Firewall Page #2

Synopsis: With his family held for ransom, the head security executive for a global bank is commanded to loot his own business for millions in order to ensure his wife and children's safety. He then faces the demanding task of thwarting the kidnapper's grand scheme, which makes him look guilty of embezzlement.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Director(s): Richard Loncraine
Production: Warner Bros.
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
45
Rotten Tomatoes:
18%
PG-13
Year:
2006
105 min
$48,699,400
Website
840 Views


I wasn't betting. I don't gamble.

- I don't even know how.

-Well, that's obvious.

Think somebody got my information off

the bank's internal network or what?

Are you doubting yourself

in your old age?

No. More likely a dumpster diver...

...somebody sifting through your trash.

-Maybe.

A debt collector showed up

this morning about it.

Don't worry. I'll clean it up.

It's just a pain in the ass.

Bill Cox? Guy from Atlanta.

- Supposed to have a drink.

-I can do 5:
30.

I wanna get home early, pizza night.

- Good. I'll let him know.

-Okay.

[PHONE RINGS]

- Hey, you.

JACK [OVER PHONE]: Hi, hon.

Harry and I need to see a guy

for a few minutes after work.

- Okay if I'm late?

-What are you thinking?

I don't know, 45 minutes, tops.

We'll see you when we see you.

Love you.

Love you too. Bye.

I see him. My question is this:

Do we really wanna work

for those Accuwest morons?

- I'll listen to what he has to say.

HARRY:
This guy could be our future.

JACK:

Okay, okay.

HARRY:
Bill.

-Good to see you, Harry.

- Bill Cox, Jack Stanfield.

-How are you?

I've been looking forward

to meeting you. Please, sit.

Thank you.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Sarah, the pizza's here.

My wallet's by the door.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Is somebody gonna get that?

WAITRESS:
Here you go.

BILL:
So listen...

...I don't know how much

Harry's told you about what I do.

Not a lot. Just that you're in banking.

I have a company that provides

banking-support services...

...mainly in the South, but, really,

I'm an old-fashioned entrepreneur.

[YELLING OVER TV]

If that's a scary movie, turn it off.

Your brother won't sleep for a week.

BETH:
I'm so sorry to make you--

-Hello.

Aah!

BETH:
Sarah!

-Mom.

Call 911!

There's over 200 regional banks

in the U.S. alone that have nothing...

...like the sophistication of the system

you developed for Landrock.

[SCREAMING]

BETH:

Sarah! Leave her alone!

With your system's software...

...Harry's expertise in law enforcement

and the physical security...

...you're an unbeatable team.

PIM:

Hey! Come here!

No!

- What are you doing to me? Get away!

PIM:
Shut up!

You'd be your own bosses.

I'd just supply the money-

BETH:
Don't hurt my children.

-Shut up!

Oh, my God, what do you want?

I have to think about

a couple of other options...

...but this sounds very attractive.

Okay, good.

[SCREAMING]

I hate to break this up.

JACK:
I gotta get home.

-Family man.

No! Daddy!

So how many kids do you have?

- Two. Boy, 8. Girl, 14.

-Wow.

- Sure you don't need a ride?

-No, thanks, Harry. I'm fine.

Going back tonight?

- No, I've got some business in town.

-Well, great meeting you. Take care.

She has beautiful eyes,

your daughter.

What?

Jesus, what--?

Oh, my God. What do you want?

I wanna get you home.

It's pizza night.

Drive.

Drive.

Liam, we're on our way.

Everything all right?

Fine, the house is secure.

And we're setting up now.

I wanna talk to my wife.

You hear that, Liam?

He wants to talk to his wife.

They can't talk right now.

She's busy.

JACK:

Who are you?

What's this about?

What do you want from me?

This is your exit, Jack.

MAN [OVER TV]:
Three defenders had

the chance to put him on the ground.

VEL:

They're here.

MAN [OVER TV]:
--as good as he's

been. Tremendous effort to stay alive.

- Where are they?

-Through here.

Jesus.

JACK:
What is this?

ANDY:
Daddy.

Why have you done this,

for God's sake?

It's okay. They're children!

I said, "if they were trouble."

Were they trouble?

- They were noisy.

-Yes, we made an executive decision.

But you're a criminal, Willy,

not an executive.

