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Things Change
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Synopsis
Perhaps it was his collaborator Shel Silverstein who said to screenwriter David Mamet "Lighten up. Do a comedy." Whatever the case, Things Change was a welcome change of pace for Mamet, both as scenarist and director. Don Ameche also goes against his usual grain by playing a downtrodden Chicago shoeshine boy (if one can call an 80-year-old a "boy") who is arrested for a crime he didn't commit. Not having much of a future anyway, Ameche has agreed--for a hefty sum--to take the rap for a gangland rubout. Mob henchman Joe Mantegna is assigned to keep an eye on Ameche over the weekend to make sure he doesn't try to weasel out of his agreement. Mantegna has been ordered to remain in Ameche's Lake Tahoe hotel, but the young guy takes a liking to the old loser. Like Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail, Mantegna takes Ameche on one last fling around Nevada. The location photography is terrific, and Ameche even more so. One would like Things Change to be equally as good, and while it never comes up to its potential, it remains a pleasant means to while away 100 minutes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Don Ameche Gino
Adam Bitterman Marcotti
Josh Conescu Bellenza
Dan Conway Butler
Sarah Ekhardt Cherry
Steve Goldstein Randy
Willo Hausman Miss Bates
Len Hodera Ramone
Merrill Holtzman No Pals
Ricky Jay Mr. Silver
J.J. Johnston Frankie
Karen Kohlhaas Grace
Joe Mantegna Jerry
Mike Nussbaum Mr. Green
Robert Prosky Joseph Vincent
Gail Silver Housemaid

Production Crew

Ned Dowd Associate Producer
Juan Ruiz-Anchia Cinematographer
Alaric Jans Composer (Music Score)
Nan Cibula Costume Designer
David Mamet Director
Trudy Ship Editor
Ned Dowd First Assistant Director
Randy Ostrow Location Manager
Michael Hausman Producer
Ned Dowd Producer
Michael Merritt Production Designer
Michael Hausman Production Manager
David Mamet Screenwriter
Shel Silverstein Screenwriter
John Pritchard Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1988
Runtime: 114
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature

Genre
Crime

Produced by
Columbia Pictures
Filmhaus

Release
October 21, 1988 (USA)
by Columbia Pictures