Out on a Limb
- PG
- Year:
- 1992
- 93 min
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MISS CLAYTON:
Okay,find a seat. Sit down, please. My name is Miss Clayton,
and I'm your new teacher. And since today's
our first day together, I think we should get
to know one another. So I'm gonna ask each
of you to tell us about
your summer vacation. Who wants to start? What's your name? Priscilla Johnson. You want to tell us about
your vacation, Priscilla? I got the measles. Oh, the measles.
That's too bad. Was that at the beginning
of vacation or the end? The beginning. Well, good. Then you had
all of August to rest up. What did you do in August? I got the mumps. You didn't. I did.
But it was okay. It was a neat vacation
with lots of presents. And everyone
was very nice to me. