Observe And Report Page #7

Synopsis: Ronnie Barnhardt lives with his alcoholic mother. He's chief security guard at Forest Ridge Mall, where he's in love with Brandi, a cosmetic sales clerk, and gets a free coffee each day from Nell, a cheery clerk in the food court. A flasher haunts the mall's parking lot, and at night, thefts occur. Ronnie is intent on catching the criminals but has no investigative skills, is delusional about his abilities, and makes mad accusations. His bête noire is Detective Harrison, the city cop sent to investigate. Ronnie thinks he could be an officer, thinks he stands a chance with Brandi, and slowly loses his self control. Will reality set in? What about redemption?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Jody Hill
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
R
Year:
2009
86 min
$23,993,605
Website
443 Views


You're handsome.

From uh, certain angles.

But importantly, you've got a...

dreams inside of you.

And uh, you and dreams make you special.

And what the world throws at you ...

You...uh...They can never take your dreams away.

What are you talking about, Mom?

- I don't know. I'm drunk.

I just think a mother's supposed to say stuff like that.

To the children, when they're sad.

It's all just right.

- You're right.

That's exactly what you're supposed to say.

You know Ronnie...

that other night, when I soiled my pants...

I was always expecting for you to come home,

to find me and clean me up.

I thought you'd be there to

take care of me, so I'm a...

I passed out on the floor,

and didn't worry you.

Most people would throw me

away by now.

But not you, Ronnie.

Because I love you, Mom.

I want you to know I'm ready

to make a change.

You're gonna stop drinking?

I'm switching to beer.

I can pound those all day and

still keep my sh*t together.

And I'm doing it for you.

- I'm so proud of you, mom.

I am so proud of you.

And you know why?

This is a new day, and

we're gonna get through no matter what.

Oh, I just remembered.

There was a postcard for you the other day.

What's up.

How are you hanging in there?

Low I hope.

I just wanted to right you to say that...

You know I'm really sorry for

the way that sh*t went down and...

stuff...My bad. My blunder.

I just want you know that you really are

my best man.

Problem is, I am

a criminal man, that doesn't care.

And your crime is,

you care too much.

Regardless of our businesses...

I hope you know that I always

respected you.

It's not every day you meet somebody that

stands for something in this world.

Anyway, no hard

feelings, okay?

If you ever want to party, just get

your ass to Mexico.

The beer is cool, the girls

are wet.

Sincerely, your right hand man.

Love, Dennis Chivante.

Hey there, stranger.

You have your cast off?

- Yeah.

I have my hair done too.

Hey, uh, I heard what happened.

Are you okay?

- Yeah, that was...

You know, I'm uh, I'm like a cat um, I always

land on my feet.

Um, I'm uh, I'm really ok.

I got you a coffee.

Thanks but...uh, how much do I owe you?

Is that uh, a dollar ...uh, sixty...

No, you don't need to pay for it, just take it.

That's really nice of you, I appreciate it,

but ...

The kinda whole reason I came today,

was to ...

come by for a cup of coffee

pay for it...

from my own pocket,

I've just been kinda waiting here.

I need to accept that there is

no more free coffee.

Not now, not ever,

it's just uh, when I come into this mall, I...

I pay for my coffee just...

Just like a regular customer.

Oh, motherf***er!

Get out of the way!

Oh, no, no, no!

Jesus Ronnie, you f***ing killed him.

Alright, he's okay.

- Sh*t, really?

Get out of the way!

Get out of the way!

Stay down, motherf***er.

- I've got your back, Ronnie.

Alright uh, we need to call an ambulance.

- No, this sack of sh*t is mine.

Get my piece. I'll take him

to the station myself.

Get up, motherf***er.

Hey Ronnie?

Come on.

Ronnie?

Good job.

- F*** you.

And if any of you here wants a girl to have sex with you,

and then to f*** your enemy, go to Brandi.

Cause she's the girl that does that.

Come here.

I caught the pervert.

- Can we get a paramedic? Hurry up.

I want everyone to know

Ronnie Barnhardt has caught the pervert.

Not the f***ing police.

Good job, Ronnie.

You caught a pervert.

You can take your f***ing badge,

and your gun ...

and you can shove them up your f***ing bum.

Cause I don't need that sh*t

to know who the f*** I am.

F*** you, f*** you, f*** everyone of you...

I win.

Way to go, Ronnie.

I'm here with Ronnie Barnhardt, head of mall security

here at Forest Ridge Mall.

Ronnie is the man, who brought the Forest Ridge

mall flasher to justice.

We caught the flasher.

Yes!

- All is back to normal?

I would say, better than normal, actually

personally I'd go with fantastic...

I met a girl.

Over there.

She asked me to promise to God

that she won't have sex before marriage, but ...

that's a promise I intend on making her break.

Here are the guys.

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Jody Hill

Jody Hill is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. In 2006, he directed, co-wrote, co-produced and co-starred in his first film The Foot Fist Way, which he based on his experience as a Taekwondo black belt and instructor. His follow-up film, Observe and Report, stars Seth Rogen and was released on April 10, 2009. Hill is also co-creator, director and executive producer of the HBO series Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals. more…

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