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Released
1988 · FILM

Things Change

Dealing with the mob is always a gamble.

Directed by
Runtime
100 min
ComedyCrimeDrama

Synopsis

Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low‑level job of monitoring Gino, a shoe repairman whom the Mob has targeted to confess to a murder he did not commit. When Gino is mistakenly identified as a Mafia boss, both men are abruptly elevated to high ranks within the organization. Their survival throughout the ensuing dangerous adventure depends on their friendship.

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Principal cast & crew: 18

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Trudy ShipShot by Juan Ruiz AnchiaScored by Alaric JansDesigned by Michael Merritt

Box Office

1988 · Box office

Grossed $3.5M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$3.5M

Worldwide gross$3.5M

Opening weekend: $601K 17% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $766K22% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 99 theaters

Also known as

  • Things Change - Mehr Glück als Verstandde
  • Wo bitte geht's zum Knastde
  • Las cosas cambianes
  • Parrain d'un jourfr
  • Le cose cambianoit

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