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Things Change

  • 19881988
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3.7K
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Don Ameche and Joe Mantegna in Things Change (1988)
Shoe-shiner Gino is hired to take the rap for a mafia murder. Two-bit gangster Jerry watches over Gino and gives him a weekend to remember.
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  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Drama
Shoe-shiner Gino is hired to take the rap for a mafia murder. Two-bit gangster Jerry watches over Gino and gives him a weekend to remember.Shoe-shiner Gino is hired to take the rap for a mafia murder. Two-bit gangster Jerry watches over Gino and gives him a weekend to remember.Shoe-shiner Gino is hired to take the rap for a mafia murder. Two-bit gangster Jerry watches over Gino and gives him a weekend to remember.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • David Mamet
  • Writers
    • David Mamet
    • Shel Silverstein
  • Stars
    • Don Ameche
    • Joe Mantegna
    • Robert Prosky
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Mamet
  • Writers
    • David Mamet
    • Shel Silverstein
  • Stars
    • Don Ameche
    • Joe Mantegna
    • Robert Prosky
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 24User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 1:47
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    Photos91

    Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna, and Mike Nussbaum in Things Change (1988)
    Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna, and Mike Nussbaum in Things Change (1988)
    Ricky Jay in Things Change (1988)
    Don Ameche in Things Change (1988)
    Things Change (1988)
    Joe Mantegna in Things Change (1988)
    Don Ameche in Things Change (1988)
    Don Ameche and Joe Mantegna in Things Change (1988)
    Don Ameche in Things Change (1988)
    Don Ameche in Things Change (1988)
    Things Change (1988)
    Don Ameche in Things Change (1988)

    Top cast

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    Don Ameche
    Don Ameche
    • Gino
    Joe Mantegna
    Joe Mantegna
    • Jerry
    Robert Prosky
    Robert Prosky
    • Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincent
    J.J. Johnston
    J.J. Johnston
    • Frankie
    Ricky Jay
    Ricky Jay
    • Mr. Silver
    Mike Nussbaum
    Mike Nussbaum
    • Mr. Green
    Jack Wallace
    Jack Wallace
    • Repair Shop Owner
    Dan Conway
    Dan Conway
    • Butler
    Willo Hausman
    • Miss Bates
    • (as Willo Varsi Hausman)
    Gail Silver
    Gail Silver
    • Housemaid
    Len Hodera
    • Ramone
    Josh Conescu
    • Bellenza
    Adam Bitterman
    Adam Bitterman
    • Marcotti
    Jack Merrill
    Jack Merrill
    • No Pair
    • (as Merrill Holtzman)
    William Novelli
    • Willie
    Kenny Lilliebridge
    • Chicago Bodyguard
    Charles Stransky
    Charles Stransky
    • Scarface
    • (as Chuck Stransky)
    William H. Macy
    William H. Macy
    • Billy Drake
    • (as W.H. Macy)
    • Director
      • David Mamet
    • Writers
      • David Mamet
      • Shel Silverstein
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Debut theatrical feature film of actress Felicity Huffman who portrayed a Wheel of Fortune Girl.
    • Goofs
      After they leave the airport, Jerry and Gino stop to talk with Billy Drake. Then Gino stays in front of the others, holding the overcoats, with Billy on his left-hand side and Jerry on his right. In the next shot Billy appears holding the overcoats and leading Gino with his right hand to the car. For this to be possible it would be necessary that them both had changed their places.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Green: This is a Sicilian coin. The Sicilian people say, "A big man knows the value of small coin." My friendship is a small coin but it is all I have to offer you.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Things Change/Bat*21/Without a Clue/Mystic Pizza/Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)

    User reviews24

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Nowhere to go
    This is a quiet, enjoyable film with Mantegna playing Mantegna, the nervy, edgy man who thinks he is smarter than everyone else but needs to go back to school for a few more lessons. He is saved by Ameche, a little man who plays a fool to get by in a dangerous world, never letting anyone know if it is an act or real. He lets the cat out of the bag in the bath house scene, when he opens his mouth and out comes this magnificent version of "Return to me" but in Italian.

    The film has one problem once the pair arrive in Tahoe, Mantegna passing the gentle shoe shine man off as a Capo. It's quite funny to watch everyone bow and scrape in those scenes from the arrival at the airport until they settle into their suite, but after that Mamet has a problem. Where do he go from here? The ending is predictable, but any other would have chased patrons out of the theater in anger.
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    • Pamsanalyst
    • Jul 5, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Things Change ...der Weg ins Glück
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Filmhaus
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,527,886
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $600,809
      • Oct 23, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,527,886
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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