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Quick Change

1990 · 89 min

A shaggy, deadpan caper where every simple errand snowballs into absurd urban disaster, carried by dry wit and weary charm.

Tagline
The bank robbery was easy. But getting out of New York was a nightmare.
Overview
With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio to do is make their getaway out of the city and to the airport. It sounds simple enough, but it seems that fate deserts them immediately after the bank heist. One mishap after another conspires to keep these robbers from reaching freedom.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • isolation
  • family
  • heist
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Howard Franklin, Bill Murray
Written by
Howard Franklin
Starring
Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid, Jason Robards, Stanley Tucci, Phil Hartman, Kathryn Grody, Tony Shalhoub
Music
Randy Edelman
Cinematography
Michael Chapman
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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