Things Change

1h 45m 1988

Brief Synopsis

A fable about a shoeshine man who is pressured into taking the rap for a murder he did not commit. Prior to going off to prison he is befriended by a member of the mafia and taken on a last fling in Las Vegas.

Cast & Crew

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David Mamet

Director

Robert Bella

J.j. Johnston

Karen Kohlhaas

Natalija Nogulich

Gail Silver

Film Details

Also Known As
Mafia Fable, Parrain d'un jour, cosas cambian, Las
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Dale Janus; Laura Derrick
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Stateline, Nevada, USA; South Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Italy

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Synopsis

A fable about a shoeshine man who is pressured into taking the rap for a murder he did not commit. Prior to going off to prison he is befriended by a member of the mafia and taken on a last fling in Las Vegas.

Director

David Mamet

Director

Cast

Robert Bella

J.j. Johnston

Karen Kohlhaas

Natalija Nogulich

Gail Silver

Mary B Mccann

Scott Zigler

Val Clemmer

John Cardinale

G Roy Levin

Patricia Wolff

Grey Smith

Lead Person

Robert Prosky

Derek Hill

Allen Soule

Vincent Guastaferro

Mike Nussbaum

Patrick O'neill

Chuck Stransky

Andy Potok

Sarah Potok

Melissa Bruder

Ricky Jay

Joe Mantegna

Jerry Graff

Paul Butler

Sarah Eckhardt

Jack Wallace

Clark Gregg

James Donovan

Jonathan Katz

Theo Cohan

Dan Conway

Don Ameche

Jordan Lage

Dick Cusack

J.t. Walsh

Ken Koc

Lionel Mark Smith

Felicity Huffman

Robert Ostrovsky

Christopher Kaldor

Willo Hausman

Steve Goldstein

William Novelli

Adam Bitterman

Burton Zahler

Bill Bagwell

Kenny Lilliebridge

Howard Rosenstone

William H. Macy

Josh Conescu

Len Hodera

Merrill Holtzman

Crew

Ruth Barnes

Casting Associate

Laura Behary

Production Assistant

Lois A Bellucci

Sound Editor

Jon Bergholz

Other

Alan Bledsoe

Craft Service

E W Bradford

Construction Coordinator

Mark Burchard

Wardrobe Supervisor

Chris Centrella

Dolly Grip

Walker Chaney

Transportation Captain

Calvin Chin

Transportation Co-Captain

Christie Christl

Accounting Assistant

Nan Cibula

Costume Designer

Anthony Ciccolini

Sound Editor

Guy Clayton

Electrician

Henry Cline

Assistant Camera Operator

Rachel Cline

Post-Production Supervisor

Stuart Cropley

Electrician

Ricky Davis

Transportation Co-Captain

David Dee

Production Assistant

Pam Demetruis

Sound Editor

Laura Derrick

Cable Operator

Mary Lou Devlin

Production Coordinator

Lee Dichter

Sound

Ned Dowd

Assistant Director

Ned Dowd

Associate Producer

David W Dubois

Best Boy

Kathleen Earle

Sound Editor

Billy Edwards

Wardrobe

Ron Fisher

Other

Mike Fitzpatrick

Production Assistant

James Flatto

Sound Editor

Fred Gabrielli

Caterer

Cara Giallanza

Assistant Director

Khan Griffith

Grip

Thomas Gulino

Sound Editor

Bob Hall

Assistant Camera Operator

John Harrington

Other

Cyrena Hausman

Casting

Michael Hausman

Producer

Michael Hausman

Unit Production Manager

Shawn Hausman

Production Assistant

Jerrg G Henery

Foreman

Derek R. Hill

Set Decorator

Kim Hobbs

On-Set Dresser

Kim S Hobbs

On-Set Dresser

Marshall Hovies

Driver

John Hudecek

Grip

Kevin Hyman

Production Accountant

Jerry Jackson

Transportation Coordinator

Alaric Jans

Music

Dale Janus

Cable Operator

Richard D Johnson

Driver

Faith Jones

Sound Editor

Katerina Kachtik

Production Assistant

Eric Kapan

Production Assistant

David Kaskie

Grip

Ian Kincaid

Gaffer

Kenny King

Grip

Kim K Kono

Electrician

Caroline Korney

Production Assistant

Laura P Krasnow

Sound Editor

Sally Lear

Casting Consultant

Mark R Lindberg

Electrician

Jeff Long

Driver

Lee Lighting Ltd

Lighting

Erin Lyons

Hair

David Mamet

Screenplay

Hugh Mccallum

Dolly Grip

Michael Merritt

Production Designer

David Milchen

Driver

Sheila Milchen

Driver

Steve Montgomery

Dailies

Patrick J Mullins

Music Editor

Deana Newcomb

Photography

Dayton Nietert

Electrician

Randy Ostrow

Location Manager

Armand Paoletti

Transportation Captain

John Patrick Pritchett

Sound

Treasa Pugh

Production Assistant

Anne Rapp

Script Supervisor

Randy Redinger

Electrician

Pamela Reis

Post-Production Assistant

Rose Rosenblatt

Adr Editor

Ron Rotholz

Location Manager

Juan Ruiz-anchia

Other

Juan Ruiz-anchia

Director Of Photography

David M Russell

Grip

Cathy Sarkowsky

Assistant

Samara Schaffer

Property Master

Colleen Sharp

Apprentice

Trudy Ship

Editor

Joel Shryack

Boom Operator

Alan Silverman

Music

Shel Silverstein

Screenplay

George Staubs

Production

Nancy Staubs

Driver

Jeff Stern

Sound Editor

Barbara Tulliver

Assistant Editor

Stephen Vaughan

Photography

Lynn Wegenka

Assistant Director

Pamela Westmore

Makeup

Patricia Wolff

Assistant

Scott Zigler

Props

Film Details

Also Known As
Mafia Fable, Parrain d'un jour, cosas cambian, Las
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Dale Janus; Laura Derrick
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Stateline, Nevada, USA; South Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Italy

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1989

Released in United States Fall October 21, 1988

Released in United States November 10, 1988

Released in United States on Video April 27, 1989

Released in United States September 1, 1988

Shown at London Film Festival November 10, 1988.

Shown at Munich Film Festival (International Program) June 24-July 2, 1989.

Shown at Venice Film Festival September 1, 1988.

Began shooting October 5, 1987.

Released in United States 1989 (Shown at Munich Film Festival (International Program) June 24-July 2, 1989.)

Released in United States September 1, 1988 (Shown at Venice Film Festival September 1, 1988.)

Released in United States Fall October 21, 1988

Released in United States November 10, 1988 (Shown at London Film Festival November 10, 1988.)

Released in United States on Video April 27, 1989

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