Does anyone know what movie this could be?!
Question: Does anyone know what movie this could be!?
When I was in Junior High, our burnt out art teacher would always play strange movies or just random tapes he had lying around!. Once he played a movie that if I recall correctly never really showed a title all I remember was seeing a large "H" instead of a title!.
Anyway the movie was in black and white and begins with an older guy at a business meeting!. he keeps checking his watch, and when it hits certain time, he stands up in the middle of the large table!. runs across it and jumps out the window to his death!. And throughout the movie the main character seemed like kind of an idiot and kept showing his 'idea' to people and it was just a piece of paper with what seemed like a coffee ring stain!.
Anyway I'd love to watch this so any ideas would be lovely!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Anyway the movie was in black and white and begins with an older guy at a business meeting!. he keeps checking his watch, and when it hits certain time, he stands up in the middle of the large table!. runs across it and jumps out the window to his death!. And throughout the movie the main character seemed like kind of an idiot and kept showing his 'idea' to people and it was just a piece of paper with what seemed like a coffee ring stain!.
Anyway I'd love to watch this so any ideas would be lovely!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
It's not b&w, but it certainly sounds like this film:
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
starring Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, Charles Durning, John Mahoney, Bill Cobbs, Bruce Campbell
IMDb synopsis:
When Waring Hudsucker, head of hugely successful Hudsucker Industries, commits suicide, his board of directors, led by Sidney Mussberger, comes up with a brilliant plan to make a lot of money: appoint a moron to run the company!. When the stock falls low enough, Sidney and friends can buy it up for pennies on the dollar, take over the company, and restore its fortunes!. They choose idealistic Norville Barnes, who just started in the mail room!. Norville is whacky enough to drive any company to ruin, but soon, tough reporter Amy Archer smells a rat and begins an undercover investigation of Hudsucker Industries!.
From YouTube, this is the scene in which the big boss (Charles Durning) runs down the table and jumps out of the window:
http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=P9ARbKvUy!.!.!.
Note the young man (Tim Robbins) with the paper with coffee ring stain!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
starring Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, Charles Durning, John Mahoney, Bill Cobbs, Bruce Campbell
IMDb synopsis:
When Waring Hudsucker, head of hugely successful Hudsucker Industries, commits suicide, his board of directors, led by Sidney Mussberger, comes up with a brilliant plan to make a lot of money: appoint a moron to run the company!. When the stock falls low enough, Sidney and friends can buy it up for pennies on the dollar, take over the company, and restore its fortunes!. They choose idealistic Norville Barnes, who just started in the mail room!. Norville is whacky enough to drive any company to ruin, but soon, tough reporter Amy Archer smells a rat and begins an undercover investigation of Hudsucker Industries!.
From YouTube, this is the scene in which the big boss (Charles Durning) runs down the table and jumps out of the window:
http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=P9ARbKvUy!.!.!.
Note the young man (Tim Robbins) with the paper with coffee ring stain!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
It is in fact the Hudsucker Proxy as stated!. The ring was a Hoola-Hoop later in the film!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
It's 'The Hudsucker Proxy' by the Coen Brothers!.Www@Enter-QA@Com