Rated or Dated: Hudson Hawk (1991)

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Is it a bird, is it a fish, is it a pig, or is it swinging on a star? Turns out, Michael Lehmann’s Bruce Willis vehicle is everything and nothing much at once. But the film that famously blew its budget, bombed at the box office and got savaged by critics is having a renaissance. WHY, ask Mick, Hannah and Jen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Listen up.
0:00.5	Huh?
0:00.8	That means you.
0:01.6	Yes, you.
0:02.4	We know you're pointing at yourself.
0:21.1	When it comes to Paddy Power Games, we've got a place made for all sorts. From the experts to the Drama Queen's. It's me, the JC. The finance bros. Look at those stocks, lads. We'll stick with slots. It's what we're good at. And not forgetting you. Yes, you, the one listening.
0:25.5	Because at Paddy Power Games, we've got all sorts of games for all sorts of treacles.
0:27.6	Eligibility rules in terms and conditions apply.
0:28.6	Please gamble responsibly.
0:42.1	8 plus gamblerware.org. Hello and welcome to Rated or Dated.
0:47.1	I'm Haldonleve and I am joined by my colleagues, Jen Offord.
0:47.8	Hello.
0:50.0	And Mickey Noonan.
0:50.5	Hi.
1:00.5	Now I would like to have a discussion about the lyrics of swinging on a star. I'd like to know why my options are swinging on a star or being a peg.
1:07.1	Nothing in the middle. But anyway, before we get to that, what film were we watching this weekend?
1:12.3	Okay. So I want you to think of Hey Day Bruce Willis.
1:13.2	Great.
1:16.9	Imagine he's our hero in a heist movie, right?
1:21.3	Now add in a particularly frenetic episode of Top Cat.
1:22.2	Well done.
1:23.1	Officers Dibble.
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