Quick Change

1990 "The bank robbery was easy. But getting out of New York was a nightmare."
6.8| 1h29m| R| en
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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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Macerat It's Difficult NOT To Enjoy This Movie
Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.
Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.
Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Mr-Fusion I dunno if underrated qualifies, but you never hear people mention "Quick Change". And it makes for a memorable comedy. That opening bank heist is some seriously funny Bill Murray material; guy plays his sourpuss persona to the Nth. And to say that New York is a character is putting it lightly; like "L.A. Story" (with a heavy dose of "After Hours", with how the city turns on our leads), it's a place full of colorfully stereotyped characters (enhanced by the casting of top-shelf character actors).Great comedy; the jokes come off well, there are some solid one-liners and it's got just the right farcical touch.7/10
utgard14 Three bank robbers pull off a seemingly perfect heist but their getaway is a comedy of errors as the trio struggles to make it out of New York City through one obstacle after another. This is one of the most underrated comedies of the '90s. It reminded me of my first experience in NYC. I got lost and freaked out. If you ever saw the Simpsons episode where Homer feared the city because he had a bad first visit there, that's pretty much how I remembered my first visit to the Big Apple. So during this movie when they get lost and have trouble finding someone to give them directions or they see the bizarre jousting match or the cabby who speaks no English, it speaks to me personally because of my experience. Obviously I don't expect everyone else to come to the movie with something similar to that, but I think it's still a hilarious film that you can enjoy on merit alone. The entire cast is perfect, with Bill Murray giving one of the best deadpan performances you'll ever see. It's a must-see for fans of Murray, Quaid, and Davis. Definitely recommended.
SimonJack "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.
nomoons11 It really is. I mean the whole plot premise is eat up with why they commit this robbery...to get outta New York!!!! The whole film is eat up with situations about how New York is noisy, inconvenient and just plain full of odd characters. Of course you throw in Bill Murray and you get one hilariously planned bank robbery gone "not so perfect".For me this film is for Americans who understand good quick 1 liners. Don't just pay attention to the scenes/scenario, listen to the dialogue carefully and pull out the great screen writing. Like Caddyshack and other American films that most Europeans love to hate, this is another one that just has that American sensibility about it...crazy and funny. Throw in a few cameos with Tony Shaloub and Phil Hartman and this is one film you just shouldn't miss.A+ fun all the way.