Quick Change Page #3

Synopsis: When a man dressed as a clown enters a bank and tries to rob it, no one takes him seriously at start. But as this New Yorker pulls this daring robbery with the help of his friends, it looks like leaving the bank with all the stolen money is the easy part! All they have to do now is make it out of the city and to the airport. They have plenty of time, but its not that easy as they seem to get out of one problem only to fall into another. Will they make before the cops catch up with them?
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Production: Warner Home Video
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
81%
R
Year:
1990
89 min
845 Views


Thanks, guys. You could've given us help,

but you've given us so much more.

Hey, that's what we're here for, right?

I'm glad this happened.

It's another little reminder

of why we pulled this thing.

You know what their problem is?

They live here, that's all.

But we don't. Not anymore.

How hot does this baby burn?

Anybody find a watch out there?

- Did you send men into the sewer?

- Are you grasping at straws?

- How much time was wasted in the sewer?

- Where do you guys get this stuff?

Take the hostages' statements in the bus.

He's getting farther away every second.

Oh, we're really making progress now.

I saw a sign, Phyllis.

If we could just find a landmark.

Ask this guy.

Excuse me. Sir?

Sir? Excuse me.

It's bad luck just seeing

a thing like that.

Things are going to hell, aren't they?

It's just a couple guys

sorting out some things.

- We're gonna find a familiar street soon.

- I'd settle for a familiar borough.

I think we're near John Philip Sousa.

That was our junior high school.

Aren't we, Grimm?

Not unless there's been an H-bomb mishap

since prom.

Can you help us find the BQE?

Glad to. Got a map right here

in the glove.

Wait a minute.

This guy's too wonderful.

- So?

- So definitely a felon. Dangerous.

Probably a serial killer.

Maybe he's just from out of town.

- He is. He's got Iowa plates.

- There you go.

- Where was the Clutter family from?

- Kansas.

Just checking.

Say, the bank was really beautiful,

wasn't it?

It sure was, Grimm.

Hey, Phyllis.

Grimm needs a little reassuring.

No, he doesn't.

He's complete now.

- There you are.

- Great. Great. Thank you.

Hey, is everybody this nice in Iowa?

- Iowa?

- Yeah.

That's a stolen car.

Grimm doesn't seem any different,

does he?

Well, yesterday, he was just a guy working

in the Department of City Planning.

And today,

he's a world-class bank robber.

Thank you, Loomis.

You're very comforting.

- This is a f***ing nightmare.

- Doesn't even know the capital of Iowa.

Shut up.

This must be my lucky day.

You got some real money here.

Four dollars.

Well, I couldn't get to the bank today.

Let me give you this watch.

It's worth $ 12,ooo.

I talked the guy down.

He ended up giving it to me for 3oo.

Nice, huh?

God, are you a sucker.

Let's see what's in the trunk.

Thanks. Bye-bye.

Oh, sir, you forgot your map.

And our million dollars.

- Was it Dubuque?

- Des Moines.

- Now can we go to the airport?

- In the clothes we wore out of the bank?

Flatbush is 15 minutes from here.

We'll stop at Woolworth's.

The sky's the limit.

If Einstein here hadn't honked

the horn...

...we could've changed clothes

before they were stolen.

- It was an accident, Phyllis.

- Oh, you know, so was Chernobyl.

But Loomis didn't irradiate anybody.

- Grimm, make her stop.

- Don't worry about it.

When I hit you, start worrying.

And you.

What are you hitting him for

when you wanna hit me?

- What are you talking about?

- Something's bothering you. I remember.

Okay, yeah.

L... I was trying to tell you something...

Shouldn't we be going?

All right, let's go. Come on.

- All right. Straight ahead.

- Right, Grimm.

I'm glad the son of a b*tch robbed us.

It's just another reminder of how happy

and lucky we are to be getting out of here.

But not Woolworth's. You said

we should see as few people as possible.

Go to my apartment.

I left clothes there, men's and women's.

