Domestic Disturbance Page #3

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


Maybe you and me

could be neighbors

I had a good reason for

wanting you to stay out

of town, Ray

You talk too much

You always have

Maybe I'm not the

only one

How do you think

I found you?

When we

were on the

inside doing

our little stretch

We'd all take our best

shots at imagining

Where you'd run off to

spend our money

You're lucky it was only

me who figured it out

or you would have had

all three of us for

wedding guests

What about Tommy

and John ?

What about them?

What are you going to

send them their share?

So? Don't you want to

know how I found you?

Yeah, of course I do,

Ray

I remember this one

time you were drunk

and telling me how

crappy your childhood was

Except for this one

summer you spent on

the Maryland coast

Where there was clean

air and friendly people

I ain't saying you were

easy to find

I mean, I only had a

general idea of where

to look

and a lot of times I

came this close to just

giving it up

But then

then you made the

papers

You know, I'll tell you

something, Ray

You know what I came to

hate most about working

outside the law?

Having to associate

with scumbags

You found yourself a

lawyer to get

yourself off

Maybe that makes you

smarter than me

doesn't make you better

I'll call you, Ray

I'm sick of you stalling

me, Jack !

I told you, Ray

it takes time to put

this kind of

money together

Name's Rick

It's funny how quick you

can forget a name

Rick

Stay out of town, Ray

You don't belong there

Well, I was right, the

doctor said pregnant

Baby, I'm so happy

That's so great

Oh, Susan, I bet you it's

going to be a boy, too

You want to

bet me on that?

What's wrong, honey?

Nothing

I just didn't expect it to

happen so soon,

that's all

You know how much I

wanted to have a baby

I'm happy

I know you do, I do, too

Promise

You just worried

about Danny, huh ?

Ya I'm just first married

and... Baby, it's hard

to handle, You know

for kid...

Danny ! Dan, Don't !

Sweetie, I'm sorry

I'm sorry

I did not mean it for you

to find out this...

Leave me alone, Mom !

Danny?

Danny, can you at least

try to be happy

for everybody?

No !

Danny, please don't !

Please don't let him

ruin this

This is the happiest day

of my life

I'm sorry, I'm sorry

Just give me two minutes

I'll be right down

Diane, it's me, is my

dad there?

I have to talk to him

No, honey,

he's not home yet

When is he coming

home?

Soon, I guess, Danny,

are you okay?

Tell him he's got to

come and get me,

I have to talk to him

Who are you talking to?

Take me to my Dad's

house. I want to go now

No, this is between us

You and I are going to

sit down here and we're

going to talk this

through, okay?

I know that you're upset,

sweetheart,

but you have to believe

me when I tell you

that a baby

is not going

to change the way

I feel about you

I know, Mom, I'm

number one, remember ?

Check out of your room

Meet me out front at seven

Did you get it all ?

Yeah, Ray

I've got it all

All right,

I'll be waiting

About time

What did I miss?

Excuse me guys

I got to go into town

for a little while,

but it shouldn't take long

Okay, will you wait?

I'll walk you to your

car, okay?

We're not through

I'll be right back

How do you think the

conversation's going ?

You don't understand

I feel like I've betrayed

him, or something

Stop it, will you? You

haven't betrayed anybody

He's just upset

He'll get over it

Listen, I'll wrap this

thing up as soon as

I can and I'll be home

I love you

Please drive carefully

It looks like there's

a storm coming in

It's been a pleasure

having you

Mr. Coleman

Come back anytime

See you around

Take care

Put it in the back

Good - bye and good

riddance

So where you off to?

Miami Beach

Starting tomorrow

I'm going to be working on

my tan and a case of Cuervo

If you ever get fed up

here in Frontier land

come on down

Miami's got no appeal

for me

None whatsoever

I'm going to have a kid

Get the hell out of here

Isn't that great?

You're really going all

the way with this

" Leave it to Beaver " thing

Two kids?

Danny's not mine

That's got to be tough,

putting up with some

other guy's brat

I couldn't do it

I put up with the damn

kid because I got no choice

you know

I got to make a stop here

Why?

You don't think I had

that kind of cash on me

did you?

No, I got it stashed up

here at a brickworks I own

Comes in handy for

stuff, Jesus !

What?

No, it's just that I've never

been out here before at night

And I can't see a goddamn

thing cause it's pouring

Are you kidding me?

No, I'm not kidding you

You see anything in this sh*t?

Jesus ! What are you,

lost?

Relax, it's around here

somewhere. Let me just

look at the map,

all right?

The map's in here

I got a flight to catch !

Stop bitching at me !

look in the back for the map

Jesus Christ

I don't see no

goddamn map

It's in here somewhere

You see it?

This is unbelievable !

Wait till you see what

you got back here

What's going on ?

It's Danny, Rick

He ran away

Are you okay?

I'm fine

It's okay, Mr. Barnes

Your wife got a call

from Mr. Morrison

Danny showed up over

there

Thank God, you want to

go get him?

Hold on, Mr. Barnes

There's more

What is it?

He told his father he

saw you kill a man

He told his father what?

He claims he was hiding

in the back of your Suburban

He says that's where he

saw you do it

Susan, what would make

Danny say something like this?

It's obvious,

Rick, it's Danny's way of getting

back at us for the baby

We should head down to

the station

And we'll be needing the

keys to your Suburban

I know what I saw, I'm

not making this up

He killed a guy

Danny, are you sure

you're not doing this

because you're

mad at Rick?

Diane, please

Danny, let's go over this

again, all right?

Take your time, start

from the beginning

Don't leave anything out

Send them in

It's your mother and

stepfather

They're going to join us

No Dad, please no

I don't want to see him, Dad

Danny

A already told you, he

never said his name

Dad ?

Just answer the question

It's okay

And you say that

you heard

your stepfather and

this man

talking about money

They were supposed to be

going to get some money

Only, Rick killed him

instead

Danny, stop this, please

He said that he loved

the baby and that he hated me

Sweetheart, listen, I

know that we've hurt you,

But what you're doing

isn't fair, it's not right

I'm telling the truth

No, Danny, you're doing

what you do when a situation

comes along

that you can't handle

Look, he knows the truth,

he knows what he did

and you're just going to

sit there and let him get

away with it, Dad

Come in

Johnson just called in

from the brickworks

Excuse me

So, no charbroiled

skeletons?

If a body was incinerated

in a kiln like they got over there,

it would take a forensic

specialist-

I am not wasting

any more time or money

on this sick kid's

bullshit story

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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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