Catch That Kid Page #3

Synopsis: This is the story of a twelve-year-old named Maddy. Maddy and her adventurous father have always shared a love for mountain climbing. Their hobby, however, has a disastrous effect when a devastating accident on Mount Everest injures his spine, paralyzing him forever--unless he gets a very expensive operation. Determined to procure the money to pay for his surgery, Maddy decides to recruit two of her friends, a computer genius and a mechanical whiz kid, to help her pull off a risky heist. They plan to break into the local super-high-tech bank, which holds a vault suspended 100 feet off the floor, and get to its safe. To complicate matters even further, Maddy's mother works as the security chief at that very bank. Regardless of what obstacles she faces, Maddy is determined to get to the funds her father needs, by using the amazing climbing skills he taught her.
Director(s): Bart Freundlich
Production: 20th Century Fox
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.2
Metacritic:
33
Rotten Tomatoes:
12%
PG
Year:
2004
91 min
$16,532,227
Website
120 Views


They get me every time.

Down.! Shh.!

Rottweilers respond

to German commands only!

Ausfahrt, Killer.

Ausfahrt.!

Say "Ausfahrt, Killer."

Do it, or he'll rip your throat out!

- Ass fart!

- Ausfahrt.!

You must show them respect.!

- Ouch fart!

Wrong answer.

- Ass fart! Ass fart!

- No.! Go away.! Ass fart.!

Get outta here, kid,

before I turn him loose on you!

No respect.!

- Come on!

Don't ever tell anybody

where you got it.

I would never.

Thank you.

They're gonna send out a search party for me

if I don't get back to work.

- Can you find your way back to your mom's office?

- Yeah. Thanks, Mr. Hartmann.

- Okay. Bye.

- We'll see you tomorrow.

- Mr. Hartmann?

- Hmm?

I think you'd make

a really good actor.

Thanks.

The party's in two days.

That's when we'll hit the bank.

- Austin, how'd it go with the dogs?

- The dogs are under control.

Gus, the model looks pretty cool.

Piece of cake.

I thought that secretary was gonna adopt me.

Do you guys think we can do it?

Do you really think we can get the money?

- Are you kidding? Of course.

- Yeah. Of course.

I mean, you're, like, the best climber

in the whole state.

Yeah, and Austin's, like,

some freak of nature computer genius.

- Yeah, and Gus is...

Gus is disgusting.

Austin, this should be

exactly the height of the gate at the bank.

Watch carefully, okay?

Okay, Austin, your turn.

The cart

doesn't control you.

You control the cart.

- Go.

- I got it!

Whoa... Hey!

Whoa! Whoa!

Yikes!

No! Aaah!

Is there any way you can make him

quieter and faster?

Do you want a window

or an aisle?

A hundred P.S.I.

Of pure NOS.

Okay, work for your daddy.

It worked!

I'm a genius!

But how am I gonna stop?

Maybe I'm not a genius!

Aaaaah!

Mr. Hartmann's a really nice guy.

- Do you have your script?

- I'm the director. I'm always prepared.

"I'm always prepared."

Austin, you just have to get him

to say to turn the alarm...

Off. I know, I know.

- Come on. Hurry up.

- I'm coming.

Wait for me!

Take it easy. Take it easy.!

Take it easy.

All right, here.

Maddy's playing the girl

who's home alone and scared of the dark.

You play her dad,

who walks in just as the alarm blares.

Wh-Wh-What do I do

for a living?

I'm glad you asked.

You work for a specialized branch

of the C.I.A.

Ohh, I like that.

I've always wanted to play an assassin.

Well,

here's your chance.

You are a C.I.A. Assassin.

Um, can I get a water, please?

Can I talk to you

for a second? Over here.

Um, okay.

Which is stronger...

hair... or no hair?

- L... I think hair.

- Okay.

- Six slick Schick super shavers.

- And we're ready.

Okay, this is scene one,

take one.

Sound, speed and...

action.

- Dad, is that you?

- Hey, take it easy. It's only me.

You were really good today, Austin.

Seriously. Really good.

I just try to stay out of the way of my actors

and let the magic happen.

