Movie

Quicksilver

1986 · 105 min

A breezy, earnest ride through city streets that mixes financial regret with bike-messenger camaraderie and a few tense chases.

Tagline: Kevin Bacon is Jack Casey. He traded in his three-piece suit for a ten-speed and the streets.
Overview: Jack Casey used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerve and joins a speed delivery firm which relies on bicycles to avoid traffic jams of San Francisco, is attracted to a fellow bicycler, Terri, and befriends Hector, a budding entrepreneur. Can Jack regain his nerve and his self-respect, and rebuild his life on a more sound basis?
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and warm. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Redemption, identity, friendship, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: redemption
identity
friendship
class
survival
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild