson Hawk’ is So Bonkers

Even Hudson Hawk‘s most devoted fans would admit that the movie goes waaaay over the top.

Guess what?  It wasn’t always meant to be like that!

During filming of Hudson Hawk, testing on Bruce Willis’ previous movie, The Bonfire of the Vanities, showed that audiences loved Willis.  They were even going to re-edit Bonfire prior to its release to make Willis’ role bigger.

Suddenly Bruce Willis had much more say on Hudson Hawk so it kept getting wilder and wilder.  I’m not complaining since I’ve always enjoyed Hudson Hawk but it is interesting to consider what it would have been like as a more conventional heist film.

Check out  The Real Reason ‘Hudson Hawk’ is So Bonkers by Fred Topel at /Film for the complete lowdown.