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Kevin Bacon is a Wall Street wunderkind fired after losing his golden touch. Reduced to working as a bicycle messenger, he learns lessons in humility and concern for others, especially his fellow gofers, who are threatened by merciless pushers. With Jami Gertz, Paul Rodriguez. 106 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, French, Japanese; theatrical trailers.
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A hotshot stockbroker bets it all--and loses it all--in one day, effectively ruining all his customers while ending his career. So, naturally, he turns to that old stockbroker standby: he becomes a bicycle messenger. Kevin Bacon may have made this film simply to extend the strands of the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game; it's hard to imagine any other reason. Otherwise, this mid-'80s film stands as yet another example of a movie influenced by MTV without understanding what MTV does. Eventually, Bacon leads the exploited masses of messengers in an uprising against unfair labor practices by the evil bosses. There's an original concept. Notable as yet another film to give a role to the dazzlingly untalented Jami Gertz. --Marshall Fine
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 Fine entertainment for cycling fans, less so for others, October 9, 2005
By Michael Johnson (Gorham, ME USA)
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I don't know where the editorial reviewer got the idea that there's an "uprising ... against the evil bosses" at the end of this movie. There's no such thing, the climax of the movie is a showdown on the street with a vicious drug dealer. Perhaps the reviewer didn't actually watch the movie...
There's lots of great footage of urban cycling, even if some of it is a tad unrealistic. It's a fast-paced movie with lots of cycling action and actually has a multiple interesting plot lines, not related to cycling.
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 The only movie that makes you want to be a NYC bike messenger, July 21, 2006
By Eric H. Chang (New York, NY USA)
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This movie should not be taken too seriously. It is about a Wall Street trader in the 80s who loses it all on one big gamble and chooses to follow his passion: riding bikes. Being a bike messenger in NYC is not lucrative, nor is it very appealing to anyone unless you really like to ride, which Bacon's character does. So the plot, while seemingly unrealistic, is at its most basic level about throwing away the business suit and choosing to do what makes you happy, regardless of the financial costs.
The movie is great if you're a fan of cycling, especially of fixed gear cycling. There are a number of scenes where the riders do some cool tricks, like when they are hanging out in front of the dispatch and when Bacon is in his ridiculously large warehouse loft. If you look closely at the bikes during the impromptu 'trick show' you'll see that they are specially geared bikes (maybe, 20-16 gearing) for doing those kind of tricks. Most of the scenes have Bacon riding a fixed gear bike, but some have him on with a freewheeler. The final chase scene of 'Bike vs Car' is just comical, but so is most of the movie.
I think it's definitely worth watching just for an entertaining throw-back to the 80s and to see Laurence (Larry) Fishburn and Paul Rodriguez in great roles. Highly recommended for cycling fans and anyone who's ever been or considered being a messenger!
12 of 14 people found the above review helpful.
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not the most realistic movie but still a great one, June 29, 2005
By Keithotron (USA)
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Yes, this movie is kind of unrealistic but so what. And just to re-clear up the bike thing. It wasn't a coaster brake bike like you had on your old banana seat bike when you were a kid. It's a track bike with a fixed gear. Which means the pedals spin as long as the rear wheel spins. And backward pressure slows your speed but does not completely stop it.That why he always jumped off the back and grabed the seat when he wanted to stop quickly. That is also why anyone crazy enough to ride a track bike on the street usually has a front brake installed. Look at the scenes where he is freestyling in his apartment. He is pedaling backward. This can only be done on a fixed gear. No coaster brake. If you look really closely at some of the scenes you will be able to see different bikes. Like when Bacon rides down the stairs, you can see the bike he's on has brakes. Obviously for the stunt. But I really like this movie. I've been a messenger and I always wanted the place I worked to be like that movie. We never went outside and freestyle in the street while the boom box played. And hot girls never gave me their phone number. But we get to see Lawrence Fishburne as Voodoo when was still know as Larry. And that's worth the 13 bucks right there.
