Noise Page #2

Synopsis: In long flashbacks, David Owen looks back to when he lived in Manhattan with his wife and baby. The unnecessary noises of the city interrupt his life to the point that he takes a baseball bat to the windshield of cars whose alarms are blaring. After a few arrests, his wife kicks him out. On his own, he learns to avoid arrest and leaves a calling card as "The Rectifier" when he breaks into an offending car. Gruska, an enterprising young reporter, tracks him down. He tells her his story, they become lovers, and she organizes a petition drive for a ballot initiative to ban car alarms. The mayor becomes the Rectifier's bête noire. Can David fight City Hall and win?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Henry Bean
Production: ThinkFilm
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
57%
NOT RATED
Year:
2007
92 min
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To the ones they've got

at Chadstone Plaza.

Are they similar to the ones

they've got at Chadstone Plaza?

And what's... Tin...

Tinnitus?

What's tinnitus?

It's like a ringing

in my ears.

Right.

Okay.

- That's a legitimate

doctor's certificate.

- I'm sure it is, Graham.

That's a legal

document.

You're legally obliged

to process that.

There's two of them. You're not

telling me how to do my job, are you?

No, I'm not. I'm just saying.

Sounds a little bit like you are.

I'm just saying, that's

a doctor's certificate.

And as such, will be duly

processed in the fullness of time.

Jesus.

- I could have a tumor.

- Fine.

You get me a doctor's certificate

that says that and I'll look into it.

The information currently at

hand is you've bumped your head.

- Grab a pen.

- I've got a photocopy of that, sir.

You can photocopy

your a**hole, Graham,

But you're an idiot if you think

it's gonna change my roster.

Hey.

Yep, mm-hmm.

Set.

Set.

Mm-hmm.

Set.

Just move

to the left.

- Mm-hmm.

- Okay.

Police have released

a likeness of the man

They believe responsible

for the murders

Of seven commuters eight

hours ago on a commuter train

In Melbourne's

inner East.

This description follows

an eyewitness report

From an as-yet

unidentified survivor

Of the tragedy.

The suspect is

described as a man...

You're home early.

Mm-hmm.

You all right?

How come?

What?

Why is there always so

much sh*t lying around?

You buy so much of it and leave

it lying around, sweetheart.

- You're munted.

- No, I'm not.

- yes, you f***ing are.

- I just had a bit.

Just had an itsy bitsy.

Marcus sold me

a couple of grams.

Marcus?

- the trumpet.

- Oh, that prick.

Surprised he made you

pay for it.

- Well, he didn't actually.

- Ah.

- He wants to get into your pants.

- Probably.

I'll roll you another,

you big grump.

Forward defense.

Forward defense.

Let it go.

Square cut,

forward defense.

Forward defense.

Let it go.

Leg glance.

So have we

made up?

Maybe.

It's good

dope then.

Marcus will

be thrilled.

Seeing your boozies is

what'd thrill Marcus.

- Did you just call them boozies?

- Mm-hmm.

That's very sweet

of you. Thank you.

What are

you doing?

Just taking a good long

hard look at myself.

"Take a good look in

the big mirror, McGahan.

See if you can see a

policeman in there somewhere."

F***ing Mobley.

This doctor's certificate

will stitch him up.

- Ticket to Noosa, baby.

- Yeah.

Work cover!

- Think it, talk it, work it!

- Yeah.

In the outer Melbourne

suburb of sunshine south,

The discover of the body

of a woman

was reported to police.

The woman has already

been identified by police

As Fiona Michelle Frost,

a 32-year-old legal secretary

who was reported missing

last Wednesday

When she didn't return

home from work.

Police are yet to comment

on this discovery

and the tragic events

last Friday

when a lone gunman killed

seven on a suburban train.

Friends and family

spoke out today,

as did members

of the local community.

- Is that another one?

- Mmm. Shh.

What the f***'s going on

at the moment?

I know this guy.

He speaks exactly

like that in real life.

...May have in their knowledge

pertaining to recent incidents...

I'm off. I'll see you tonight.

"Information pertaining

to the recent knowledge...

- I've gotta go, seriously.

...Of events in the vicinity."

Male Constable indicates he would like

to wish female occupant of the residence

good luck pertaining particularly

to her endeavors of the day.

