1:39:10
Love that tune. How you doing, kid?
1:39:14
Mr. Hudsucker?
1:39:16
How do you like that thing?
They're all wearing them upstairs.
1:39:19
It's a fad.
1:39:21
Anyway...
1:39:22
...I see you've been having some...
1:39:24
...problems with the board.
1:39:25
I guess Sidney's been putting
the screws to you, Norman.
1:39:29
Norville.
1:39:30
Say what you like about his ethics,
he's a balls-to-the-wall businessman.
1:39:33
Beat you any way he can.
Straight for the jugular. Very effective.
1:39:37
Any particular reason you didn't give him
my blue letter?
1:39:40
Norman, just a dying man's last words
and wishes, no big deal.
1:39:45
I must've mislaid it.
1:39:47
It's in your apron pocket,
right where you left it.
1:39:50
Imbecile.
1:39:51
Failure to deliver a blue letter
is grounds for dismissal.
1:39:56
It's New Year's. I'm not going to add
to your woes.
1:39:59
Want to read it?
You might learn something.
1:40:02
Might keep you from jumping
out of any more windows.
1:40:10
"Blue letter from the desk
of Waring Hudsucker...
1:40:14
"...to Sidney J. Mussburger,
regarding my demise.
1:40:17
"Dear Sid:
1:40:19
"By the time you read this, I will have
joined the organization upstairs...
1:40:22
"...an exciting new beginning.
I will retain fond--"
1:40:26
Memories.
1:40:27
"Of the years you and I have spent--"
1:40:30
Standard resignation boilerplate.
Go down to the second paragraph.
1:40:39
"You will no doubt be wondering
why I've decided...
1:40:42
"...to end my tenure both at Hudsucker
and here on earth.
1:40:45
"From the standpoint of our balance sheet
and financials...
1:40:48
"...sure, we're doing fine.
1:40:50
"But in my personal life,
I have made grave errors.
1:40:53
"I let my success become my identity.
1:40:56
"I have foolishly played the great man...
1:40:58
"...and watched my life become more
and more empty as a result.