Quick Change (1990)

Pulling off the perfect crime turns out to be the easy part. Getting out of New York City is another story. Bill Murray co-directed, with Howard Franklin, and stars in "Quick Change," a hilarious Big Apple heist-and-getaway comedy based on Jay Cronley's novel. Murray plays Grimm, a fed-up city dweller who dresses up as a clown and walks into a Manhattan bank to rob it. His accomplices are his girlfriend, Phyllis (Geena Davis), and his childhood pal, Loomis (Randy Quaid), and Jason Robards plays the gruff police chief who tangles with Grimm during a hostage standoff straight out of "Dog Day Afternoon," clown-style. Swiping a million dollars turns out to be a snap compared with escaping the city. Grimm and company commandeer a car, a cab, a bus, an airport baggage cart and finally a plane, running into a string of hilarious oddballs along the way, including then-rising stars Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub, plus Phil Hartman. Their getaway is anything but smooth, but for comedy fans, it's a ticket to ride.