Focus Page #3

Synopsis: Nicky Spurgeon is an extremely accomplished con man who takes an amateur con artist, Jess, under his wing. Nicky and Jess become romantically involved, and with Nicky's profession of being a liar and a cheater for a living, he realizes that deception and love are things that don't go together. They split, only to see each other three years later... And things get messy.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
R
Year:
2015
105 min
$50,265,541
Website
6,354 Views


Just stay with me.

Stay with me, goddamn it.

Somebody get someone!

Somebody call a doctor.

Is there a doctor? I need a doctor.

Doctor, help me.

My husband's just had a heart attack.

I don't know what to do. I'm so worried.

Frank? Frank? Can you hear me?

- My God! Somebody call 911!

- Hey, Frank.

Frank!

Who was the cop with the wandering hands?

He was real.

He just stumbled in.

Who hits on a grieving widow?

I guess that's just how fantastic

you look in that dress.

What's a girl to do?

I can think of a couple things

she could do.

Yeah, me too, actually.

I think we should start with oral.

Just saying.

Come on, man, I'm right here.

- Sorry.

- Sorry.

Everybody! Everybody.

Everybody, everybody.

Can I get your attention?

- What you laughing at?

- Ha-ha-ha.

Record-setting week.

And I wanna say congratulations

to you all.

After expenses...

...$1.2 million.

Great work, great work.

After the big game's over tomorrow,

this place gets bleached down.

Anything not nailed to the floor

goes in the incinerator.

Horst here has all of your travel money.

Once you get home,

I will wire you all your cuts.

Thank you, guys, really.

- To Nicky.

- To Nicky!

Nicky!

No, no, no. Farhad, not Forehead.

- What's that mean?

- Doesn't matter.

Stay juicy.

That's all of it, 1.2?

Do not let it leave your sight.

You promise?

- Yeah, I promise.

- No dogs or ponies.

Hey.

- How long have you known me?

- No, look. Look at me. Man to man.

No gambling, okay?

Yes, dear.

I'll see you when I see you.

You guys are so cute.

I'm tired.

Okay. Wanna go to the game tomorrow?

You have tickets?

Of course. It's one of the perks

of the business.

Did you mean these tickets?

Okay, you're gonna need

to stop that, all right?

- Stop showing off.

- Ha-ha-ha.

- An exit interview?

- Yes.

- My God. Are you serious?

- Tell me.

So you mean like, :

"Jess is a hard worker,

honest and prompt.

I believe she'll be a valuable asset

to your team at Sizzler of San Bernardino."

No, not a reference, you dick.

Criticism. Constructive criticism.

Really?

- Are you serious?

- Yes.

Okay.

Okay.

You got a light touch.

You know, you're kind

of invisible out there.

And you're calm.

You know, you get upside down,

you don't panic. You adjust.

You actually rally...

...when the going gets tough,

which is rare.

And I been in this...

...for a really, really long time.

And I've never seen anything like you.

Thank you.

But I was actually talking about the sex.

Please, there's a thousand hos

better than you.

Whoa! Please!

I can't believe you said that!

You're just laying there. You know?

I'm like, "Come on, is this thing on?"

You're mean.

Why Mellow?

Why do they call you Mellow?

Yeah, you know,

I don't like that name.

I know, but why do they call you that?

My dad just started calling me that.

And?

And I don't like it.

My dad, he said, um...

...there's two kinds of

people in this world.

There's hammers and nails.

You decide which one you wanna be.

He said there's no room for heart

in this game.

That sh*t'll get you killed.

He...

He said I was soft.

So he started calling me marshmallow.

- Mellow.

- Yeah.

You're a big old marshmallow, you are.

I'm gonna get some more wine.

Do you want some?

- Nope, I'm good.

- Okay.

Where are we going?

How did you get these tickets?

Just one of the many wonderful things

about being me.

This Hall of Famer is

a three-time champion MVP with Chicago.