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 Doesn't Really Go Anywhere, November 19, 2000
By Greg Hughes
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I saw this film late last night on cable. I've got a feeling it might have glamorized the life of bicycle messengers a tad. If "Quicksilver" was meant to inspire all the kids out there who want to be couriers, I'm doubtful that it worked. Kevin Bacon stars as a trailblazing stockbroker (Jack Casey) who loses everything. Now he does his trailblazing in another way: he becomes a bicycle courier. His failure on the trading floor dented his confidence, and now cycling around the city, delivering messages, has become his life. Some of the camera angles with the cycling scenes were pretty good. Did Bacon do his own stunts? The movie lacks a few things such as plot and believability, but it's fairly watchable. The best part was towards the end, when Jack was gallantly leading the "bad guy" away from "the girl". The relentless car chase was funny. Some of the filming was done in New York (I think) and also in San Francisco. I assumed the film was set in New York since the main character was a stockbroker. I read that the film was shot in three different cities but I don't know what the third was. Like some of the bicycle riders, the film stumbles. Overall the film was pretty lightweight, but it isn't as bad as "The Air Up There".
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gotta have skills ona a messenger bike, October 27, 2004
By Jason (Los Angeles, CA)
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one of the very few movies where flatland is involved, and yea sure it might be a sucky movie but I'll support anything that supports my sport of flatland.
represent!
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 well at least the biking is cool, January 4, 2000
By A Customer
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Okay, the plot s#@ked almost as hard as the acting, but the bicycling was cool. There's a scene in the middle where they do all sorts of nifty bike tricks, on road bikes nonetheless, and later they have a great race through San Fransisco. For people who like stuff like that, it's worth sitting (or at least fast-forwarding) through the rest.
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 absolute garbage, October 5, 2003
By A Customer
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This film is pure nonsense. Bacon's character supposedly rides a fixed, but in the "race" scene midway through the film, it is obvious that the stunt double rides a freewheel bike. He should always be peddling, even when airborne on San Francisco hills. The lack of attention to this simple detail begs the question: why even put him on a fixed, when so many other characters ride freewheel rigs? And don't even get me started on Kevin Bacon. I rented this because I wanted a campy, cheesy, formulaic film about bike messengers, but the filmmakers clearly had no respect for or knowledge of their subject. BOOOOO!!!
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Stockbroker to courier, September 26, 2002
By Joaquin P. Cunanan (San Francisco, CA)
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The movie is set in an unnamed city, but I live in San Francisco, and it is obvious that the movie was shot here, even though the filmmakers tried to avoid shooting landmarks. The Pacific Exchange is located downtown and that is probably where Bacon's character works. However, the exchange's equities floor went fully electronic in 3/2002 and there is no longer a trading floor full of traders yelling at each other. The options floor is still open. I would recommend this film to fans of bicycle movies and maybe Kevin Bacon movies. I'm a fan of cycling movies, so I own a copy and have seen it several times. I work in an office job and used to be a pretty hardcore cyclist. I used to fantasize being a SF messenger. However, I also knew that my lifestyle required more than [their salary]. The cycling scenes are fun but there are some continuity problems. In closeups, Kevin Bacon's bicycle lacks brakes and gears, which is consistent with the fashion among many messengers to ride fixed gear/track bikes on the street. However, in many of the stunt shots, when he is racing down the hills, the stuntman cyclist is clearly on a freewheel-equipped bike and probably has brakes. There are also several scenes shot in Kevin's massive loft apartment. It might have been possible for a messenger to have his own large loft apartment in the 80's, where he can play with his ballerina girlfriend. However, that apartment probably costs [a lot more] today!
2 of 2 people found the above review helpful.
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It's a Coaster Brake, August 30, 2004
By Colossal
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Just wanted to clear up the freewheel/ fixed gear dilemma that seems to plague some previous posts: it's a coaster break. You can coast, but when you backpedal the rear wheel locks up automatically. Remember when you were a kid?
