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Quicksilver

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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.

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!

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!

Cyling and Stocks

What other movie are you gonna see these two together.

Gotta see this regardless if it's from the eighties

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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.