The story is set in New York City and it begins with a clown (Bill Murray) walking into a bank and announcing that it's a robbery. To show everyone he's serious, he has a gun and a bomb. Soon he ushers everyone into the bank vault as he talks with the police negotiator. Eventually, he lets three hostages go and the police don't realize they are the clown without makeup and his two confederates (Geena Davis and Randy Quaid). As a result, the cop in charge doesn't realize they've left and he thinks the clown is still inside....giving the crooks ample time to escape and make their way to the airport.

What follows is a ridiculous comedy of errors where, try as they might, the trio can't manage to get out of the city. All sorts of crazy and seemingly impossible things happen to thwart them.

The film has many funny moments. But it also, at times, becomes a tad tedious....as you want them to just get out of the city already! It does make for a rather thin plot...and it reminds me a bit of Neil Simon's "The Out of Towners". But overall the good easily outweighs the bad and the film is worth your time.

Bill Murray made his film debut with this silly but lovable flick about a bank heist gone awry. I like how early on, Murray kindly points the gun at the cop and smoothly says "I wouldn't...and that's Mr. Bozo," and later has to prove that he's robbing the bank. His demands during the holdup are also quite a hoot. But once he and accomplices Geena Davis and Randy Quaid leave the bank, leaving New York proves to be a challenge.

OK, so maybe "Quick Change" looks lame - perhaps even idiotic - now that Murray has starred in movies like "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "Lost in Translation". But you can't treat it like that, people! The point is to laugh. And you certainly will. It just goes to show that Murray does best when he's himself (but don't get me wrong; his serious roles have also been good). A really cool movie. Also starring Jason Robards, Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci and Kurtwood Smith (Red Foreman on "That '70s Show").

Grimm (Bill Murray) is dressed as a clown and robs a Manhattan bank. His girlfriend Phyllis Potter (Geena Davis) and best friend Loomis (Randy Quaid) are hidden among the customers. The trio manages to escape with the money but the getaway goes wrong. Police Chief Walt Rotzinger (Jason Robards) is world-weary but relentless in his pursuit of the three bank robbers.

Bill Murray is perfectly sarcastic in all his glory. Geena Davis is great standing up to him. The trio is hilarious together and have some wacky fun. The setup is great. The journey is a little rocky. The comedy is outrageous hilarity but also inconsistent. Tony Shalhoub is a memorable foreign cabbie and Philip Bosco is a great strict bus driver.