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Things Change

Things Change

Things Change

Things Change

Dealing with the mob is always a gamble.

1988•1h 40m•

★6.1(77 ratings)

ComedyCrimeDrama

Overview

Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder he didn't commit. But Gino's mistaken for a Mafia boss, and the two are suddenly catapulted to the highest levels of mobster status. Only friendship will see them through this dangerous adventure alive!

Director

Writers

David Mamet, Shel Silverstein

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Main Cast

Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Gino

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

Jerry

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo

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

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman

Wheel of Fortune Girl

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Billy Drake

J.T. Walsh

J.T. Walsh

Hotel Manager

Charles Stransky

Charles Stransky

Scarface

Full Crew

Direction

Director: David Mamet

Writing

Writer: David Mamet
Writer: Shel Silverstein

Production

Associate Producer: Ned Dowd
Producer: Michael Hausman

Music & Sound

Supervising Sound Editor: Anthony J. Ciccolini III
Original Music Composer: Alaric Jans

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Juan Ruiz Anchía

Editing

Editor: Trudy Ship

Art Direction

Production Design: Michael Merritt
Set Decoration: Derek R. Hill

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Nan Cibula

Keywords

hotel

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Dealing with the mob is always a gamble."

#2

The runtime is 100 minutes (1h 40m).

#3

The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Italian, French, English.

#4

The film was directed by David Mamet.

#5

The screenplay was written by David Mamet and Shel Silverstein.

#6

The score was composed by Alaric Jans.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Juan Ruiz Anchía.

#8

The film features a large ensemble cast of over 58 credited actors.

#9

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0096259.

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Rating

6.1/10

Average

77 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Things Change

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

PG

Language:

Italiano, Français, English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures

Filmhaus