Quicksilver

Feb 14, 1986

1h 45m

★ 5.6

Kevin Bacon is Jack Casey. He traded in his three-piece suit for a ten-speed and the streets.

Overview

Jack Casey used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerve and joins a speed delivery firm which relies on bicycles to avoid traffic jams of San Francisco, is attracted to a fellow bicycler, Terri, and befriends Hector, a budding entrepreneur. Can Jack regain his nerve and his self-respect, and rebuild his life on a more sound basis?

Genres

Action

Adventure

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Quicksilver Trailers

Cast

Jack Casey

Kevin Bacon

Terri

Jami Gertz

Hector Rodriguez

Paul Rodríguez

Gypsy

Rudy Ramos

Voodoo

Laurence Fishburne

Tiny (as Louis Anderson)

Louie Anderson

Mr. Casey

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Gabe Kaplan

Andrew Smith

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Guyamo

Abel Fernandez

Apache

David Harris

Mrs. Casey

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