Quicksilver (1986)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Thomas Michael Donnelly

Writer:

Thomas Michael Donnelly (written by)

Release Date:

14 February 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Winning is a feeling you never lose.

Plot:

Jack Casey (Kevin Bacon)used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision...

Plot Keywords:

Bicycle | Stock Speculators | Latino | Bicycle Acrobat | Financial Disaster

Cast

Kevin Bacon	...	Jack Casey
Jami Gertz	...	Terri
Paul Rodriguez	...	Hector Rodriguez
Rudy Ramos	...	Gypsy
Andrew Smith	...	Gabe Kaplan
Gerald S. O'Loughlin	...	Mr. Casey
Laurence Fishburne	...	Voodoo (as Larry Fishburne)
Louie Anderson	...	Tiny (as Louis Anderson)
Charles McCaughan	...	Airborne
David Harris	...	Apache
Whitney Kershaw	...	Rand
Joshua Shelley	...	Shorty
Georgann Johnson	...	Mrs. Casey
Nelson Vails	...	Messenger in Maroon Beret
Lou Dinos	...	Cha Cha
Michael Kaye	...	Dedicated
Joel Weiss	...	Educated
Leila Kane	...	Maria Rodriguez
Dan Leegant	...	Chip (as Daniel Leegant)
John Walter Davis	...	Ax
Gregory Wagrowski	...	Rolf
Frank D'Annibale	...	Grocery Store Owner
Jimmy Romano	...	Spider
Patricia Allison	...	Nurse
Abel Fernandez	...	Guyamo
Patricia West-Del Ruth	...	Secretary Ad Agency
Joe Leahy	...	Broker at Lunch
Michael Fox	...	Broker at Lunch
Dick Warlock	...	Cab Driver (as Richard Warlock)
Jacque Lynn Colton	...	Waitress
Joseph Hieu	...	Asian Gang Member #1
Michael Paul Chan	...	Asian Gang Member #2
Joe Pecoraro	...	Counterman (as Joseph Peck)
George Moffatt	...	Bum
Robert Cotney	...	Waiter #1
Valerie McIntosh	...	Hooker
Shirley Walker	...	Hooker
Launa Morosan	...	Bar Flirt
Vanessa Newman	...	Hector's Niece
Michael O'Rourke	...	Public Trader
Irwin Schier	...	Broker
Martin Aparijo	...	Bicycle Messenger
Woody Itson	...	Bicycle Messenger
Franz Krotochvil	...	Bicycle Messenger
William J. Napoli	...	Options Trader
John E. Cappiello	...	Options Trader
Alan J. Sondag	...	Options Trader
Jim Henry	...	Options Trader
Reid Steiner	...	Options Trader
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Philip Granger	...	Hairdresser (uncredited)

Directed by
Thomas Michael Donnelly		(as Tom Donnelly)

Writing credits
Thomas Michael Donnelly		(written by) (as Tom Donnelly)

Produced by
Christopher Meledandri	....	associate producer
Daniel Melnick	....	producer
Michael I. Rachmil	....	producer (as Michael Rachmil)

Original Music by
Tony Banks

Cinematography by
Thomas Del Ruth

Film Editing by
Tom Rolf

Casting by
Pennie DuPont		(as Pennie du Pont)

Production Design by
Charles Rosen

Art Direction by
James Shanahan

Set Decoration by
Marvin March

Costume Design by
Betsy Cox

Makeup Department
Stephen Robinette	....	hair stylist
Christina Smith	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Richard Stenta	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pen Densham	....	second unit director
Duncan Henderson	....	first assistant director
Christine Larson	....	dga trainee
Dennis Maguire	....	second assistant director
Victoria E. Rhodes	....	second second assistant director (as Victoria Rhodes)
John Watson	....	second unit director

Art Department
Walton D. Hadfield	....	construction coordinator (as Walt Hadfield)
Marty Wunderlich	....	property master (as Martin Wunderlich)

Sound Department
Milton C. Burrow	....	sound editor
William L. Manger	....	sound editor (as Bill Manger)
John Speak	....	sound mixer (as John V. Speak)