At any rate, this is a terrible movie that I love to watch. Rent it without any expectations and you'll love it, too.
2 of 9 people found the above review helpful.
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Defense of Jamie Gertz, May 23, 2006
By The Dad (California)
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I'm writing because I thought Fine's review was bad.
I was interested in this movie because it has Jamie Gertz, who has proven to be a durable, dependable character actress. Mr. Fine may or may not have talent but he is not spectacular. Waspishness insults are passe and not becoming to a serious reviewer. Ms. Gertz, by contrast, turns an abundance of personality to good account through her career. I just don't know what "untalented" means in the context of this silly movie, but it was twenty years ago. Is the insult intended to be forthe movie or for her whole career since? kBad form and fuzzy thinking.
I think the movie is an attempt to imitate features of Flashdance: upbeat background music, meaningless but interesting visuals, skill display, romance, people with aspirations surviving at a humble level. Jamie Gertz is the "face" girl.
2 of 10 people found the above review helpful.
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Quicksilver, December 22, 2000
By A Customer
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This is a great story and Kevin and cast did a great job all the way around, so of course it would get a bad review. Feeling devastated, and responsible for the ruin of clients and his father, of course a young man would drop out and go into a low stress, highly physical job. This is not unlikely, I have seen this happen. The story shows how his confidence returns after he goes through several trials and is coerced into helping a friend in need.
2 of 2 people found the above review helpful.
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Not a true 5 star, but far better than a 1 star, January 1, 2000
By A Customer
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I was particularly impressed by the characters in this movie. Jami Gertz and Kevin Bacon were great in their roles. Also, Cheech Marin showed some promise in one of his earlier serious roles. Definitely worth renting, but not good enough to buy.
2 of 5 people found the above review helpful.
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Bacon you stink agian, March 10, 1999
By A Customer
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Kevin Bacon is one of the worst actors in the world and this is his worst.It had no guidence as to what the movie is about.It starts out like its gonna be a great film in the begining because the guy goes bankrupit,and your thinking wow I can't wait ans see how he's gonna get back on his feet and then he becomes a messenger for some reason and falls for another messanger named terry who is a bumb.Some guy comes in the picture you don't get a good idea who he is and for some reason wants to kill's all the messangers.
2 of 13 people found the above review helpful.
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Note to Marshall Fine; Next Time Watch the Movie Before You Write!, March 3, 2009
By Jazz Hermit (Tucson, AZ United States)
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This is simply an antodote to the Amazon review which was obviously written by someone that wasn't paying attention if indeed they ever watched the movie.
Kevin Bacon plays a Commodities trader (big difference from a Stockbroker) that loses it all on a highly leveraged trade and even worse, loses everything his parents had entrusted him to invest. He basically drops out and goes from the highest level of the economy to the lowest. He buys a used bike and starts riding for a delivery service. (I have no idea where the idea of evil bosses came into the Amazon review, the boss at the messenger service comes across as a decent guy.) A young woman named Terri is hired and soon becomes the target of Gypsy, a drug dealer and ne'er do well that would like to enslave her as a prostitute. Paul Rodriguez also is in the mix as an experienced courier that wants to raise enough money to buy a hot-dog cart so he can leave the courier business behind.
The drama of the movie centers around Gypsy's efforts to enslave Terri and the climax is a car/bicycle chase where Kevin Bacon outwits Gypsy and sends him plunging from an earthquake damaged bridge. In the end, Bacon's confidence is restored and he finds an opportunity in the markets that can put him back in the game. Calling in favors from old friends he makes the trade and wins big which allows him to get back on top, restore his parent's losses, help Terri to a better life and finance Rodriguez's new cart.
As far as Marshall Fine is concerned, let's just say that you should be a bit embarrased to have written such an innacurate review of a movie that an 12 year old could have understood but you obviously didn't.
