Quicksilver

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In this underscripted and not wholly convincing drama, Kevin Bacon plays Jack Casey, an up-and-coming broker who crashes on the stock market one day and cashes in whatever he has left to become a bicycle messenger in San Francisco. Although not exactly a logical alternative, bicycling the hilly streets of S.F. turns out to be dangerous after Casey runs into Gypsy (Rudy Ramos), the street pusher who has the messengers run drugs for him. A series of characters and events drop in and out of the conflict between Gypsy and Casey, including love interest Terri (Jami Gertz) and Casey's friend Hector (Paul Rodriguez). Music dominates throughout the film which includes scenes of breakdancing on bikes.

Cast

Kevin Bacon
as Jack Casey
Jami Gertz
as Terri
Paul Rodriguez
as Hector Rodriguez
Rudy Ramos
as Gypsy
Andrew Smith
as Gabe Kaplan
Gerald S. O'Laughlin
as Mr. Casey
Gerald S. O'Loughlin
as Mr. Casey
Laurence Fishburne
as Voodoo
Louis Anderson
as Tiny
Charles McCaughan
as Airborne
Whitney Kershaw
as Rand
Patricia West-Dale Ruth
as Secretary Ad Agency
Joshua Shelley
as Shorty
Georgann Johnson
as Mrs. Casey
Nelson Vails
as Messenger in Maroon Beret
Lou Dinos
as Cha Cha
Michael Kaye
as Dedicated
Joel Weiss
as Educated
Leila Kane
as Maria Rodriguez
Dan Leegant
as Chip
John Walter Davis
as Ax
Gregory Wagrowski
as Rolf
Frank D'Annibale
as Grocery Store Owner
Jimmy Romano
as Spider
Patricia Allison
as Nurse
Abel Fernandez
as Guyamo
Patricia West-Del Ruth
as Secretary Ad Agency
Joe Leahy
as Brokers at Lunch
Michael Fox
as Brokers at Lunch
Richard Warlock
as Cab Driver
Jacque Lynn Colton
as Waitress
Joseph Hieu
as Asian Gang Member
Michael Paul Chan
as Asian Gang Member
Peck Joseph
as Counterman
George Moffatt
as Bum
Robert Cotney
as Waiter
Valerie McIntosh
as Hooker
Shirley Walker
as Hooker
Launa Morosan
as Bar Flirt
Vanessa Newman
as Nector's Niece
Michael O'Rourke
as Public Trader
Irwin Schier
as Broker
Martin Aparijo
as Bicycle Messenger
Woody Itson
as Bicycle Messenger
Franz Krotochvil
as Bicycle Messenger
William J. Napoli
as Options Trader
John E. Cappiello
as Options Trader
Alan J. Sondag
as Options Trader
Jim Henry
as Options Trader
Reid Steiner
as Options Trader
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Audience Reviews for Quicksilver

  • Jun 20, 2011
    Daft but enjoyable 80's drama with Kevin Bacon.
    Jonny C Super Reviewer
  • Feb 18, 2009
    Kevin Bacon followed his breakout role in Footloose with this story of a washed up stock broker who finds his calling as bicycle messenger. He's surrounded by stereotypical, yet colorful characters played by recognizable character actors like Paul Rodriguez, Louis Anderson, Jamie Gertz, and pre-Matrix Laurence Fishburne as Voodoo, a messenger who doesn't care about what he delivers, even if it is for the local drug runner, known as The Gypsy. The movie is filled with lots of bicycyle stunts, and even an impromptu freestyle competition. There's also character conflict as Bacon tries to recapture his stock broker ways, better the lives of his fellow messengers, and bring down The Gypsy when he begins to hurt his friends. A mid-80's movie, it's filled with big hair, wild clothing styles, and requisite pop music, probably meant to fuel soundtrack sales. For Bacon it was cashing a paycheck on the road to cult classics like Tremors, and adding more links to the Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon game.
    RJ M Super Reviewer
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