Big Trouble Page #7

Synopsis: A chain of events starts with the arrival of a mysterious suitcase in Miami. Arthur Herk, a corrupt business owner, wants to get his hands on the case. At the same time, two hit men want him whacked. Tired of his constant fixation on drinking and television, Herk's wife Anna and daughter Jenny decide to find new love interests in divorced dad Eliot Arnold and his son Matt. To add more complication, two thieves decide to steal the case and lead a Miami police team and two FBI agents on a wild goose chase that ends inside the Miami airport terminal.
Director(s): Barry Sonnenfeld
Production: Touchstone Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
47
Rotten Tomatoes:
48%
PG-13
Year:
2002
85 min
Website
706 Views


I don't write them.

Everything

is very, very wrong.

Don't worry. They'll never make

it through airport security.

We're gonna miss our flight.

You see what the problem is?

I don't know. There's some

kind of commotion up there.

- There might be something

about it on the radio.

man:
Not now, not tonight, but

when they play a game and lose,

I don't hear a peep

from Gator fans.

man #2:
Well, you're not

hearing what I'm saying.

I'm saying

that I am a Gator fan,

and I'm calling you now,

okay?

So I don't understand

what the problem is,

- or are you just not...

Was that a goat?

Let's get

the hell out of here.

Woman on P.A.; Passengers,

please go to the exit...

Hey, Snake.

Huh?

Man on P.A.;

Smoking is not permitted...

Well, we want to arrive

in the Bahamas,

but... we want to depart.

This is a joke, right?

Stop making fun of us,

okay?

Let's go.

Yeah?

We need four tickets

to the Bahamas,

one-way,

next flight you got.

Nassau or Freeport?

The Bahamas.

Nassau and Freeport

are in the Bahamas.

Whichever's next.

There's a 10:
50 flight

to Freeport.

Four one-way tickets

are gonna run you $360.

Okay,

take it out of there.

Okay, I'm gonna need

the names of the passengers.

John Smith.

And the other passengers,

sir?

John Smith.

You're all John Smith?

Everybody.

I'll need

some photo I.D., sir.

There you go.

Okay, then, family Smith.

Have a nice vacation.

Step through, please.

Come on.

- Unh-unh.

Woman; Computer check.

Computer check!

Hold it.

Snake, this ain't

gonna work, man.

They got Xerox machines

up there and sh*t.

I'm so sick

of your bad attitude.

Just let me do

some thinking, okay?

Bag check.

Step through, please.

Bag check.

Computer check.

Computer check.

All right, step through.

Okay, let's go.

Step through, please.

Step through, please.

Bag check.

- Bag check.

Is this yours?

It's mine.

Bring it over here

and open it, please.

Do it.

Bag check.

What is this?

- A garbage disposal.

- Bag check.

- A garbage disposal?

- Portable.

- Bag check.

- Bag check.

You'll have to turn it on.

It's got a timer. Grounds up

your garbage while you're out.

- Bag check.

Bag check.

Bag check.

Bag check!

Okay.

Let's go.

Over there.

They shot my radio!

Dad, the goat

kicked your Geo's ass.

The car is

a piece of sh*t, okay?

We're gonna get Jenny.

Goddamn goats.

Boy, does this town

give me spielkas.

You got that right.

This isn't gonna work.

If you can get up

to that service road,

you can hook over

to Douglas.

Well, see if this guy will

let me squeeze in front of him.

Excuse me!

Excuse me.

Got a little emergency.

You mind if we get through here?

Look, he's coming

to take our order.

- What do you guys want?

You ever hear of Special

Executive Order 768-04?

No, what is it?

It's a powerful

law-enforcement tool.

What country are we in?

All right, Anna,

you come with me.

matt,

you take Nina with you.

You see those idiots,

you come and get me.

- You got it?

- Okay.

What about me?

Find a cop.

I need help right now.

There's a hostage situation

here at the airport.

- Where?

- I don't know where.

Well, we can't help you,

can we?

- You got a twin brother works at Bayside?

