Hudson Hawk (1991) with Screenwriter Daniel Waters

Published: Oct. 13, 2023, 12:22 p.m.

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Hello! Welcome to another edition of the exclusive audio commentary podcast hosted by me,\\xa0David Hughes.

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For this episode, I\\u2019m delighted to welcome the legendary Daniel Waters, screenwriter of Heathers, Demolition Man, Batman Returns and the film we\\u2019re here to talk about today: Hudson Hawk.

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It\'s well known that Hudson Hawk went wildly off the rails during production, but whether you love it or loathe it \\u2013 for me it\\u2019s a little from column \'A\', a little from column \'B\' \\u2013 it was fascinating to hear Steven De Souza\\u2019s exclusive Hudson Hawk commentary right here on Rogue Commentary back in March, and to re-examine the film here with Daniel Waters, who inherited the project from De Souza in 1990, and substantially rewrote it, for director Michael Lehmann, producer Joel Silver and star Bruce Willis.

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Hudson Hawk was arguably the victim of a perfect storm of a troubled production, poor marketing, anti-Bruce Willis sentiment, and ahead-of-its-timeism, and all four of those things are discussed here. I\\u2019d like to thank Daniel Waters for his time, and for revisiting the film with me, and for former Rogue Commentary guest Josh Olson for putting us in touch.

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Thanks for listening!

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A\\xa0Synchronicity\\xa0production. Conceived, written and presented by\\xa0David Hughes. Produced by Sam Ibrahim. Music by Olli Oja.

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