Its about a bank robbery. without a doubt one of the smartest and funniest movies i have ever seen. fantastic. all actors do an incredible job. it made me a fan of bill murray.

I watched this on TV some 25 years ago and remembered as good satire. Spotted this days and made good decision: let's watch it, if nothing else, to refresh memories. It was worth of every minute - no there were no slow, dragging parts, as some reviewers said here. Pace and timing are perfect.From beginning was obvious that this will caricaturing big City life situations, style. Exiting from metro was hilarious, as many other scenes. Is it one of the reasons for low rating here ? You will not see some recent comedy like this. I could call it 'Modest masterpiece' - nothing bombastic, plain storytelling, no forced jokes, really - and that self is great thing. If just movies like Postman or Heaven's Gate were made with same approach - doesn't matter is it comedy or whatever. And as I see, this is made by book, and is remake. But nobody of reviewers did read book, is seems. Too bad that good things are so often less known. This movie really deserves more publicity.

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.

Dressed as a clown, "laughing on the inside" Bill Murray (as Grimm) goes to rob a New York City bank. Correctly anticipating the police are gathering outside, Mr. Murray takes the bank staff and customers hostage. Threatening their lives, he makes demands. Murray hopes to leave the country with sexy Geena Davis (as Phyllis), goofy Randy Quaid (as Loomis), and a million dollars. Police chief Jason Robards (as Rotzinger) wants to stop them. The opening heist is engaging, but it gets tedious. Possibly aiming for satire, this loses balance, though there are a few chuckles from the New Yorkers encountered.*** Quick Change (7/13/90) Howard Franklin, Bill Murray ~ Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid, Jason Robards