Overall the movie is entertaining if a bit of a stretch in places. The overall plot is feasible although the Gypsy character strains credibility a bit IMO. At the end it's a feel good movie with a happy ending and promise of a bright future for all of the heroes. I liked it a lot when it first came out and I've glad to see that it has found its way onto DVD.
1 of 1 people found the above review helpful.
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FULL SCREEN version, December 5, 2008
By bec (Seattle, WA)
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I love this film, always have. But just a note: This is the FULL SCREEN version, which I do not see mentioned anywhere on the item description. It doesn't appear to be available at least through Amazon in any other format.
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Quicksilver, September 2, 2008
By Real Reader (Lexington KY)
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I saw this movie on HBO a long time ago, and I have been a fan of Jami Gertz and also Kevin Bacon, and this was the first movie I think I saw Paul Rodriguez show his talent. I waited and waited for the right price to arrive, and now I have my DVD.
1 of 1 people found the above review helpful.
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Nice bacon bit, October 25, 2002
By Shamanie K. Peters (las vegas, nevada United States)
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The movie was filmed on the floor of the san francisco OPTIONS floor exchange. All the traders stayed after the close and filmed the movie. How do I know? My dad was in this movie. He worked on the floor and has several shots of him 1) at a quotron(remember those) , and 2) clearing for some one. So obviously I am biased, but aside from my dad this is actually a pretty decent film, save the fact that no way some ex-trader is going to get on the floor take a position and make a killing. Every once and a while I bust this movie out and watch pop in his blue brioni suit working the floor. He is my hero and I will always have this to show my kids and their kids when he is no longer with me. So get the film!
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New York stock trader to messenger?, December 25, 2004
By luvthearts (Alameda, California USA)
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I don't think so. Contrived movie with a little cycling thrown in to make up for a poor script. Think about it: take a dump on a stock and get wiped out; now you are a messenger? I do not think so. I know of a few New York Stock Exchange brokers who blew themselves up on trades, but this is crazy. Thank goodness they kept the New York scenes to a minimum. Yes, he was suppose to be at the NYSE and not the Pacific Stock Exchange as a previous reviewer wrote.
1 of 10 people found the above review helpful.
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Quick takes, February 7, 2011
By Sven-Erik Olsson
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This is supposed to be a movie, but the cutting (or is it the story?) makes it seem like a video, the kind where You can't always follow the logic. Or maybe I should use the analogy of comic strips? There are other films about bike messengers I have seen that gives more of a feel of the work. There are other films about people at the stock exchange I have seen that gives more of a feel of the work. This one just slips in between the two. It's not a bad movie. It's just ordinary.
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get 3, December 17, 2010
By Stephen Pellerine (In a bookshelf somewhere)
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I was, and guess it's still in my blood, a cyclist. This movie for our type - will love this. I do agree that for other it may not be the best vid on the shelf - but of there is a cyclist in the house it's a must. Add the others as well, see below as you can get them for such a low price these days, and enjoy. Must be really into cycling though - that's the 5 rating. If you are not you might be disappointed unless it is the actors you are after - then, also, get em. Not bad flicks even if dated.
The Flying Scotsman
American Flyers
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Great Flick, October 15, 2010
By Rubicon
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Ahead of it's time with the whole ''fixie'' bikes being the trendy thing now..
Good reminder of pre-internet trading..no cell phones, only print/paper/calculator...
and Goldman Krapps hadn't yet put their 'high frequency trading computer' inside the stock exchange ;)
Bacons on the lean side, realistic wiry messenger lookin..
And good bike VS car parallel storyline..
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San Francisco in the 1980s, July 26, 2010
By J. C. Jordan (San Francisco, CA USA)
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I'm a big fan of Kevin Bacon and a big fan of San Francisco set movies but "Quicksilver", released in 1986, doesn't hold up well 14 year later. Weak story, weak characters and Thomas Del Ruth's cinematography completes washes out and misses the native beauty of San Francisco.
