Horrible Bosses Page #14

Synopsis: Nick hates his boss, mostly because he's expected to work from before sunrise to after sunset and his boss, Mr. Harken, calls him out for being a minute late and blackmails him so he can't quit. Dale hates his boss, Dr. Julia Harris, because she makes unwelcome sexual advances when he's about to get married. But Dale is on that pesky list of child offenders so he can't quit. Kurt actually likes his job and his boss, well, up until his boss dies and the boss's coked-out, psychopathic son takes over. But who would be crazy enough to quit their jobs in such poor economic times? Instead Nick, Dale and Kurt drunkenly and hypothetically discuss how to kill their bosses, and before they know it, they've hired a murder consultant to help them pull off the three deeds.
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Seth Gordon
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  3 wins & 11 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
57
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%
R
Year:
2011
98 min
$116,900,000
Website
2,257 Views


We see a black Mercedes SLK pull up. A distinguished-

looking MAN in a well-tailored suit steps out. He wears

sunglasses and carries a briefcase.

45 BACK TO SCENE 45

NICK:

Nice car.

KURT:

Whoa. This guy's legit.

DALE:

I bet that briefcase has one of

those guns you have to screw

together.

NICK:

All right, let's just be

professional here. We don't want

to seem all giddy.

A knock at the door.

KURT:

(HUSHED)

How's my hair?

NICK:

(SOTTO)

It doesn't matter!

Kurt opens the door on the Man who looks even smoother up

close.

MAN:

(BRITISH ACCENT)

Is one of you Kurt?

DALE:

(whispering to Nick)

Oh my God, he's like James Bond!

KURT:

(to the Man)

Yes, hi, I'm Kurt. Please come

in.

MAN:

Thank you. Are all three of you

participating in this?

(CONTINUED)

46.

45 CONTINUED:
45

NICK:

Yes, we are.

MAN:

Very well. Now before we go any

further, I need to know if there

are any hidden recording devices

in this room. I will find out if

there are.

DALE:

No, no! We definitely don't want

to record this, sir.

MAN:

Then let's get started.

He walks to the middle of the living room, opens his

briefcase and takes out a plastic tarp which he proceeds

to unfurl over the carpet.

KURT:

Whoa, whoa. What's that for?

MAN:

For the mess.

NICK:

We don't want you to kill us!

DALE:

(FREAKING OUT)

Oh my God! I knew it!

MAN:

Kill you? What are you talking

about?

The guys exchange a confused look.

KURT:

Your ad said you do wet work.

MAN:

That's correct. I urinate on

other men for money.

NICK/KURT

What?!

MAN:

Why do you think my ad was in the

`men seeking men' section?

(CONTINUED)

47.

45 CONTINUED:
(2) 45

NICK:

(TO KURT)

You were looking in `men seeking

men'?!

KURT:

Yeah! We're men seeking a man,

aren't we?

NICK:

You are such a moron.

MAN:

So you're telling me I drove all

the way to the Valley and no one

wants to be pissed on?

DALE:

Please don't kill us.

MAN:

I don't kill people!

(then, sighing)

Can I use your rest room? I've

stored up rather a large amount of

pee for this.

KURT:

(POINTING)

It's right through there.

The Man heads off. After a beat --

KURT:

Good thing I didn't call the guy

who was offering to do `dirty

work.'

46 INT. KURT'S CAR - THAT NIGHT 46

Kurt drives. Nick is in the passenger seat. Dale in

back.

KURT:

All right, I'll take the blame for

that one.

NICK:

That's big of you.

KURT:

I'm going to make it up to you. I

figured out a much better way to

find a contract killer.

(CONTINUED)

48.

46 CONTINUED:
46

DALE:

What's that?

Kurt reaches up and pushes a button on the rear-view

mirror. A male voice comes over the speaker.

ON STAR REP (V.O.)

(INDIAN ACCENT)

Hello, Mr. Gamble, thank you for

contacting On Star --

DALE:

Oh, come on!

NICK:

(TO KURT)

This is your plan?

ON STAR REP (V.O.)

-- my name is Gregory. How can I

be of service this evening?

KURT:

Gregory, I need you to direct me

to the most dangerous bar in Los

Angeles.

ON STAR REP (V.O.)

I'm sorry?

KURT:

We need to find the bar with the

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Michael Markowitz

Michael Markowitz (born August 15, 1961) is a writer, producer, and actor who began his comedy career in The Mee-Ow Show, an improv group at Northwestern University. Some projects he has worked on include Duckman, Becker, and the films Horrible Bosses, Horrible Bosses 2 and Boob Job. He has collaborated several times in the past with Jason Alexander. As an actor, he appeared in the films The Flamingo Kid and Last Resort, and the TV shows Becker and World Cup Comedy. more…

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