Bounce Page #5

Synopsis: Buddy (Affleck) has just signed an airline in Chicago as a big client, but is ironically delayed at the airport waiting for a flight to LA on that same airline. He meets fellow passenger Greg, who opts to be bumped, even though it means missing an activity with his older son. When the flight gets resumed, Buddy thinks he's doing a good deed by swapping tickets with Greg so he can get home to his son. Sadly, the flight crashes. Buddy conspires with his friend, the ticket agent that night, to take his name off the passenger list and put Greg's on. Once he's back in LA, his new client dictates that the company run a series of feel-good ads about the crash. Buddy feels very hypocritical, and completely loses it when the commercials win a Cleo. After going through re-hab, he decides he needs to check on Greg's widow. But he doesn't plan on falling in love with her.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Don Roos
Production: Miramax Films
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
52
Rotten Tomatoes:
52%
PG-13
Year:
2000
106 min
Website
641 Views


Uh, I think if you

said it was yours...

Oh, I don't know.

I don't know if I'm

so comfortable with that.

Jim:
Ah. You must be...

AbbyJanello,

Vinegrove Realty.

You must be Larry.

Jim.

Jim. I'm pleased

to meet you.

Ah. Well, hey,

any friend of Buddy's.

Um, so, you two guys

met at Palm Springs?

No. No, I...

Well, should we

get going?

- Is your car outside?

- Uh, yeah.

Listen, I've got the meeting

with the attorney at 1:00,

so we should probably

take 2 cars.

OK. Um, I'll drive us,

if that's OKwith you.

Uh, sure. Great. I just have

papers in the car I should...

Or we can just meet you

right out front?

OK.

Don't mention Palm Springs.

It's supposed to be

anonymous.

Oh, right, oh, right.

And... And you made

a Larry Tate crack

before I came in.

No.

Half an hour maybe.

She's got one more space

to show me,

so I should be there

before...

Oh, sh*t.

No. Not this building.

[Beep]

Ohh.

[Alarm Chirps]

Buddy.

Can I speak

with you?

I do have other...

This is the building.

Oh, you think so?

No, no,

this is the building,

the one I want.

The photos?

Oh. I gave her

the specs.

I guess there's only so much

inventory on the market.

I'm gonna kill him.

I mean, we had a deal,

and now he goes

and gets himself a broker.

Look, we can't let her

show us this.

We got to get out of here

before the broker shows up.

Abby, when's the seller's

broker showing up?

Um, I'm... I'm

the seller's broker.

It's my listing.

Abby:
Look, I understand

your disappointment,

but the seller was bound

to get some advice.

No one would let him

do a deal of that size

without a broker

or a lawyer or someone.

Thank you.

And how did he happen

to, uh, fnd you?

Um, I approached him.

Look, he's gonna list it 2.1,

and that's still under market.

He was gonna sell it

to me for 1.8.

Well, say you go in at 1.9.

What were you putting down?

We were thinking of 30%

of 1.8 at a fxed 81/2.

You'd be tying up a lot of cash

for a commercial property.

I mean, I say you go in

at 20, 25 at the most

and free up

some of that cash.

30% of 1.8 is what?

540K.

I say you go in at 20%,

1.9...

That's 380K.

Meaning we fnance 1-5-20

at 73/4,

and I can source

that cheaper for you.

Abby:
That's, um...

10,880 a month.

That's a $ 1,200 difference.

You can pass that on easy.

I don't know.

Are you, uh...

waiting for me

to offer to kick in

some commission?

Well, this is

an easy deal for you.

It's not like you

had to knock around

for 6 months to fnd it.

OK. One point.

That's a check

for 20k at escrow.

But that's it,

you know, because...

he can get 2.1 if he waits

even 2 months, but...

you know, whatever

you want to do, so...

Well, thank you

for your time.

All right, all right.

Bring it by my offce,

and, uh...

I'll sign it.

Thank you.

Yes, I will.

Mm-hmm.

[Gasps]

Wow.

How long you been

doing this?

Oh, my God.

I don't even know

where the words came from.

[Laughs]

I did feel terrible

about lying, though.

Buddy:

Oh, you didn't lie.

You just didn't tell

the whole truth.

Yeah, well,

like I tell my kids,

that's called lying.

