Within the Muck: Hudson Hawk...

Ah, Hudson Hawk. The Bruce Willis-written, 1991 Razzie award winner for Worst Picture, Screenplay, and Director. The movie that only made back approximately a quarter of its budget. A contender on many box office bomb top-number lists. What's possibly good in that?

One man: David Caruso

Playing Kit Kat, a member of the Candy Bar gang, he is notable for being seen but not heard. Maybe that is where the appeal lies? He does not communicate orally, but rather by messages printed on small cards.

Now why is this something different that it bears notation out of the drudge that is the rest of Hudson Hawk? Well, most of the characters within are downright annoying! It's usually quite an accomplishment for the most exciting character of a story to have zero dialogue, but when the rest of the cast are either boring or obnoxious the task becomes much easier.

He also disguises himself as other characters. This does not push forward the plot in any way. At all. But it's a refreshing change of pace. It raises odd questions as to why he mimics the characters? Is he ordered to do it? Does it coincide with him being mute? How much does he enjoy it?

As being a copycat goes, first he is seen dressed as Bruce Willis's character Hudson Hawk, copying his moves before getting hit in the face. He responds by warning Hawk of a later hazard. Later on he is mimicing Andie McDowell, which raises a whole new set of questions. When we last see him he is dressed as a stone statue.

Sadly, he is killed while as a statue, mute to the end. He gives a final card to Andie McDowell saying that he always liked her before dying. Such an interesting character given such a pointless death.




Sadly I wasn't able to find many high quality images of Kit Kat online. I would love to have an image of him in statue form. And perhaps a larger one in the red dress.