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Good Flic & Service from the Supplier, February 24, 2010
By Bykhyk (VT USA)
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The DVD came on time and sealed as promised from the seller.
Not to mention, it was a good little flick at leaset is was for this avid cyclist.
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Good flick, January 24, 2010
By Wendy A Justice
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Uprising against evil bosses? New York City? Actually, it's an uprising against an evil drug-dealer and the movie takes place in San Francisco. It's not particularly realistic, but it's quite entertaining and well done. Bacon's acting is better than I expected given when this film was made, and the story moved along well, with plenty of good chase scenes and action. Nothing too deep, but it's a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours.
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Quicksliver, January 13, 2010
By Vollebak (San Diego, CA)
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Kevin Bacon is a good actor. This is a great movie without gross violence. A bonus for any cyclist because of the extensive use of the bike on the street.
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So SAD, it's FULL screen (1.33:1), November 20, 2009
By DigitalWizard (Area 51)
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Screen Format states ....1.33:1 = Full Screen, I hate 1.33:1
What's sad it costs extra $$$$$ for them to make a Chop and Crop (Pan & Scan) version from an originally filmed Widescreen movie.
Hey, production companies ..... SQUARE TV's are history !!!!
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It makes it go faster, November 9, 2009
By Paul (Oaklyn, NJ USA)
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The scene where he gets up from bed and starts oiling his bike's chaind and the chick asks why are you doing that and the bacon man says "it makes it go faster." Yeah, that scene is awesome.
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Quicksilver DVD, October 26, 2009
By D. J. White
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I watched this movie a decade ago and now that i bought a fixed gear bike i had to see it again. This movie is a classic but the soundtrack is awful!
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Question about the part before the end..., June 28, 2009
By Bookaddict
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I loved this movie when it came out. I've been looking for it, found it and just watched it again. I enjoyed it, but I'm really confused by the version I downloaded. WARNING: ENDING SPOILER... After Gypsy dies, Kevin Bacon tries to catch his breath looking down over the edge of the garage and then looks shocked. Then, there's are two weird cutaway shots first to the lead bicycle chick sporting an enigmatic smile, and then to Kevin without his shirt. Where are they in the cutaways? In his loft? Do those few seconds take place right after the chase scene? Does anyone remember those cutaways being longer in the original film? It just seems anticlimactic that there's no really intense romantic scene between those two before the end... other than going to the hotdog stand. Is this just me....? Thanks.
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80s cheese movie, but still good, April 1, 2009
By S. Russell
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This is a great movie. However, I remember it being much better when I was 13 years old. If you get past the 80s acting, the plot and bike tricks are actually cool!
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Quicksilver, March 1, 2009
By ozjedi (Ipswich Australia)
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This is one of the best kevin Bacon movies especially with the fast paced bike sequences around the end, I couldn't believe a person could ride a racer like that and it is very different from that movie footloose.
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Found it!, January 9, 2009
By shopping diva (Austin,TX)
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Ordered this for my husband. It was one of those movies that he talked about all the time and we could never find...anywhere! I had looked before on amazon but couldn't find it. Finally, I saw it and got it for him. It was a Christmas present and he was surprised. We have watched it at least twice since then. If you know someone who bikes or used to be a bike messenger(like my husband) or you like Kevin Bacon it is a great movie!
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Real Drama, February 20, 2003
By zombie4569 (Rockford, Illinois USA)
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Quicksilver is a pure example of how fast things can change in the real world. From the fast paced floor of the New York Stock Exchange to a "Quicksilver" bike messenger. Either way there are tasks at hand. This movie really demonstrates certain ethics and values. There are certain things people may do for extra money, but how far will they go. Will they lose everything they have or will they hit it big. Quicksilver is a great movie for the everyday dreamer. Many people talk of the "American Dream"..... Well this just proves that there are steps to get there.
