Domestic Disturbance Page #2

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
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Susan

do you take Rick to be

your lawfully

wedded husband

for richer, for poorer, in

sickness and in health

till death do you part?

I do

Rick, do you take Susan

to be your lawfully

wedded wife

for richer, for poorer

in sickness and in health,

till death do you part?

I do

I now pronounce you

husband and wife

You may kiss the bride

You're a trooper

I'm proud of you

Appreciate you coming

Friend of Rick's

Congratulations

Long time no see

Yeah, Ray, we got a lot

of catching up to do

I can't wait

Thanks for dressing up

You look beautiful

Thank you

Congratulations

I'm glad you came

Thanks

Who's your buddy?

He's an old business

acquaintance

I'm surprised he even

showed up

I know,

you looked surprised

What do you mean ?

You just looked surprised

Diet Coke and champagne

to go

How are you?

You're a friend of Rick's,

right?

That's right

Frank Morrison

Ray Coleman

Nice wedding, huh ?

She must know some

pretty good tricks to make

old Rick settle down

That's my ex-wife Susan

You ex?

You're kidding me

No

So where are you from?

Bay area, California

Came all the way out here

for the wedding, huh ?

I had some business

in DC

So how long you know

Rick?

We go way back, went

to school together

Really?

What about it?

Oh, nothing

He told me

that you were

in business together,

or something

Excuse me, Frank

Catch you later

It really is too bad

What's that, Ray?

You registered

I saw the gift table

Registered at Crate and

Barrel, wow

The dishes, table cloths,

soup tureens

You registered for a

soup tureen ?

That's what I would've

got you if I'd been

invited earlier

In fact, I could have

been your best man

I appreciate we got some

things to discuss here, Ray

But now's not a good

time

Are you busy?

What I'm going to do

is put you

up in a motel for a while

outside of town, and

I'll get in touch with you

in a couple of days

Why can't I stay here?

You've got plenty of room

That's not a good idea,

Ray

I'm very lucky, Danny

I'm fortunate to have

three great men in my life

Who's number one?

You are, sweetheart

You'll always be

number one

I'll see you guys later

Where you going ?

I got some shopping

to do

All right, well, have fun

Come on, Rick,

throw the ball

See you later,

sweetheart

Good catch

Come on, you could

have had that

I should have had that?

Yeah

You should have had

that

My g love, it's not

broken in all the way

G love's not broken

in yet, all right

Is your arm not broken

in yet?

That was practically

right to you, Rick

That was practically

right to me

My dad would have

had that

Who's you dad,

Shaquille O'Neal ?

He used to be captain

of his baseball team

He's great all sports

You know, your dad is

going to be working for me

I hired him to

build me some boats

Did he

tell you that?

No, he didn't

If your dad's such a

great baseball player,

how come

he never taught you

how to

throw a baseball ?

I can throw the ball

Then why are you

standing with

your feet like this

and putting the ball

everywhere where I'm not?

When you throw a

baseball, you point your

foot to somebody so

the ball goes to them

Just throw the ball

I'm going to throw

the ball

But I don't want to run

or jump for the ball

I want the ball to

come to me

Aim and concentrate

Take it easy !

I am taking it easy

How the hell are you

supposed to learn

anything out here?

Come on,

turn the ball loose

You throw like sh*t

You know, Rick, I don't

want to play anymore

Suit yourself. Bring the

g loves in when you're done

Don't ask me to play again

if you're going to be a brat !

You want about a half

inch up

Just trim it off like that

All your strokes are

even and forward

like so, right?

And you use the other

side of the brush, as well

This is the important

part, make sure that the

edges don't dry

Because then you'll

get distortion

No open spots

You ready to try it?

What if I mess up?

That's a very interesting

question, 'cause that's

what I asked my dad

And that's what he

asked his father

So do you know what your

great grandfather told

your grandfather who

told your father

who's telling you now?

What?

That's why God

invented sandpaper

So this is okay?

Yeah, it's very good

So what happened with

that whole window thing ?

I told Mom it was an

accident

Yeah, well, tell me it

was an accident

I just got mad, okay?

Why, because he had a

problem with the way

you threw a ball ?

No, he threw it hard and

he tried to hurt me

Come on, Danny, was it

any harder than a line

drive coming at you?

No

Maybe he was just trying

to prepare you for a real game

or something

Why do you have to work

for him, anyway?

Tell him you don't want

his money,

that you don't

need anything from him

I can't do that

Why not?

Because the truth is,

Dan

I love making these

wooden boats,

but people

don't want them anymore

When your

grandpa made them,

they'd line up

from here to Maine

Just to have one

But they want

plastic now

It's cheaper, they can

afford it

You understand ?

Yeah

I was in the donut shop

this morning

You know

who I saw?

You know that girl Katie

that you like,

what's her

last name?

Lewis? she was there

with a girlfriend

She was talking about

you, she said, he's nice

or something like that

Since she got her braces

off, she's a total babe

I know, and then she

said that she thought

your dad was a fox

Here you go, Frank

Have a nice day

You too

How's it going ?

Frank Morrison, I met

you at Rick's wedding

Jesus, of course !

Ray, right !

You want to sit down ?

Sure

Sorry Frank, yeah

I'm getting really bad

with faces

It must be early

Alzheimer's or something

It's been a while since

the wedding

I wouldn't worry about it

I was just surprised

you're still here

You said something

about just being

in for the day

Yeah, I decided

to stick around,

grab myself a little R& R

Tell you what, Frank,

now that I've been here

for a while

I can see why Rick really

fell in love with the place

I'm actually

thinking about

looking at some

real estate myself

No kidding

I kid you not

Well, if you're serious

about it, I know a realtor

Sam Jones, he'll hook

you up

You know that

I'm noticing ?

I haven't seen any adult

bookstores in this town

No kidding

I kid you not

Just the man I wanted

to see

I owe you a call

Good to see you

You're a busy man

If you weren't so busy,

you wouldn't be getting

Southport's Man

of the year award

Yeah, well, it's a slow

year, we all know that

right?

How's the backhand

coming ?

Coming along, want to

play tomorrow?

Let me give you a call

Give my best to

everybody

I will

Open up, Ray

What the hell were

How did you know

I was in town ?

What are you doing with

my wife's ex, Ray?

Having eggs

Why did she leave him?

He was great

Told him

I was thinking

about buying some

property here

And he offered to find

me a realtor

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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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