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With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio to do is make their getaway out of the city and to the airport. It sounds simple enough, but it seems that fate deserts them immediately after the bank heist. One mishap after another conspires to keep these robbers from reaching freedom.
1990 · Directed by Bill Murray · 89 min · Comedy · Crime · 9 frames
Tagline
The bank robbery was easy. But getting out of New York was a nightmare.
Crew
- Screenplay: Howard Franklin
- Cinematography: Michael Chapman
- Edited by: Alan Heim
- Music: Randy Edelman
- Production design: David Gropman
- Produced by: Bill Murray, Robert Greenhut
Cast
- Bill Murray as Grimm
- Geena Davis as Phyllis Potter
- Randy Quaid as Loomis
- Jason Robards as Chief Rotzinger
- Stanley Tucci as Johnny
- Phil Hartman as Hal Edison
- Kathryn Grody as Mrs. Edison
- Tony Shalhoub as Cab Driver
- Philip Bosco as Bus Driver
- Steve Park as Kim, Grocery Cashier
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Devoted Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Budget: $15,000,000
- Box office: $15,260,154
- Themes: new york city, heist, bank robbery, jousting, getaway, crime gone awry, bumbler, hostage negotiator, clown makeup, held hostage
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