Firewall Page #5

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


Now.

Screw you, Jack.

When is Daddy coming home?

As soon as he can get them

some money from the bank.

And then they'll leave?

And then they'll leave.

MAN [OVER TV]:
It was a good knife

when you first got it.

Maybe six months later, it got dull.

Ever try to cut a tomato with these?

Cox is gonna kill you.

You know that, don't you?

BETH:

Just like Willy.

Willy made mistakes.

You think he'll reward you

because you're good?

- Shut up.

BETH:
Soon as he has the money...

...you'll be no more use to him.

-Go back into the bedroom.

He has no reason

to let any of you live.

What I'm asking for isn't standard,

you know.

They might not do it.

They might say:

"We did it yesterday" or "it's scheduled

for tomorrow" or something.

Get on with it. Make it happen.

WOMAN [OVER PHONE]: Operations.

-Stacy, Jack Stanfield in Seattle.

Hi, Mr. Stanfield.

I need you to run

a maintenance sort program...

...weigh all online accounts,

largest to smallest.

Give me a sec, I'll check.

Okay, key-card.

Coming up. There you go.

Ready to run.

GARY:
I'm telling you, Arlin...

-Go and deal with it.

JACK:

It's running, Stacy.

- Okay, if you need--

-Go.

[PEOPLE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

GARY:

With money moving every nanosecond...

...we have to provide a platform

for technology...

...to be able to maintain

and control risk.

GARY:
You have to be

thinking outside the box.

ARLIN:

Oh, I understand.

These geeks with their laptops can figure

out ways to steal money from you.

- Arlin, you lost?

-Hi, Jack.

No, Gary's trying to teach me something

about the new technology.

- Well, good luck.

-Yeah.

I told him you've been trying that

for years. What are you up to?

Well, there's a--

I came down because there was...

...a maintenance issue

with one of the servers.

Got the engineers coming down.

I asked to be notified

about all maintenance issues.

GARY:

No one told me a server was down.

They probably didn't realize procedures

changed. Wichita didn't call you?

No.

Who's "they"?

[BANGING NOISE]

I don't know. Janet took the call.

Did you fire her this morning?

You know, Arlin,

it just wasn't working out.

Seems kind of sudden.

Um, well, actually, it's been...

It's been building for a while.

Well, care to join us?

Help Gary unlock my analog brain?

I think I'd better get back

to the office.

I'll check with you later.

GARY:
All right, Arlin, you gotta

understand two things:

- Number one, analog is for sissies.

ARLIN:
So I gathered.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

[FOOTSTEPS]

[MAN COUGHS]

[TOILET FLUSHES]

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

COX:

He didn't wash his hands.

That's why you should never eat

peanuts off a bar.

JACK:

Let's go.

Can I take his collar off?

- No, honey. He needs that.

-Beth, come with me, please.

- Where?

LIAM:
Just downstairs.

Mom.

BETH:
It's okay. I'll be right back.

-Now, Beth.

Why do you hate us so much?

I don't hate you, Sarah.

I just don't care about you.

I need you to make a call.

Why--? Why would I say this?

Make him believe you.

MAN:

Well, hopefully, that's the way...

[DOOR BUZZES]

COX [WHISPERING]:

Which one is he?

JACK [WHISPERING]:

The kid in the blue shirt.

Come here.

Mr. Stanfield, sir?

Why did Janet get fired?

- She didn't do anything.

-We know what you're up to, Bobby.

What I'm up to?

What do you mean?

You and Janet have made repeated

attempts to access secure information.

No, that's ridiculous.

She rolled over on you, Bobby.

She gave you up.

What are you talking about, sir?

Sit down. Sit down.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

We'll be in touch, Bobby.

Hello?

It's done.

Vel, is the money there?

Okay, good.

I've done everything you want.

When do I get my family back?

We have some tidying up to do.

Sir, I just wanted to say, regardless

of what you may have heard--

There are hidden cameras

in all the public areas...

...and some of the more sensitive areas

on the secure floors.

So you can see

the whole bank from here?

These are archive files.

MAN:
Ninety-one cameras

running on 20 screens.

Wow, I bet you don't watch much TV

when you get home.

I don't even have one.

[GLASS SHATTERING]

- Sorry. Sorry.

-I got it.

Okay.

Well, at least it didn't end up

in the keyboard.

MAN:

Right.

We better get out of here before

we completely screw things up.

- Thanks. Sorry.

-Thank you.

All right.

- Where's Jack Stanfield?

-He just left.

- What was he doing in here?

-Making one hell of a mess.

- What the hell?

-What's wrong?

MAN:

All the camera files have been deleted.

JACK:
What is this?

COX:
Just press "send."

COX:
Now there's no network,

no account details.

No trace of the 100 million.

Can I have the disk, please?

Vel has a real talent

for being destructive...

...do you not think?

See you at the house, Jack.

Jack, what's going on?

What are you up to?

- I haven't got time for this now.

-You're gonna make time.

You'll stay here and explain what you

were doing in areas you shouldn't be in.

No, I'm not.

- Mr. Stanfield, the network--

-Tell him.

- What is it?

-The network just crashed.

- The whole floor?

-No, the whole building.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Stanfield!

Jack! Stop right there!

Jack!

- Get out of the car!

-Are you nuts?

GARY:
You're nuts!

-Get away.

Security-camera files are missing,

the computers just crashed...!

Call the police.

Security. We're in the garage,

get the police.

Sh*t.

JACK:

Beth?

Beth!

Beth!

Beth?

Oh, my God.

[PHONE RINGING]

Where are they? Where's my family?

Yeah, we're leaving now.

I'll meet you when I'm done.

Yeah, will do.

- Cox says goodbye.

-Are they alive?

Just tell me that. Are they alive?

- Come on, man, talk to me.

-We're leaving now, Jack.

Why? Just kill me here.

Why should I make it easy?

You still think there's a chance

you might be able to help them.

Now, let's go.

[PHONE RINGING]

HARRY'S VOICE [OVER MACHINE]: Hi, it's Harry. Leave a message.

JACK [OVER MACHINE]: Harry. Jesus, Harry, where are you?

I'm in trouble. I'm in real trouble.

I need....

I need to talk to you.

Call me on my-- No, you can't.

You can't call me on my cell.

They're listening.

Sh*t.

WOMAN:

It's really coming down, huh?

JACK:
What a night.

-Well, it is Seattle.

JACK'S VOICE [OVER MACHINE]: Harry. Jesus, Harry, where are you?

I'm in trouble. I'm in real trouble.

I need to talk to you.

Call me on my-- No, you can't.

You can't call me on my cell.

They're listening. Sh*t.

WOMAN [OVER MACHINE]:

This is Dr. Hay's office...

...confirming your 8 a.m. appointment

Monday. We'll see you then. Thank you.

BETH'S VOICE [OVER MACHINE]:

Harry, I did it. I finally left him.

God, I love you so much.

I'm afraid. Get out of there, okay?

Come as soon as you can.

I love you.

MAN'S VOICE [OVER MACHINE]:

Harry, it's Eric at Redline.

I found a guy who's selling those

Porsche 356 parts you--

[DOOR OPENING]

HARRY:

Yeah, come on in.

COX:

Thank you.

Wow, quite a place.

HARRY:

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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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