Domestic Disturbance

Synopsis: Susan Morrison is getting married to wealthy industrialist Rick Barnes. Danny, her teenage son with ex-husband Frank, isn't happy about this; he stows away in Rick's car one night, planning to go to Frank's house. But while there, he witnesses Rick murdering mysterious stranger Ray Coleman. Problem is, Rick's managed to dispose of most of the evidence, and he's considered a pillar of the community, while Danny has a history of lying. Frank believes him, though, and does some investigating of his own, as Rick's shady past slowly catches up to him and his new family.
Director(s): Harold Becker
Production: Paramount Pictures
  1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Metacritic:
29
Rotten Tomatoes:
24%
PG-13
Year:
2001
89 min
$44,379,332
Website
131 Views


All right ! Let her go !

It floats

Not bad, uh ?

It's fantastic

Can I get on ?

You paid for her

I'm the one who has to

ask permission to board

Go ahead

Here you go

Frank

No

I'll take one of these

To Frank Morrison

for building us the most

beautiful boat

in the water

Thank you ! Thank you !

That boat was the

bargain of the century

I made a price,

kept the price

And if you build

any more at that price

you'll go out of business

Theresa,

I should explain to

you my theory of

noble failure

But Danny's got

a game

See you

So how come

your boyfriend's

not coming

with you?

Danny said he wouldn't play

if he saw Rick in the stands

He's really got it in

for the guy, doesn't he?

Coach ! Coach !

How are you?

Hey, Frank,

how's it going ?

Where's Dan ?

He isn't here

Why not?

I asked him to stay,

but he chose to leave

I don't know where

he went yeah

This is

Frank Morrison

Oh, really?

What is that Danny?

Okay, we'll be there

He's at the police

station

Mom ! Dad !

I can't believe you

would stow away in some

complete stranger's car

Where did you think

you were going ?

No... Anywhere, What

difference does it make?

Christ, Danny,

what are you thinking ?

What's the big deal ?

I'm sorry, okay?

I just didn't feel like

playing today, so I booked

Mr. and Mrs. Morrison

Please come in

Wait here

The first time

we picked him up,

it was for breaking windows

Danny insisted that we

had the wrong kid

He wanted to hire a

lawyer, we remember

That was two years ago

after you guys separated

Six months later we got

him in here for truancy

That was right after - Right

after we got our divorce, yes

All this acting out is

Danny's way of

trying to get us

back together

Look we've

logged a lot of

hours a

lot of counsellors

Clearly, it hasn't

done us any good

Any idea what set him

off this time?

Yes, I'm sure it's because

I'm getting remarried

Oh, boy

who's the lucky guy?

Rick Barnes

I know Rick

Of course, you do

Everybody does

Congratulations then

Well, they do, honey

Your mom's

getting married

I know you don't

like it I get it

But you're not going to

use it as an

excuse to get wild

Okay, Dad

No, I'm not kidding,

Danny

Your mother's got a right

to move on with her life

I think you ought to give

this guy a break

What do you think?

Dad, do you ever wish that

things could be like they were?

Well, Danny, maybe you

don't remember,

But things weren't all

that great

I remember you were

home every day

Yeah, I know

The truth is, your mother

and I tried hard to make

it work out but we were

arguing all the time

and frankly

I didn't think I was doing

you any favours by

sticking around

Guess what?

The mast is up on the

big boat

So we're still going

sailing Saturday?

Yeah, you bet

Great

See you Saturday

Saturday

Frank, will you hold on

for a second ?

I'm sorry, Mom

It's okay, sweetheart

I love you

I love you, too

Bye, Dad

All right, so he said that

he would give Rick a break

At least it's something

Yeah, cool, thank you

Your're still taking him

sailing on Saturday?

Yeah, why?

It's just that Danny

takes his cues from you

And I thought that maybe

if you asked Rick to go

sailing with you guys

Jesus Susan I mean,

giving him a pep talk is

one thing

But taking your fiance

sailing with us?

Come on ! Jeez !

I'm sorry

I shouldn't have asked

Damn it

You okay?

Yeah, I'm okay

Susan asked me to take

Rick sailing with us this weekend

So Danny and he can bond

Maybe it's a good idea

What ?

Danny needs to

accept the fact

that his mom is

getting remarried

And you're going to have

to accept it too, Frank

I have no problem

accepting it

I don't want to hang out

with the guy, that's all

So what really bothers

you about sailing with Rick?

You afraid that Danny

might get to like him?

Maybe I don't want him

bonding with him

Maybe I don't want him

to have a new dad

Remember my friend,

His ex-wife ran away

with Keith Barrel,

the football player ?

We'll his kid admired

the guy so much

That he took his name

And then

eventually stopped

seeing his

dad altogether

Come on, Frank, Danny

loves you. You're his Dad

Diane,

these things happen

And Rick Barnes

Ever since he got in

town, everyone's just

falling all over him just

cause he's loaded

He's got more than just

money, Frank

Yeah, what?

According to everyone,

he's a very nice guy

Well, I'm a nice guy, too

but no one's falling

all over -Yes, you are

I'm just a boat builder

A poor boat builder at that

All right, it's just

like a car, okay?

You turn left to go left,

and right to go

Port

No, that's left

Right, right, right

And that's starboard

I know what you mean

Maybe we should stick

to lefts and rights

That way

That I understand

I'm impressed, Danny

You know a lot about

boats, man

You know, my Dad and I,

we spend a lot of time

out here

I can see why,

It's beautiful

Thanks for including me

today, I'm having fun

No problem

There are so many

beautiful places in the world

How did you end up here?

I invested in this

pharmaceutical company

They came out with this

new blood pressure medicine

Stock just went through

the roof

It was like winning

the lottery

It gave me a

chance to do

something different

with my life

You know, Frank, I'd never

try to take your place with him

I just want a shot at

being his friend

I tell you what

There are two

things you have to

remember with a kid

Number one

you have to show them

that you love them

Number two,

give them stuff

You mean bribe him, right?

If you bought him a new

baseball g love,

you'd be right in with him

Sounds like a plan

Danny ! Ready about !

Pull it in. There you go

See you, Rick

See you later, Dan

Frank, you know the sea

Cliff Resort at Buzzard's Bay?

The dump? Sure

What about it?

Actually

I just bought it

It's beautiful

The idea is to

try to turn it

into something beautiful

How would

you feel about

building me

some boats?

We're so busy lately

Come on

Frank You would

be doing me a favour

I'll think about it

So

Are you maybe feeling

a little bit better

about your mom

marrying Rick, or what?

I guess, yeah

Good

But I'm still not going

to the wedding ?

Why is that?

It would just

be too weird

watching mom

get married

You have to go

Cause you're

going to break your

mother's heart

if you don't

You going ?

No, but that's different

We were married

It's different

See? It's too weird for

you, too

You're right, you're right

Okay, I tell you what,

I'll go if you go

Deal ?

Deal

Good, we'll make fun

of them together

Yeah

Susan sure did hit the

jackpot

I'm kidding, Frank

Hey, Dad

Look at you

You are so handsome

I'm doing great, I guess

Wait, I got to show

you what Rick got me

I'll be right back

Dad !

It's a Cal Ripken g love

That's great

Everyone please

take your seats

The ceremony is

about to begin

Danny

time to get ready

Hey, folks, look over here

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Lewis Colick

Lewis Colick is an American screenwriter born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Baruch College in New York and got his MFA in Theatre Arts from the UCLA Film School. more…

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