- Maybe.

I need to use your phone.

That's for airport security

personnel and cops only.

I am a cop.

Can't you see the uniform?

- Where's your badge?

- It was stolen.

- Where's your gun, your flashlight?

- They were stolen, too.

Look, are you gonna help me, or are

you gonna be a big, fat, stupid a**hole?

Strip search!

Good evening,

ladies and gentlemen.

Fly By Air Flight 2038

to lovely Freeport

is now ready

for passenger boarding.

You can get on the plane.

Right this way.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Have a nice trip.

Ah, mr. And mrs. Kraft,

happy honeymoon.

Thanks a lot.

Oh, the John Smiths.

I'll check that for you.

I- I-I-I-It rides with us.

I- I-I-I-It doesn't

'cause it's too big.

FAA regulations.

You know, I just -

too big for most airlines,

I mean.

Right this way. Let me

help you with that crate.

Okay, right this way.

Come on.

Where's mr. Smith going?

Aw, screw it.

Let's go!

Get out of there!

Hey!

Get in there.

Puggy!

Nina.

Where's Jenny?

They took her

on the plane.

Matt; Dad!

They got on the plane.

They took Jenny.

Fly By Air, Gate J-4.

All right, find a cop.

Any cop!

Puggy, are you okay?

Welcome to Fly By Air

Flight 2036-

Flight 2038 to Freeport.

I'm Captain Justin Hobart,

and this is my copilot,

Jan Vigushin.

In a minute, we're gonna be

closing the door,

giving you a safety briefing,

then we'll be on our way.

Hey, how about we go now?

Sir, we have to finish

the preflight checklist.

It's for your safety, sir.

I got my safety

right here, a**hole.

Okay, we're gonna

make this real easy.

This is how

it's gonna work.

Let's get the suitcase

out of here quick

and as quiet as possible.

Got it.

Your jurisdiction.

Gentlemen.

Well, miami sucks...

but the cops

are kind of nice.

You got that right.

Hey... start the plane.

Uh, we have to close

the door,

and we don't have clearance

from the tower.

I'll take care of the goddamn

door, zit-face.

Now start the plane, or I'll

blow your zit-face heads off.

- Snake.

- What?

No!

Oh, sh*t.

This is Fly By Air

2036-

- 38.

- 38.

We have a man on the plane

with a gun.

Get going.

I don't have a runway.

- '09er looks nice.

- '09er it is.

Oh, my God, it's moving.

You got to go get help.

I got to stop that plane.

- Jenny!

- I'll get Jenny. I promise.

matt!

What? I can't find a cop.

Where's my dad?

Dad?

Everyone please proceed

with caution.

This area has just

been hot-mopped.

Gastric incident.

- Please keep moving.

- FBl.

Step back, please.

We've had an incident.

Everyone proceed

with caution! B-

Name's Arch Ridley. Tell me what

you need. Please don't kill me.

We're tracking

a couple of scumbags

with one, maybe two hostages

and a big metal suitcase.

Anybody in this crackerjack system

of yours see anything like that?

Let me just check

on that.

- Man on P.A.; Would the owner

of a yellow Humvee

parked on the curbside...

Hello, Alice -

What?

5 minutes ago, the tower got a

message from a Fly By Air pilot

saying he's got a guy

with a gun on his plane.

- What gate?

- Gate J-4.

I thought you said

all the planes were grounded.

Give me the wing commander

at Homestead.

Tell him we have a situation.

The plane's in the air.

All right.

Now we're getting somewhere.

Peanuts?

Yes, I need all lines to stay

open between myself and Homestead.

mrs. Herk!

my daughter's on the plane

with that man,

and he tried to shoot at us,

and you have -

mrs. Herk, ma'am, listen, we need to know

where that metal suitcase is right now.

I don't know.

I don't know about a suitcase.

It's on the plane.

Did anybody open

that suitcase?

They made us turn it on.

What happened

when you turned it on?

Lights, little numbers.

What's that thing doing?

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