Gus, what are you doing?

We have to go over the plan.

Go over the plan

with your boyfriend.

What are you talking about?

He's not my boyfriend.

- Oh, so you'd rather go out with Gus.

- I never said that...

Are all boys this stupid?

I don't wanna go out with either of you!

If we're so stupid, then why don't you

just rob the bank yourself?

- Fine! I will!

- Good luck rigging your go-cart.

Yeah, and have a good time hacking

into the bank's computer by yourself.

This whole bank idea

sucks!

Dad, I have to

talk to you.

I'm gonna steal $250,000

from Mom's bank.

I have to climb a hundred feet

to get to the safe.

Way higher than I've ever,

ever climbed before.

And I have to lie to my two best friends

to get 'em to do it with me.

Well, Maddy...

a hundred feet

is too dangerous.

You know,

that's how far I fell.

Yeah, I know, Dad.

Plus, it's illegal

to steal money.

You know Mom'll get fired

if anyone ever found out.

I thought about

all that, but...

but wouldn't it be worth it if

it means you could get better?

Yeah, Maddy...

it probably would be.

I've been thinking

since yesterday, and...

I love you.

Here. Um,

I have the other half.

- Please say all that again.

- Stop. Come on.

Promise to help

with the mission?

Yeah.

Just don't tell Gus, 'cause we need him,

and he wouldn't do it if he knew.

He'd be devastated.

- What about Austin?

- You're much cuter.

I've actually liked you

the whole time.

Yes! I knew it!

Uh, here.

I have the other half.

Promise to help

with the mission?

- Okay.

- Cool.

Okay, guys,

let's go over the plan one last time.

So, I took Maddy's pictures from the bank,

the model that Gus brought home...

and I scanned them

into the computer.

Using those elements,

I created a digital blueprint of the building.

Check it out.

Voil?

Whoa!

That is awesome!

I mean, it's okay...

if you like

that kind of stuff.

Wow.

Here's where

the party's gonna be.

It'll be mostly contained

in the lobby of the bank.

It's gonna be pretty fancy,

so we're gonna need to blend in.

Security's on the second floor, so we'll

have to get past your brother and Ferrell...

to get to the elevator that accesses

the ninth floor where the safe is.

Okay, and Austin, you'll hack into the bank's

camera system from Brisbane's office.

Gus, were gonna

make our way to the safe.

It's suspended a hundred feet

off the ground...

so the only way to get to it

is to climb.

Wow.

Maddy, are you sure you're gonna be able

to make this climb?

I mean, it's double the size

of the water tower.

You guys take care of your jobs.

I'll take care of mine.

They're gonna be doing a lot of tests

on your father tonight at the hospital...

so I wanna be there for that.

I'm gonna need you to look after Max

while I'm gone.

Mom, I can't. I'm going out

with Gus and Austin.

- You never think about me.

- If you're not gonna come to the hospital, then you're...

- Mom, I can't, I...

- Maddy.

You're gonna babysit

Max tonight. Okay?

That's it.

Oh, one more thing.

I do think about you,

Madeline.

Every day.

All the time.

Nice bandana.

Nice turtleneck.

- What's he doing here?

- I have to babysit him.

But he's gonna completely ruin

everything we just worked for.

He hasn't made a sound his whole life.

I don't think he's gonna start now.

What if we mess up?

We're my dad's only chance.

I'm ready.

- You ready?

- Let's hit it.

Ooh! Gross!

Mom, Bart was taking

a picture of his butt!

- Like I'm really gonna take a picture of my butt.

- Stop it, you two.

Since it's just the four of us

tonight, we're having dinner...

- at the Rusty Barnacle.

- Yay!

Grab a burger and...

Only four of us? Who escaped?

You know, that part?

I was really, really proud of it.

Aren't those marvelous?

Please let me show you.

These are really quite extraordinary.

The lighting, in particular...

Well, you know...

The, uh, uh...

It's all clear.

Here you go,

Maddy.

Okay, when I get up there...

I'll try to disable the motion sensors

so you guys can just come up the stairs.

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Michael Brandt

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