My God. [Gasps]

Norma is gonna die.

This is so out

of my league.

I always got the feeling

that she gave me the job

out of pity.

You know,

my divorce and...

Well, maybe this will get

you off strip mall patrol.

God,

wouldn't that be great?

Um, so, why did he think that

we, uh, met in Palm Springs?

Is he mixing me up with

a girlfriend or something?

Mmm. I don't know.

I might have told him you

were a friend of a friend.

Jim doesn't

like realtors.

I'm the salesman, you know?

He doesn't like salesmen.

I like salesmen.

Greg had a thing

against salesmen, too.

He wouldn't let Scott sell

chocolate bars for the school,

'cause he didn't want

his kids selling anything.

Abby:
I mean,

he still doesn't.

And now I am.

It's funny.

OK, so, um, do you just want me

to write this up here, or...

Yeah, that's fne.

OK.

Um, thank you.

I owe you.

Don't worry about it.

Buddy:
Take care.

OK.

Yup, thanks.

Well, we're gonna

have trouble

from legal on 8.

You know what?

Forget it.

Ship it.

Let them tell us.

[Signs]

There you go.

Thanks.

Hey.

Hey.

What are you

doing here?

Uh... [Sighs]

Well, I was just

in the area, I guess.

Wow. It looks like

the move's on track.

Yeah. Yeah. It's, uh...

this weekend.

You need Jim?

Um, no, I just, uh...

[Laughs]

Um... I just wanted to...

What?

[Laughs]

I wanted to thank you.

I, uh...

Well, I got 2 tickets

for the Dodgers.

I know you like them

because I saw your coffee mug.

They're for Friday.

I thought we could,

you know, go, or...

if you want, or... or you

could just have them.

Both, if you're... if you're...

if you're seeing...

if you have a friend

who likes them.

Well, that's really nice.

I... I, um, thank you.

Oh, sh*t. Friday.

I have a... a...

business dinner.

These clients are coming

down from San Francisco.

No, that's been moved

to Monday, remember?

- Is it?

- Mm-hmm.

And it's

a lunch.

Well, great.

The Dodgers.

Excuse me,

I think this is my seat.

Oh, hi.

Um, somebody... I think

that's back there.

Someone's sitting here.

I'm sorry.

Dido:

I didn't hear you leave

I wonder

how am I still here

And I don't want

to move a thing

It might change

my memory

Oh, I am what I am

I'll do what I want

But I

Can't hide

- Hey.

- Hi.

And I won't go

How you doin'?

I'm good,

but I feel bad.

I think I told you

to come way too early.

No, this is great.

I can't breathe

Until you're resting

here with me

And I won't leave

And I can't hide

Oh, come on,

come on, come on.

Beat it out, beat it out,

beat it out.

He's out now.

Until you're resting

here with me

Still here, huh?

Yeah.

That was rude of me,

I think.

I should have

taken longer.

Oh, I am what I am

I'll do what I want

But I

Can't hide

And I won't go

I won't sleep

And I can't breathe

Until you're resting

here with me

And I won't leave

And I can't hide

I cannot be

Until you're resting

here with me

Buddy:
You know, I don't think

I've ever bought a woman

a grilled-cheese sandwich

before.

[Abby Laughs]

Well, that's what

my boys always order,

and after a while,

you know,

you kind of get

hooked on them.

There's probably some kind

of gum for that, too, right?

[Giggles]

I'll do what I want

You want to sit

for a while?

Yeah, sure.

Is this your car?

No.

This is Greg's,

my, ahem, my ex.

Mine's in the shop,

so...

Sittin' in cars

at the diner.

I never did that,

did you?

No. No diners.

Bars.

I had a baby in a car.

Joey.

I mean,

not actually in the car.

We made it to the E.R.,

but...

Not this car.

Ha ha ha.

It was a Datsun,

remember those?

I had it in school.

I was...

Well, Greg was driving,

and I just knew I was

gonna have this baby,

and he would not pull over.

So I got it in my mind

that, you know,

I didn't want to have

the baby in the front seat.

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Don Roos

Don Roos was born on April 14, 1955 in New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Marley & Me (2008), The Opposite of Sex (1998) and Bounce (2000). He is married to Dan Bucatinsky. They have two children. more…

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