- But I thought you said--

-Shut up.

ANDY:
Daddy.

-I wanna know what you want...

...and I wanna know now.

Beth...

...I'm sorry about all of this.

I am, but, well...

There we are.

Uh, I need you to talk to your husband.

He listens to you.

I need you to make him understand that

if he doesn't do exactly as I ask...

...I will kill you and your two children.

But if you can make him listen, Beth...

...if you can make him do

what I want...

...you'll all walk away from

this unpleasantness unscathed.

COX:

Not because I'm a nice man...

...simply because there'll be no reason

for me to hurt you.

Make sense?

Can I rely on your cooperation?

- Just tell him yes.

-Yes.

Sarah?

Fine.

And you, big fella?

Maybe.

BETH:
Andy.

-No, it's all right. It's honest.

Do you keep a gun

in the house, Jack?

No.

- Daddy!

-I'm okay.

BETH:
It's okay.

JACK:
Don't worry.

-It's okay.

-I'm all right. I'm okay.

Pass me the gun.

COX:

It's empty.

You lied to me, Jack.

COX:

Don't let it happen again.

You have an excellent alarm system.

What are alarms for, Andy?

- To keep people out.

COX:
That's right.

And they also keep people in.

I'll need the password, Jack.

Lark.

Lark. It's the name of our boat.

All right.

Untie them.

JACK:

Take it easy.

Daddy.

I'll be fine.

COX:
Hi, this is Jack Stanfield,

account number 51216.

I need to change our alarm code

and give you a new password.

I know it's difficult for you,

but try and get some sleep.

Mom, what's going on?

- What do they want?

-I don't know, sweetheart.

Do you want something to eat, Jack?

- I'm not hungry.

-No?

Do you have any wine?

There's some in the bar.

COX:

Pim, go and get me a nice bottle of red.

I don't know sh*t about wine, man.

How do I know if it's nice?

It'll be dusty.

I didn't know he had a gun.

They hit him so hard.

He'll be fine.

It's just a little lump on the head.

- Let's think about something nice, okay?

-Okay.

I know.

We're on board the Lark.

And the sail's up.

And the sun is shining.

And it's warm.

And, Andy, you're at the wheel

with your dad.

Vel.

Get Jack a blanket.

COX:

He's got a busy day tomorrow.

She's asleep. Get some yourself.

- I'll wake you in an hour.

-Okay.

MAN [OVER TV]:
Let's take a look,

show you what's going on.

Yeah, we do have a big storm,

big section of the country.

It's gonna bring a variety

of weather...

COX:

Morning, Jack.

Time to get ready for work.

MAN [OVER TV]:
You can look

for some snow by tomorrow...

...through the upper Great Lakes.

You have to do whatever they want.

I don't care what it is.

It may not be that easy.

We've seen their faces.

- But he said if we just cooperate--

-I know what they said, Beth.

VOICE [OVER TV]:
Did you ever notice

how big squirrels' teeth are?

Where's Andy?

Breakfast.

COX:
Count to three.

ANDY:
One, two, three.

- Whoa!

JACK:
Andy!

Andy.

This man is not our friend. Stay away.

- But I want a pancake.

-Go see your mom.

- Want some Cheerios?

ANDY:
No.

You're worried I'll give him

peanut oil, Jack.

I know about his allergy.

Don't imagine for one second...

...that I just blundered in here

out of the rain.

Don't touch him.

Don't talk to him.

And don't feed him anything.

VEL:
I'm fitting you

with two separate systems.

Audio transmitter.

We hear everything you do.

- What do I do when I get to the office?

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Joe Forte

Joe Forte is an American painter and filmmaker. Born in New Jersey, he is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. As a screenwriter Forte is best known for Firewall, the 2006 thriller starring Harrison Ford and the 2005 film, Say I Do. As a painter he is known for Wonder, a solo exhibition of his baseball card (paintings), which was shown at Bergamot Station's James Gray Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, in Oct-Nov of 2008. He is the director of the upcoming documentary Storyteller: The Wonderful, Magical Life of the Man Who Saved Ben Hur. Forte lives in Los Angeles, United States and has been a mentor, teacher, consultant and panelist for UCLA, the Sedona Film Festival, Scriptfest, Cinestory, Film Victoria (Australia) and New South Wales (Australia). more…

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