Special Effects by
Dennis Dion	....	special effects

Stunts
Mickey Alzola	....	stunts
Rod Ballard	....	stunts
David Brinton	....	stunts
Donald Denegal	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunts
Ike Moore	....	stunts
Chad Randall	....	stunts
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunts
Stagg Summers	....	stunts
Greg Walker	....	stunt coordinator
Henry Wills	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Don Bixby	....	best boy
Danny Buck	....	chief lighting technician (as Daniel Buck)
Paul Caven	....	best boy
Frank P. Flynn	....	additional photographer (as F. Pershing Flynn)
Len Hekel	....	still photographer
Gene Kearney	....	key grip
Gary B. Kibbe	....	camera operator (as Gary Kibbe)
Mary Ellen Mark	....	still photographer: main titles
John Walker	....	first assistant camera
Kenneth D. Zunder	....	first assistant camera (as Kenneth Zunder)
Tom Bookout	....	grip (uncredited)
Bill Pelkey	....	electrician: San Francisco (uncredited)

Casting Department
Leslie Danis	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert B. Harris	....	costumer: men (as Robert S. Harris)
Violette Jones-Faison	....	costumer: women (as Violette Jones)

Editorial Department
Mellissa Bretherton	....	assistant editor
Jean Caperonis	....	assistant editor
Kim Secrist	....	associate film editor

Music Department
Becky Mancuso-Winding	....	music supervisor (as Becky Mancuso)
Curtis Roush	....	music editor
Tony Smith	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Tim Hill	....	transportation coordinator
David Turner	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld	....	driver: cast (uncredited)

Other crew
Diane Bandolas	....	production accountant
Marcy Bolotin	....	unit publicist
Delia Circelli	....	production coordinator
Michele Connor	....	production secretary
Pete Corral	....	assistant location manager
Grover Dale	....	choreographer
Rick Denman	....	technical advisor
Stuart Fink	....	publicity coordinator
Victor Henderson	....	provider: "The Isle of California" mural
Laddie John Dill	....	provider: art gallery neon piece
Greg Lazzaro	....	location manager (as Gregory Lazzaro)
Richard Lewis	....	liaison: second unit
Harold Michelson	....	continuity consultant
H. Bud Otto	....	script supervisor
Dan Perri	....	main title sequence creator
Diana Rasmussen	....	production assistant
Pat Romano	....	bicycle consultant
Jonathon Rosenfeld	....	production assistant (as Jonathan Rosenfeld)
Terry Schoonhoven	....	provider: "The Isle of California" mural
Mary Worrell	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Delphi V Productions
• IndieProd Company Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Segue Music  music editorial
• The Sound Choice  sound editing

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Iceland:12 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Norway:16 | Finland:K-16 | USA:PG | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Jack hits the Taxi and falls the license plate on the Taxi clearly says California.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Few Good Men (1992)

Soundtrack:

Reelin' and Rockin'

Yes, DO go along for the ride with this ex stock broker!

To be honest, it's some years since I saw this movie, so have forgotten most of the story details. However, the film now seems rather obscure and apparently not very well regarded, so I wanted to put in my two cents worth of praise for a movie that, while it may not have been memorable, was certainly entertaining at the time.

The story revolves around a hot shot stock market whiz kid named Jack Casey, who loses not only his own money, but also all his parents' life savings in a failed market deal / stock crash. Devastated by his failure, especially the effect it has on his father, he withdraws completely from the financial world, embarking upon a new career as a bicycle messenger. I enjoyed the unusual theme here, the disillusioned stock broker reverting to a simpler and (supposedly) more carefree lifestyle. Jack befriends his fellow messengers, including a guy, Voodoo, who's involved with delivering the goods for a sleazy drug dealer, and also a girl named Terri, who of course becomes the love interest. Jack and Voodoo plan a bike race, but there's trouble brewing from the drug dealer...

Other plot details? I don't recall them, but Kevin Bacon is adept in the role of Jack, the story catchy enough, and the theme regarding the fleeting nature of wealth always relevant, particularly as related to the stock market. Also, although I'm not personally a cyclist, I quite enjoyed the dashing bicycle sequences, up and down and across the sometimes hilly streets, of (I believe) San Francisco. Don't listen to the naysayers, it's a perfectly entertaining way to spend a couple of hours, and not just for the 1980's nostalgia.