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Director: Howard Franklin, Bill Murray
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From Time Out Film Guide
New York is the central character in this quirky comedy, which brings Murray, Davis and Quaid together as an unlikely trio of bank-robbers, pulling off the neatest heist imaginable before going adrift on the rocks of Big Apple chaos. It's Murray and screenwriter Franklin's joint first directorial effort - based on Jay Cronley's novel - and does have much to recommend it, notably some superb set pieces from a collection of redoubtable character actors (particularly cherishable is a scene with a hopelessly lost Central American cab driver), a feisty show from Robards as the cop who has to crack the case, and a tailing-down of Murray's usual smart-ass character into someone who has to achieve a cool equilibrium under pressure. There are also some useful street locations, climaxing with a very accurate conjuration of all the hell that is Times Square. Not likely to set the world alight, but a neat and engaging little comedy of bad manners.Author: SGr
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- Pauline Cullen said...
- Posted on Aug 14 2008 00:02 Sooooooooooooo funny, Bill Murray is a mentaler!!
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- Paul Alexander said...
- Posted on Jul 02 2008 04:35 This movie made me smile. HAHAHAHA!
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Cast & crew
Director: Howard Franklin, Bill Murray
Producer: Robert Greenhut, Bill Murray
Cast: Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid, Jason Robards, Bob Elliott, Philip Bosco, Phil Hartman, Jack Gilpin full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 88 mins
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