For more info from the Director's Commentary, click here.
The tones that the telephones make are the same as the ones used in Our Man Flint (1965) and In Like Flint (1967). James Coburn
appears in all three movies.
Coburn plays "George Kaplan", which is the name of the fake agent from North by Northwest (1959).
Igg and Ook both mutter their own names as their last words.
Hey, did you know that the blond girl on the bridge who asks our hero if
he's gonna die was a Playboy playmate of the year? I forget her name,
but I'm positive. Musta been 92 or so. College buddies filled me in on
it.
submitted by Andrew Wiesner
The barking and other noises of the dog, Bunny, were supplied by human actor Frank Welker
One of the running gags/continuity errors in HH dealt with day suddenly turning into night and vice versa. Two such instances were
when Tommy was taking Eddie back to the Five-Tone (clearly day suddenly turned to night as they entered the bar), and the climax, when Hawk and Anna make their escape (black night through the whole sequence, then suddenly day
for their hang gliding ride). Have fun spotting the others.
In the novelization of Hudson Hawk, the origin of Tommy Five-Tone's name is revealed. He once punched out a gangster with five punches, each one making a different tone/note. In the movie, when Tommy
punches Darwin Mayflower five times in the end, you can hear five different notes accompany the punches.
In an obvious Nintento gag, the Mafia contacts are named the Mario Brothers. The ambulance Hawk is transported in has "Mario" on the back of it.
For the record, Hawk tries - and fails - to drink cappucino four times during the film. The fifth time he makes it.
Budapest, Hungary
Rome, Italy
London, England, UK
Los Angeles, California, USA
New York, USA
Budget: $65 million
Gross: $17.218 million (USA)
Filming Studio Location: Cinecitta', Rome (Italy)
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