Nothing to Lose Page #7

Synopsis: When a man (Robbins) believes he has discovered that his wife is having an affair with his boss, it sets off a chain reaction of events. First he wanders into a ghetto where a robber (Lawrence) tries to take his money at gunpoint, but instead sets a wild ride from California to Arizona. The two eventually become reluctant friends. Discussing robbery techniques, they decide to get back at the boss by robbing an office safe containing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Life is further complicated by another pair of robbers who chase the first two for infringing on their territory.
Director(s): Steve Oedekerk
Production: Touchstone Pictures
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
28%
R
Year:
1997
98 min
642 Views


Speed up!

- Shoot the mother... Shoot him!

- I got him! I got him!

- Shoot 'em!

- Geez!

You know, I'm tired of this sh*t.

Let's go!

Charlie!

Look out, Charlie!

I'm actually grabbing a gun

and going after bad guys.

You the man.

All right.

- You see 'em?

- No.

I'll, uh...

I'll let you know.

Please do.

Nick.

What?

- You checkin' this sh*t out?

- Hey, Nick.

I like you like this.

You and your prom date

both having weapons.

That way I don't have to kill

an unarmed couple. It's not my style.

Put down the bag.

- Paul Bunyan, come and take the bag.

- Nick, let me...

- You're an idiot! Shut up!

- Shoot this mother...

- No, you're a f***in' idiot!

Who are you? Crime dog now?

Are you aware that there's only

two kind of people on the whole planet?

There are killers,

and then there's everybody else.

I'm a killer, Nick. Yes, yes, yes, yes.

What are you, Nick?

I'm married.

Oh, you son of a...

Wait, wait, wait.

Oh, sh*t!

What are you,

f***in' out of your mind?

- F***!

- What, are you crazy?

Huh? Who's in control now?

Hand over the bag...

or else my man Nick Beam here

gonna put one in your ass.

Ain't that right, Nick?

- I'll roll over.

- Okay, I see it. I see it.

Let me try to get around

and get you.

No, it's not...

- No, they're in the alley.

- Charlie, it's the police.

- Oh, yes!

- Thank God you're here.

- Thank God you're here, man.

- Oh, this nightmare's over.

- What the f*** are you doin'?

- Put the gun down!

Put that gun down,

you stupid pig!

- Wait! Come on!

- Come on, man!

It's them.

Well, some folks in Arizona are

gonna be mighty happy to see you boys.

Wait, wait, wait! Offcer! Offcer!

Offcer, two other guys...

"I'm married." Ka-blam!

You're too much.

- Is the money all there?

- Looks like it.

Great. We have just enough time

to get it back.

Excuse me?

We have to bring the money back.

No, no.

Maybe you're a little bit confused

about the purpose of a robbery.

Oh, T., I didn't tell you. When we

were at the hotel, I called my wife.

Everything's all right.

You see, it wasn't her.

She wasn't even there.

Isn't that great?

It was her sister

and her sister's fance.

I don't give a damn if it was

her Uncle Fester and Gumby.

You ain't takin'

this money anywhere, man.

I don't wanna

hear all that.

- Let go. Let go.

- Gimme the bag. You let go.

- Let go of the bag. You let...

- It's not your money.

- It's not your money.

- It's not your money!

- It's not yours. It's half mine.

- Let go!

- You let go!

- Let go!

- You let go!

Let go!

Get back here!

- You okay?

- Yeah, I'm okay.

- And you?

- I'll live.

Can't let you take

the money, Nick.

T., my life is in that bag.

Nick, even if you wanted

to take the money back, you can't.

- Your face is on the video, man.

- They only review the tapes

if something's missing.

I can go into work early

and bring it back. No one'll know.

T.

I can get my life back.

You forget one thing, Nick.

I get my life back too.

Money don't make

my world go 'round

I'm reaching out

for the higher ground

To a warm and peaceful place

I can rest my weary face

Life's answers we try to find

Oh, we try to find

Yes, we try to find

Battling inside our minds

Where do I go from here

Will all my friends be there

'Cause we're living

we're living

In a crazy maze

And we're fighting

we're fighting

To rise above the haze

Lights at the end

of the tunnel

Sometimes thejourney's long

There are many theories

Who's right and who's wrong

Pressure's on

I have to choose

I've got nothing to lose

I close my eyes

I take a chance

l-I, I now dance

a different dance

What's the key

to a happy life

Tell me now, now, now

Healthy mind

and lots of spice

Running barefoot

through the trees

- Oh, my God!

- That's my idea of free

Ow. Ouch.

What happened to you?

It's a long story.

- I got shot.

- What?

And l... I think

I'm wanted in Arizona.

Plus, my shoes

caught on fre.

You told me you were selling me

the top of the line.

The top of the line is digital.

Did you sell me a digital?

No, you did not.

So, I'm bringing it back,

and I expect a full refund.

And if you do not give me

a full refund, you will not...

be doing business

with myself or my company.

Thank you.

- So, did you hear?

- What?

Some, uh, vandals

broke in over the weekend.

- What?

- Well, nothing was stolen.

They... They cut the...

the thingy...

off P.B.'s statue.

Um, they're reviewing

the videotape.

- Hi, everybody. How's it going?

- Not now, Nick.

- Did anybody see that game last night?

- Game? What game?

- Oh, that game. Overtime.

- Will you please shut up!

Don't touch it. Don't touch it.

Oh, you pig. Oh, you pig.

Well, that's it.

What's done is done. Listen.

I've got this great idea for

the new McGinty Cracker mascot.

- Move! Move! Move! Move! Move!

Thank you.

- This mascot...

- This...

- Nick! Shut up!

What's happening?

Well, what is this?

What the hell is this?

- I don't know.

- You goin' crazy as a spider!

Somebody must've recorded

over the tape.

- Who had access?

- Uh, there was an electrician

in here this morning.

What electrician?

I did not order an electrician!

I did. The flickers on the...

Fluorescent lights were flickering.

- I'm really sorry, sir.

- This is terrible, Phil.

- I would really like to be alone now.

- I'll go now.

- You should go.

- I would be really like to be alone.

- You should go.

- I'll leave now.

- You should go too.

- I would like to be

extremely alone for a minute.

- I'm gonna leave you alone.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Nick.

All right now. Cut that out.

Y'all wanna eat? You wanna eat?

- Yeah, we wanna eat.

- I thought you wanna eat.

You wanna eat? All right.

- Just don't burn the meat.

- I don't never burn the meat.

- Uh-huh. What happened the last time?

- Hey, Dad don't burn the meat.

- I'm gonna put some more

po-po sauce on it. Y'all like that.

- Joey. Tonya.

- Yeah, that's...

- Go see your mama, boy. You know.

Now this is my very

special mustard.

- Don't let nobody touch that.

- Okay, Mama.

- All right.

- Yeah.

So, how's the

electrician business?

Hey. Not bad.

The hours are a b*tch.

I wanna thank you.

I don't know why... I just wanna say

I appreciate what you did.

Well, don't mention it. How's that?

How did you know where I was anyway?

A friend gave me a tip.

A friend, huh?

- You hungry?

- Yes, we would love for you to join us.

Wouldn't we, Mama?

I talked to my boss today

after things settled down.

Convinced him we need

a new security system. Got any ideas?

Sure. I can help you

pick one out.

You wanna run it?

We need someone trustworthy.

I told him I know

Just the guy.

Well, I'm gonna have to

think about this, Nick.

Right now, I'm weighing out

several lucrative offers.

I mean, they rollin' in.

A lot of people want me

to work for them right now.

Now, that's just

the way I like it.

All I need now is some

of Mama's special mustard.

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