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Hud (1963)

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Having been burned by compromises to censors on his earlier films Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Sweet Bird of Youth, Paul Newman decided to star in as uncompromising a property as he could find. That property was Hud, inspired by a portion of Larry McMurtry's novel, Horseman Pass By. Hud Bannon (Newman) is a young Texas rancher who lives with his cattleman father Homer (Melvyn Douglas) and his hero-worshipping nephew Lon (Brandon DeWilde). Hud is an amoral, cold-hearted creature; his father, who

Unrated, 1 hr. 52 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: Martin Ritt

Written By: Harriet Frank Jr. / Irving Ravetch

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1963 Wide

On DVD: Dec 2, 2003

Cast

Paul Newman
Hud Bannon
Melvyn Douglas
Homer Bannon
Patricia Neal
Alma Brown
Brandon De Wilde
Lon Bannon
John Ashley
Hermy
Whit Bissell
Burris
Graham Denton
Jesse
Val Avery
Jose
Sheldon Allman
Thompson
Pitt Herbert
Larker
Peter Brooks
George
Curt Conway
Truman Peters
Yvette Vickers
Lily Peters
George Petrie
Joe Scanton
David Kent
Donald
Frank Killmond
Dumb Billy
Robert Hinkle
Announcer
John Indrisano
Cowboy
Don Kennedy
Charlie Tucker
Carl Low
Kirby
Montie Montana
Cowboy
Carl Saxe
Proprietor
Sharyn Hillyer
Myra
John Michael Quijada
Cowboy
Crahan Denton

Critic Reviews for Hud

All Critics (24) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (5) | DVD (9)

The four principal actors -- Newman, Neal, Douglas, and de Wilde -- are so good that they might well form the nucleus of a cinematic repertory company.

October 1, 2008 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine

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TIME Magazine

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Where it falls short of the mark is in its failure to filter its meaning and theme lucidly through its characters and story.

January 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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Variety Staff

Variety

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Martin Ritt directed, putting a little too much dust in the dust bowl for my taste.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

An interview with Patricia Neal, RIP.

August 9, 2010 Full Review Source: Examiner.com

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Adam Lippe

Examiner.com

...a Western Gothic, where everyone is headed for trouble.

October 6, 2008 Full Review Source: LarsenOnFilm

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

A blistering adult western which broke ground in its depiction of an unglamorous West and in the decidedly anti-heroic nature of its lead.

January 7, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

These questions are richer than they might have been in Hud because Newman...creates Hud as a sum of conscious choices, not an animal or an icon.

October 15, 2006 Full Review Source: Nick's Flick Picks

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Nick Davis

Nick's Flick Picks

Paul Newman established himself as a superstar in this uncompromising antihero role.

October 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

One of Ritt's best films.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Tom Milne

Time Out

Violating the the Producion Code, Martin Ritt's best film, which features Paul Newman in top form, includes forbidden words such as bastard and SOB, heard for the first time in American movie.

December 30, 2005 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Newman at his best

June 11, 2005 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

Ultimately, a heartbreaking film that refuses to take the easy, happy route of life.

June 5, 2004 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Ryan Cracknell

Apollo Guide

James Wong Howe won the film's third Oscar for his beautiful widescreen, black-and-white, wide-open-spaces cinematography, but director Martin Ritt (who was nominated) keeps things a bit too serious and self-important.

February 9, 2004 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Hud understands that torches are more often extinguished than passed

December 30, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Bill Chambers

Film Freak Central

More or less plays out as a home-on-the-range knock-off of Nicolas Ray's brilliant Rebel Without a Cause.

November 28, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

Though it's betrayed by the DVD's cover art, Wong Howe's camerawork should be studied in film schools.

November 28, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

wonderfully bleak

November 23, 2003 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

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I can't get enough of Larry McMurtry's West Texas, and Hud is yet another excellent film based on his novels (see: Last Picture Show, Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment, and note that he wrote the screen adaptation of E. Annie Proulx's short story Brokeback Mountain, too). Paul Newman plays one of the angriest young

December 24, 2011

Daniel Perry

Super Reviewer

Bleak, beautiful, and well acted = my kind of film.

May 30, 2011

Reid Volk

Super Reviewer

Hud Quotes

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1. Homer Bannon: You're an unprincipled young man Hud.
2. Hud Bannon: Don't let that worry you none. You got enough for both of us.
– Submitted by Godzilla K (6 months ago)
1. Hud Bannon: I'll remember you, honey. You're the one that got away.
– Submitted by Chris P (9 months ago)