Quick Change

This article is about the 1990 American crime comedy film. For other uses, see Quick change (disambiguation).
Quick Change
A clown holding some balloons, standing to side. Large block letters of the cast names fill the poster.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written byHoward Franklin
Based onQuick Change
by Jay Cronley
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichael Chapman
Edited byAlan Heim
Music byRandy Edelman
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • July 13, 1990 (1990-07-13)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$17 million[1]
Box office$15.3 million[2][3]

Quick Change is a 1990 American crime comedy film directed by Howard Franklin and Bill Murray (in their directorial debuts) and written by Franklin.[4] Based on the novel of the same name by Jay Cronley, the film stars Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid, and Jason Robards. Quick Change follows three people on an elaborate bank robbery and their subsequent escape.

Filmed and set in New York City, Quick Change is the second adaptation of Cronley's novel, after the 1985 Franco-Canadian film Hold-Up. It is also the only directorial credit in Murray's career.[5][6]

Quick Change was theatrically released in the United States on July 13, 1990. Upon release, it was a box office bomb, grossing $15.3 million worldwide against a budget of $17 million, but received positive reviews, with praise for Murray's performance and humor.

  1. ^ "AFI Catalog - Quick Change". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Quick Change (1990)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Quick Change (1990) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  4. ^ Labrecque, Jeff (July 13, 2015). "'Quick Change' at 25: Co-director looks back on Bill Murray's classic Bozo". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  5. ^ James, Caryn (July 13, 1990). "A Clowning Bank-Robbery Caper". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Sharf, Zack (10 October 2022). "Geena Davis Details 'Bad' Audition With Bill Murray, Who Allegedly Screamed at Her on Set: 'I Should've Walked Out or Defended Myself". Variety.