New York-Pre Giuliani Style
Added 2/21/2010
This is a very interesting vehicle for Bill Murray. Broken in two parts it's first a heist picture and secondly an anti-Valentine to New York city. The bank job is cleverly scripted that will keep you guessing. The second half which maps Murray and his cohorts escape to JFK Airport contains some delicious brickbats against the Big Apple. Murray, unlike alot of his "SNL" co-horts, chose some challenging pictures and "Quick Change" is no exception. There's a hit or miss quality to the proceedings and it's brief running time, 88 minutes, makes it go down smooth like an ice cone on a sweltering summer day in the city. Not to be missed is a downright hysterical turn by a young Tony Shalhoub as a cabbie of indeterminate ethnic origin.
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Hidden Gem
Added 2/9/2010
This is one of those movies that when you find out someone else enjoys it, you know you like them. Randy Quaid is hysterical. A great Bill Murray flick. If you love Bill Murray, if you love heist movies, if you love to laugh, you will love this movie. Another noteworthy cast member would be Tony Shalhoub. Two thumbs up. To buy it is to enjoy it.
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Great Comedy
Added 9/12/2009
if you like What about Bob and Groundhog day then you'll like this film to. This is a tab bit more intellegent but still funny.
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Good service
Added 6/27/2009
My shipment arrived sooner than expected and I paid a very reasonable price. Couldn't be happier in finding a 'hard to find' item.
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Good Mix Of Clever and Silly
Added 4/13/2009
This is a clever and entertaining comedy that has some dramatic and romantic touches as well. It's almost two movies-in-one: a dramatic holdup and a comic getaway. The holdup scene does has comedy but is more dramatic. It reminded me of the '70s classic "Dog Day Afternoon" in which the hostages are kept by a couple of robbers and the crooks demand the normal assortment of getaway vehicles. Except in here, ringleader Bill Murray wants a "monster truck" along with everything else. You know with Murray you are going to get outrageous humor and satire.
****spoilers alert**** Anyway, the bulk of the film concerns what happens after the trio - Murray, Randy Quaid and Geena Davis -escape from the holdup scene. The bottom line is that they just can't get out of New York City. One disaster after another keeps happening, and it's all kind funny (and frustrating!). The ending I won't spoil.
Murray plays his normal wise-guy role and Quaid is good as the emotional slapstick-type buffoon. Davis complements the two with her coolness and eye candy for the male audience. Veteran Jason Robards plays the chief detective on the case, and shows comedic touches of his own.
What also is fun to watch nowadays is Tony Shalhoub. When this film came out, hardly anyone knew him. Now he's famous as "Monk" on the television series of the same name. In this film, he plays an Arabic cab driver and you have to see this performance to believe it! A couple of other familiar faces also show up in here, including Bob Elliot from the old radio duo of "Bob and Ray."
There is no sex, no bloodshed, just a lot of jokes but the "R" rating ought to tell you something about the language in here.
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New York-Pre Giuliani Style
Added 2/21/2010
This is a very interesting vehicle for Bill Murray. Broken in two parts it's first a heist picture and secondly an anti-Valentine to New York city. The bank job is cleverly scripted that will keep you guessing. The second half which maps Murray and his cohorts escape to JFK Airport contains some delicious brickbats against the Big Apple. Murray, unlike alot of his "SNL" co-horts, chose some challenging pictures and "Quick Change" is no exception. There's a hit or miss quality to the proceedings and it's brief running time, 88 minutes, makes it go down smooth like an ice cone on a sweltering summer day in the city. Not to be missed is a downright hysterical turn by a young Tony Shalhoub as a cabbie of indeterminate ethnic origin.
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Hidden Gem
Added 2/9/2010
This is one of those movies that when you find out someone else enjoys it, you know you like them. Randy Quaid is hysterical. A great Bill Murray flick. If you love Bill Murray, if you love heist movies, if you love to laugh, you will love this movie. Another noteworthy cast member would be Tony Shalhoub. Two thumbs up. To buy it is to enjoy it.
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Great Comedy
Added 9/12/2009
if you like What about Bob and Groundhog day then you'll like this film to. This is a tab bit more intellegent but still funny.
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