Let's give a Superdome welcome

to Billy Canady.

Brevings on the kick

for the Miami Threshers.

Is this a bad time to mention

I don't really like football?

Yeah. Like the worst time possible.

I'm sorry. It just seems like a lot

of standing around all the time.

Are you kidding?

Don't you think? I...

Well, you were really excited

about the tickets.

No, I am. I'm so excited.

I just don't get the game.

Okay, I get it. All right. Um...

You know what? Forget football.

We can still have fun. All right.

Hot dogs! Get your hot dogs right here!

- Let me get one.

- Right there.

I will bet you $1 that that guy

does not catch that hot dog.

- Down there?

- Yep.

Okay.

How did you know that?

Because that guy cannot throw.

He knocked this old lady's glasses off

about 10 minutes ago.

Okay. Okay. Ooh.

- Okay, um...

- Whoo!

Down there. Shirtless guy

with the body paint.

Ten says he's too drunk

to get up for the wave.

- Are you sure? His team is on a drive.

- Are you in or out?

- I'm in.

- Okay.

Don't do it.

- Yes!

- Really?

- Really?

- I know my drunks.

So you're a fan?

You're considering yourself a fan?

Thank you! Okay. We're even now.

- All right. Hold on, no, no. A tiebreaker.

- Okay.

Um, okay. Mamita with the short shorts.

- Yeah.

- See her?

How many guys are gonna look at her ass

as she walks up the aisle?

Closest one wins.

- End seats only?

- End seats only.

- At least eight.

- Eight?

Three.

Five.

Can I get in on this?

Sure, 10 bucks, Mr...?

Liyuan. I say five guys look. Sure thing.

Okay.

There's one.

- Two.

- Yeah.

- Three.

- Three.

- Four. Sorry.

- I'm out. I'm done.

Five.

- And it's six.

- Come on.

Six.

Seven! Yes!

I'm the closest! I know my leches too.

Money, money, money.

Okay, okay.

I want justice. I want my money back.

Make another bet.

- Okay.

- I want my change.

Okay. Which team draws the next penalty?

I don't know football. You boys play.

Okay. Defense.

How much?

- One thousand.

- Ooh.

Yeah.

I'll do the thousand.

We have holding! Number 77!

On the offense.

- Ten-yard penalty.

- Yes!

Okay, 5000.

Do they pass or run?

- Five thousand.

- Wow.

- He's been drinking. Definitely.

- He is... Yeah.

I have.

- Okay. You call it.

- They run.

They run.

Three-18! Hut!

Yeah!

They run, they run! Yeah!

Ooh. Ouch.

Yeah. Ouch is right. Ouch is right.

- On that note, I'm gonna get a drink.

- Yeah. Me too.

- Double or nothing. Your bet.

- No, I'm good, man. Thank you.

No. Easy bet. Easy bet.

They make this kick, you win.

Good odds? They always make

this kick. You can't lose.

Come on, I want to play.

I like you.

You can't lose.

Come on, I want to play.

- How much?

- Double or nothing, 10,000.

Too much?

All right, 10 grand.

Three-42! Hut!

- Really?

- No.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm such a lucky guy.

Maybe we should just get going.

Come on. All right. Ahem.

Wait, hold up. Hold up.

Fifty.

- Say again?

- Fifty grand.

- Nicky.

- It's all right. Okay?

- Okay.

- Relax.

Um, he's not gonna return the kick.

On the kickoff he'll take a knee. Ahem.

Now you make things interesting.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay. We good?

- Nicky?

- Relax.

- Wow.

- It's okay.

- It's okay.

- All right. Hold it, hold on.

Give me one second. Give me a second.

Give me a second. Give me a second.

A hundred grand.

One hundred thousand.

Yep.

You don't have 100,000.

Yeah, I do.

You can't do that.

Next play. Pass incomplete.

I say he catches it.

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Glenn Ficarra

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