I love you

but shut up.

Female occupant responds by departing

the vicinity without further ado.

...More in our late bulletin.

Fires continue to rage at Omeo

and elsewhere in Gippsland.

Eight have already

perished in blazes,

- including the wife

and three young children...

...Of Omeo firefighting

volunteer Keith Milner.

An exclusive interview with

the grieving Aussie hero

And Paula Day is coming up

after the break.

Are you frustrated

because you never see

The results you know

you deserve?

Well, stay tuned as Paige Green and

gold-medal-gymnast Mitch Gaylord,

The first American to receive a

perfect 10 in Olympic competition,

Introduce you...

Graham McGahan.

Now you can have the body you've

always dreamed of in less time...

What?

When?

Why?

Yeah, all right.

All right,

all right, yeah.

Yeah, okay.

Workouts can be tough

and it's not for everyone.

but, Paige, it's that...

- f***.

This is not light duty.

No, it is, actually.

No, it isn't.

How is it light?

You're in a caravan.

Same amount of shifts. Same

amount of hours per shift.

In a caravan.

Actually it's an extra hour

per shift. How is that light?

Oh, for f***'s sake.

You're in a caravan.

I've got Christmas coming up. I've

got Trev and Andrew on holidays

And f***ing Rachel's

on maternity leave.

- No, this is just happening

because you and I...

Here we go.

No, f***ing admit it. You've

f***ing got it in for me.

That's right, I've got nothing

better to do with my time

than sh*t you.

Well, you all but

admitted it yesterday.

"What's your problem?

Can't you ride an escalator?"

I don't know if you've heard

but several people were killed

- on a train two days ago.

- Yeah.

Oh good,

you have heard.

It's a pretty

big thing, you know?

Lots about it

in the media and so forth,

So this might not be happening

because I've got issues with you.

It might be happening because I've got

other f***ing things to worry about.

What about my doctor's

certificate?

The doctor's certificate means

that, as opposed to Hobie,

You're the lucky camper

who gets to sit on his ass

in a caravan

for two weeks

and do f*** all.

Read a book.

Jesus, learn chess.

Impart your wisdom to

the local community.

You can do that with

f***ing tin ear, can't you?

Email hasn't

been set up yet

but there's phones

on both desks,

fax and what have you.

Coffee and sh*t

in the kitchenette.

You wanna

answer that?

No, I know

who that is.

So this is where

she was last seen.

Yep, bought a packet of

alpine lights and a diet coke.

But don't talk to Lionel

about that. He's a bit...

He's okay, he's fine. He's

just a bit funny about all this.

Look, it isn't rocket surgery. Basically

you've just got to sit here and put down

whatever the mouth-breathers

say or do.

- Mostly it's the same old,

same old.

"She was a lovely girl." "Kept

mostly to herself." "Always happy."

"Always had time

to say hello."

Just whack it down on the sh*t

sheet, put it in the out tray

- and Johnno will fax them in the morning.

- Sweet.

Yeah, slack as.

Oh, and there's this

safe-sex thing happening also.

Free frangers for anyone

with any information.

There's a box of them in the

top drawer of the kitchenette.

So this is the guy

from the train?

Yep.

He did this as well?

F*** knows. Yes, if you

believe the rumors...

about the same ballistics

coming out of the girl

and a couple of people

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Henry Bean

Henry Bean (born 1945) is an American screenwriter, film director, film producer, novelist, and actor. Most famous as a screenwriter, Bean wrote the screenplays for Internal Affairs, Deep Cover, Venus Rising, The Believer, Basic Instinct 2 and Noise. The Believer was awarded the dramatic Grand Jury Prize at the 2001 Sundance Festival and the Golden St. George at the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival.Bean, who is Jewish, also acted in The Believer, and was a producer on Deep Cover and Noise. He was the director for The Believer and Noise. Bean is also the inspiration for the protagonist of Noise. He was so tired of constant noise around him and his home in New York that he decided to take the law into his own hands. If a car alarm was going off and the owner of the vehicle didn't rectify the situation, Bean would break into the car to disable the offending car alarm. Bean was eventually arrested and jailed. He admits to doing it a few more times since. more…

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