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Things Change

Things Change

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Things Change

"Dealing with the mob is always a gamble."

1988

1h 40m

6.2(79 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Drama

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!

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Butler

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman

Wheel of Fortune Girl

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Billy Drake

Creative team

Directed by: David Mamet
Written by: David Mamet
Shel Silverstein
Produced by: Michael Hausman

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