Quicksilver

PG

1986

1 hr. 46 min.

Adventure

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13%

16 Reviews

Tomatometer

38%

5,000+ Ratings

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A hotshot stock-exchange floor trader (Kevin Bacon) loses his shirt and becomes a bicycle messenger in a hilly city.

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Steve D

The script is laughable and way too self serious.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/30/23

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Zero C

I watched this movie growing up and I can still watch it today. It's that timeless for me personally. And I also love the editing how Kevin Bacon's haircut changes.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/23/23

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Cheney W

Despite what the reviews say, this film was beautifully shot. It's a snapshot in time of urban 1980s America. The acting is… not the best. And the stereotyping and typecasting makes you gag. But still, you got Kevin Bacon and Laurence Fishburne flying through the city streets together. Paul Rodriguez is absolutely wonderful. The scene with the bike tricks is incredible. And the lack of any coherent plot leaves you guessing as to what comes next.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/02/23

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Adrian H

This is a Kevin Bacon cult classic. It's got a lot of "deep" moments that are accompanied by a fantastic score by Tony Banks, which really helps set the mood and emotion of what the protagonist is going through. The story may not be perfect, or as "epic" as might be expected, but we get the idea, and it conveys its message in a profound way. I especially like how it pays homage to life on the streets, and the freedom and ruggedness that type of simpler life could bring.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/22/22

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Audience Member

The pitch is basically Breakin' (with bikes) meets Trading Places, so I guess it's Bikin' Places?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

An enjoyable film if you are in to bicycles.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Tom Donnelly

Director

Kevin Bacon

Jack Casey

Jami Gertz

Terri

Paul Rodriguez

Hector Rodriguez

Rudy Ramos

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Paul Attanasio

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Quicksilver youthsploitation moviemaking at its most youthsploitative, doesn't include breakdancing, although it does include bikedancing, which sort of rhymes with breakdancing.

Jan 3, 2018

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Walter Goodman

New York Times

As long as the characters are doing stunts or whizzing impossibly through city traffic to a strong rock beat, there's something to watch. For the rest of the time, ''Quicksilver'' is as much fun as a slow leak.

May 21, 2003

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The movie has moments when it comes to life, when it threatens to tell a story about interesting people, and then it wanders off into inane scenes designed only to sell records.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Quicksilver fares best in its familiar yet entertaining opening stretch...

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2021

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Still holds up well and entertains thoroughly.

Aug 5, 2013

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Film Threat

Rated: 0.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Synopsis

A hotshot stock-exchange floor trader (Kevin Bacon) loses his shirt and becomes a bicycle messenger in a hilly city.

Director: Tom Donnelly
Screenwriter: Tom Donnelly
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: PG
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 25, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.6M
Sound Mix: Surround

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