Catch That Kid Page #6

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
130 Views


head of security. This is all her fault!

- Actually, Mr. Brisbane, I did...

- Uh, Mr. Brisbane, with all due respect...

- Molly did tell you that the security system had not been tested.

- Really?

Well, you just got your walking papers.

Didn't you, Hartmann?

Are you talkin' to me?

Are you talkin' to me?

Well, you must be talkin' to me, 'cause there's

nobody else here. So you must be talkin' to me!

Excuse me.

Monsieur Nuffaut,

I must apologize...

for this strange debacle.

- I assure you...

- It's not me you owe an apology to, Brisbane.

If the head of security told you...

the system is not ready,

then it seems like a... how do you say...

a knucklehead move

to go ahead with this soiree.

Je suis d? Sol? Madame.

The blame falls squarely on your shoulders.

On y va, ch? Rie.

Monsieur Nuffaut!

Oh, Fran? Ois!

Couldn't stay away, huh?

Let's go

save your dad.

Maddy,

what are you doing?

I have the money for the operation, Dad.

We're goin' to Denmark.

- What are you talking about?

- I got the money!

- Honey.

What have you done?

- Maddy, we gotta go!

What are you doing?

Madeline, what...

Mom, I have...

I have the money. We can go.

Molly, what is...

what is this?

I warned him...

that the system

wasn't online yet.

I know.

And to prove to everyone...

just how vulnerable

the bank was...

I had my daughter and her two friends...

three kids... rob the bank.

And I think if you look

in my contract, you will see...

that I have a license

to perform undisclosed tests to the system...

until such date as the system

is deemed fully operable.

Are you buying

any of this?

Yeah.

Molly was authorized

to hire consultants...

to test the system.

This was all a plan...

a brilliant plan.

All right.

Could you step back, please?

Mrs. Phillips... Mrs. Phillips, is it true...

your daughter is a leading suspect

in the robbery?

- Sir?

- Mrs. Phillips, please?

Ready? We understand three children

were involved in the high-speed pursuit...

ending up here

at Community Wide Hospital.

Details are sketchy,

but it appears the children...

have robbed Harderbach Financial

of nearly a quarter-million...

And a source inside the bank

is saying the robbery...

was actually some type of plot

to test the bank's security...

Now, stories are swirling,

but this reporter has learned...

that one of the children has a father

in desperate need of an operation.

The child

has not been identified...

but her father is registered

in the hospital as Tom Phillips.

Now, Mr. Phillips runs a local go-cart track,

and is expected to return home tomorrow...

- since insurance will not cover his operation.

- Maddy?

I'm Maria Quiban,

Channel 10 News.

You know what you did was wrong.

- Yeah, I know.

- And I know I haven't really been there for you.

But that's gonna change. Okay?

- I love you.

- I love you too, Maddy.

You have such a big heart.

You guys gotta come down the track.

You're not gonna believe this.

- They're coming.

What are they doing?

- Waiting to buy tickets.

- Come on. Let's go.

- Hey, Maddy.

- Hey.

Skip, the tickets

are only three bucks.

- Keep the change. Tell your dad to feel better.

- Thanks.

- That's three dollars.

- Well, here's a hundred from my parents.

Thank you.

Wait. Here's your ticket.

- Six dollars. Here you go.

- Tell Mr. P, "Feel better."

Ho-ho.

- How much?

- 400.

- I have 300.

- Here's two here.

- Wait. Plus...

Well?

Even with the donations

from the news station, we're still short.

- Molly?

- Mr. Hartmann.

- You forgot something...

the consultant fee for the company

you hired to pull off the robbery.

Holy...

$50,000?

Ah. The hair.

The hair.

Well, that should

get you pretty close.

And the president of the bank has authorized

any personal loan to cover the difference.

Mr. Brisbane

already said that...

I'm afraid he's not with the bank anymore,

so call me for whatever you need.

- Thank you so much.

- You're welcome.

- I finally got my starring role.

- $50,000!

Yes! No.

- Here, Maxie.

- Go, Maxie. Ready?

Go.

Go, Maxie.

- Yeah! Whoo!

- Yeah!

Okay. Here we go. Get ready for the first race

of the day! And I know who you want...

callin' the race,

and it sure ain't me!

Hey, Dad.

Thank you, Madeline.

All right, race fans!

Who do we got in the first race?

Uh-oh. It's John "The Rammer" McGillicuddy.

He's brought out

his cart Demolition.

Watch out for him in turn number four.

Oh, my God.

You know what time it is,

so let's hit the gas...

- and kick some... butt.

- It's race time! Yeah!

- Dada.

- Oh! That's right. That's your daddy.

- Whoo-hoo!

Why do I have to choose

between you guys?

'Cause you can't have two boyfriends.

Come on.

Okay.

I've made up my mind.

Turn around.

No matter what,

we'll still be friends. Right?

Are you kidding?

You're gonna be

our best man.

- Go get her!

- Maddy!

Maddy, wait up!

- Come on! You didn't choose!

- Pick me. Austin's a geek!

- Gus is a blockhead!

- Dream on, guys. You'll never catch me. My legs are longer.

- I'm gonna get you, Maddy.

You'll never catch me.

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Michael Brandt

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