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Cycling/Stocks, April 22, 2002
By Terry Lee (Metairie, LA United States)
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Cyling and Stocks What other movie are you gonna see these two together. Gotta see this regardless if it's from the eighties
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Good acting but a weak story, February 28, 2001
By John K. Reed (Harrisburg, PA United States)
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I keep saying it but movies first and foremost are about the story. So you can have a great cast with a lousy story and you'll subsequently have a pretty lousy movie. There just wasn't much depth to any of the characters. They were all too typical. Of note is Bacon's performance which despite the characters blandness he manages to breathe some life into it. And as always Laurence Fishburne does a credible job. If you've got nothin' to do on a lazy afternoon this one could fill the time but if there's Anything you'd rather be doing don't waste your time on this one.
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Wildcats versus Hawks - 6 to 6, January 26, 2007
By thecableguy
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This was on television earlier today. It's a horribly dated film. Bad pacing, bad music, with not much of a plot. Also, I'd suggest not eating at Dante's. And please, try not to kill the messengers.
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Similar to Flashdance But on Bikes., September 18, 2011
By John Doe (Somewhere in New Jersey)
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Viewed: 9/11
Rate: 3
9/11: Quicksilver is so bad that it is a waste of Kevin Bacon's talents. I am sure, like with Footloose, he must have uttered to himself upon seeing the screenplay, "You must be sh...ing me." And then, he proceeds with it, wearing a straight face as hard as he can. Some have classified Quicksilver as a stock market film. Well...there is so little of it that it hardly qualifies as one. On the other hand, Kevin had to work with one of the worst group of actors and actresses of the 80's: the blatantly lame Paul Rodriguez, the obscenely mannequin Jami Gertz, and the fat man Louie Anderson. Hm, the story of Quicksilver is...I don't right know. It's all random to me. Throw in the typical cheesiness of 80's into the Quicksilver, and you've got the ultimate 80's flick. If you look a bit closely at the settings, it does not really take place in New York City but San Francisco. I am not sure if the movie is meant to be in New York City instead. It gets very confusing to me. As you notice the bikes used in the film, they are Raleigh models, and they are damned heavy bikes. Plus, notice why many can spin around the front side? It's because there are no brakes wires attached to the handlebars. For somebody like Jami Gertz, given her looks, there is just no way she would have been reduced to a bike messenger. Try for some realism next time, please. All in all, if you are interested in a bike film for the hell of it, go with American Flyers and ditch Quicksilver.
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movie, May 23, 2011
By Gregory C. Ward (Central Florida)
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A fun "older movie" - Also has an early Jamie Gertz & Pauk Rodriquez (& others). "Daredevil bicycles" Do you thing they used "stunt riders"?
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Cycling/Stocks, April 22, 2002
By Terry Lee (Metairie, LA United States)
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Cyling and Stocks What other movie are you gonna see these two together. Gotta see this regardless if it's from the eighties
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boring, January 11, 2012
By S. T. Peterson (NOVA)
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this movie was boring. it was short on dialog. it really didn't make any sense. it was if someone tried (not so hard) back in the 80s to launch the popluarity for cyclists/bike messengers. throughout the entire movie I was thinking . . . where are the place in this town (which was SF but I don't think they ever said it was SF and where people referred to part of their town like it was Manhattan and where people spoke like they were from Harlem). Anyway there were stupid car chase scenes where a car is chasing a cyclist, trying to run it down. Of course the streets are deserted.And of course there are no police to be seen. There is some violence where a woman gets roughed up. Again no police. The cyclists are riding contrary to traffic. Where are the police? I have been to SF and Manhattan many times. And everywhere you look there are people and police. So this looks staged. Kevin Bacon looked like some pedophile in the opening scenes with his mustache and slicked back hair. Then he looked like a girl with his beret on riding his bike. Then he looked like a 9 year old boy in later scenes. But he talked like, and we are supposed to be believe, he was a rich male stock market genius. Even when he was wearing reading glasses in one scene it looked like they were trying to dress this girl/kid looking guy up into an adult. It looked fake. Pretend. And as far as the plot (if there really was one) goes . . . who loses their parents' savings and then goes and gets a less than minimum wage job? Most of us would get 3 jobs to restore our parents' savings. Not this guy. But he is supposed to be a good guy. The hero of the plot. And what kinda plot involves the hero returning to his confident ways to make money for the "poor Mexican" . . . not to get a restaurant but to get his life's dream of owning a hotdog stand? I mean come on. This was just a waste of time. I'm glad it was free with Amazon Prime or I would have been rather upset. And what are these people on Amazon giving this movie 3 stars about? WTH?
