Quick Change (1990)

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Quick Change was an awesome movie. Very funny and the bank robbery scene at the beginning is actually good enough to be in a great heist movie. I loved this one!

Grimm has devised an ingenious plan to escape New York, the city he hates so much.Dressed as a clown, he robs a bank and escapes disguised as a hostage along with his accomplices, girlfriend Phyllis and best friend Loomis. However, whilst robbing the bank was easy, the getaway turns into a nightmare, as the relatively simple act of getting to the airport to catch a flight becomes an q ordeal of obstructions.Confused road-workers, con-men, mobsters, bus-drivers and a cabbie who doesn't speak a word of English, are all thrown into the mix.....It's another case of a long forgotten film, it opened here in the UK back in 1991, I remember it played for about a week, and since then has virtually vanished without a trace. To my knowledge, it has never been aired on British terrestrial TV.And it's really difficult to see why. Its a really funny movie, and its one of Murray's best performances of the nineties, but that's understandable swing as he produced, co- directed, and co-wrote the whole thing, but he doesn't hog all the best lines, Quaid and Davis are equally as good as his accomplices.But the situations are downright funny, and thankfully, they are not too over the top, in fact a couple are everyday annoyances that we all come across, it's just that the characterisation and the writing make them that more funnier.But the film hasn't aged well, its one of those early nineties movies that was still stuck in the late eighties, all the bank workers thought they were Gordon Gekko, and those mobile phones, huge!!!But its all about the writing and performances, and to honest, they are all class.Its a shame Murray hasn't directed more stuff, because he has a wonderful talent.

"Quick Change" has a lot going for it. A comedy-crime-romance flick, it has lots of fresh, crisp lines that Bill Murray turns into many laughs. Randy Quaid's over-the-top outbursts of zaniness add more laughs. Then, several more characters add twists of humor throughout. Jason Robards appeared to be having fun making this film, and his remarks and wit brought smiles and laughter. As the cab driver, Tony Shalhoub, had some of the very funniest scenes. This hilarious romp has sight gags, great one-liners, zaniness and humor throughout. But the most poignant humor, I think, is in the spoofs. The script, with Murray at the helm, pretty much jabs at every aspect of life in the Big Apple. Traffic, police, organized crime, taxi service, workers, neighborhoods, and nationalities all get the poking-fun treatment. But for the profanity and coarse language in places, "Quick Change" might be a fun film for the whole family. This is a comedy – not a real-life crime and police drama. So, the few off-color lines seemed out of place or not to belong. Some script tweaking to replace those could have made the film even funnier. That would have led me to rate it a notch higher.

After committing a bank robbery, three crooks only need to get to the airport to escape. But, problem after problem ensues, sending them on a trek around the city by car, cab, bus, and foot to try to get there.The best part is easily the work of cinematographer Michael Chapman, who also shot "Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull" in the city. He clearly has a great idea on how to shoot in the town.The hijinks are pretty straight forward, but the funniest moments are the asides provided by Bill Murray as he's confronted by the crazy cast of characters!A pleasant, fast-paced hour-and-a-half romp.******* (7 Out of 10 Stars)