Gino, an elderly, gracious shoeshiner who bears an uncanny resemblance to a mob kingpin, agrees to take a three-year jail rap for him in return for a fishing boat and retiring to the "old country." But his life is turned upside down when his "guard" takes him on a last weekend fling and he's recognized as a mob chieftain and .. Read more
| Starring | Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna |
|---|---|
| Director | David Mamet |
| Genres | Drama |
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Gino, an elderly, gracious shoeshiner who bears an uncanny resemblance to a mob kingpin, agrees to take a three-year jail rap for him in return for a fishing boat and retiring to the "old country." But his life is turned upside down when his "guard" takes him on a last weekend fling and he's recognized as a mob chieftain and given royal treatment. But, of course, things change.
| Starring | Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna |
|---|---|
| Director | David Mamet |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Released | DVD: not available Production year: 1988 |
| Format | DVD |
Mamet's second film is not intellectually fast, nasty, and dazzling like House of Games, but more like a leisurely... read more on Time Out
Gently comic anecdote, delicately played.
Peter Sellers 'Being There' was critically acclaimed as an understated satire on how a cynical world misunderstands and manipulates innocence. For me 'Things Change' does the same with a much defter touch. Don Ameche and Joe Montana excel as the leads in this delightful comic drama of mistaken identity in mafia politics.