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Excellent 80's era flick, December 2, 2011
By Shop Bot (Florida, United States)
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First off, if you are not a person who relates to the love of bicycling, you probably won't get this movie. But to those that do, it's definitely a movie to have in your collection. The meaning is as poignant today as it was then. That is, the freedom you feel from riding a bicycle. Not only the freedom to go were you want, but the freedom of life. There is a deeper meaning in the story that has nothing to do with the stock market or the bad guy drug dealer making everyone's life miserable in the various plot lines. These are merely side issues with respect to the main theme which is the purity of cycling. The sound track is a custom made collection of excellent 80's era music. There are some discrepancies in the locations. It seems like it takes place in NYC, yet there is a bike race scene that clearly takes place in San Fransisco because they needed an impossible to pedal hill. There is a few bike scenes that show some fixie free-stylists that are amazing. What's cool about this movie is that you see bike frames of that era that are actually now popular frames to find at garage sales and rebuild into single-speeds, using today's hi-tech wheels and bottom brackets, etc. It would be great if they did a re-make of this movie using the amazing bikes available today. Kevin Bacon keeps the acting glued together throughout the whole movie. You don't find many films that have bicycles as their main component so that alone makes this film great.
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Similar to Flashdance But on Bikes., September 18, 2011
By John Doe (Somewhere in New Jersey)
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Viewed: 9/11
Rate: 3
9/11: Quicksilver is so bad that it is a waste of Kevin Bacon's talents. I am sure, like with Footloose, he must have uttered to himself upon seeing the screenplay, "You must be sh...ing me." And then, he proceeds with it, wearing a straight face as hard as he can. Some have classified Quicksilver as a stock market film. Well...there is so little of it that it hardly qualifies as one. On the other hand, Kevin had to work with one of the worst group of actors and actresses of the 80's: the blatantly lame Paul Rodriguez, the obscenely mannequin Jami Gertz, and the fat man Louie Anderson. Hm, the story of Quicksilver is...I don't right know. It's all random to me. Throw in the typical cheesiness of 80's into the Quicksilver, and you've got the ultimate 80's flick. If you look a bit closely at the settings, it does not really take place in New York City but San Francisco. I am not sure if the movie is meant to be in New York City instead. It gets very confusing to me. As you notice the bikes used in the film, they are Raleigh models, and they are damned heavy bikes. Plus, notice why many can spin around the front side? It's because there are no brakes wires attached to the handlebars. For somebody like Jami Gertz, given her looks, there is just no way she would have been reduced to a bike messenger. Try for some realism next time, please. All in all, if you are interested in a bike film for the hell of it, go with American Flyers and ditch Quicksilver.
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Good flick, January 24, 2010
By Tumbleweed
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Uprising against evil bosses? New York City? Actually, it's an uprising against an evil drug-dealer and the movie takes place in San Francisco. It's not particularly realistic, but it's quite entertaining and well done. Bacon's acting is better than I expected given when this film was made, and the story moved along well, with plenty of good chase scenes and action. Nothing too deep, but it's a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours.
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