Right, that's better, it's closer.

Take the next big left.

Men's clothes. Whose?

Barry Meyers. I mentioned him.

A guy I should have married.

A guy who wasn't certifiable.

Come off it, pal.

Thank you for getting us out alive.

The owners of the bank

want me to tell you...

...not to expect

any cooperation from them.

I think they're gonna kill you

with the press too.

They say if the clown gets away...

...they owe it to their shareholders

to let the abject humiliation...

...of this whole thing

fall on a public official.

How many shareholders are there?

Just the three, I think.

But thank you very much.

- We really appreciate it.

- See you on the bus.

Oh, my God. Now this one's going.

Tear them down no matter

how great they were.

Chief.

The Peruvian Connection.

The Subway Psycho.

People are gonna remember

what you've done.

What's memorable about a clown

stealing $ 1 million?

Jesus, we gotta get this guy.

Look at this.

Why do they have to do this?

Well, what do I care.

It's not my life's work anymore.

Hey, Grimm, you tried.

You're a good person.

Caring, faithful, concerned.

Aren't you?

- Phyllis, where do you park?

- Just park by the hydrant.

The hydrant?

I'll pay the ticket.

I can't believe the new tenants

dumped this stuff.

- They're not supposed to move till Tuesday.

- Well, we should be out of here by then.

- Give me your sleeve.

- Is that necessary?

We'll miss the complimentary beverage.

Do you want to stand out at the airport?

Barry was 6'4".

Pituitary problem?

Hey, look at this, guys.

I'm gonna get me one of these.

Get yourself three.

It sure would be less itchy

if there's no x-ray machines.

So we could just carry the dough

in a suitcase.

Those darn terrorists who made it tough

on us bank robbers.

It's a pretty nice jacket.

Why did Barry leave this behind,

why didn't he take it with him?

Too rich to care.

There's smoke across the street.

How did he make his money, anyway?

Terminally boring banker-type?

It's black smoke.

Mafia kingpin? Amway?

Pimp?

- Oh, no.

- What, cops?

- No, fire engine.

- The hydrant. Give me your keys.

- Keys.

- Here.

Grimm.

- Get your hands up.

- You must be Mr. Edison.

Get them up!

Mr. Edison, I'm Phyllis Potter,

and this is my apartment.

We were ripped off in the Village.

It's not gonna happen here.

Do we look like criminals?

Do we look like people that are

capable of committing a crime?

I only know what I saw.

When my wife gets here, she'll call the cops.

We'll let them decide. Face the window.

Okay, but it's still our apartment.

We'll have to have you arrested.

Oh, Jesus.

Grimm, our plane takes off in 41 minutes.

Quiet. No codes.

Hey, honey. Ready to celebrate?

- Oh, my God.

- They were taking the TV when I came in.

I was touching it. Kill me.

- Turn around.

- Oh, great, Hal.

For once, it was gonna be fun.

We were gonna eat on the floor,

drink champagne, listen to old records.

Why are you blaming me?

We haven't even moved the bed in,

and already it's the same.

Give credit where it's due,

Mrs. Edison.

Hal made the commitment, didn't he?

He gave up the rent-controlled place.

- Do you know him?

- He's paying 15oo for a one-bedroom.

Fifteen hundred? Try 26oo.

You... You weren't paying 15oo,

were you?

- We were paying 126o.

- Twelve sixty?

Excuse me, I don't know you very well,

but you're crazy if you gave this place up.

Maybe we are crazy.

We bought a farmhouse, near Woodstock.

It's rustic, kind of a fixer.

But the payments are 3oo a month.

We just had to try.

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Howard Franklin

Howard Franklin is an American screenwriter and film director, known for such films as The Name of the Rose and Quick Change, his collaboration with Bill Murray. His other films include The Public Eye, about a 1940s tabloid photographer modeled on the photojournalist Weegee and starring Joe Pesci; Someone to Watch Over Me and The Man Who Knew Too Little. more…

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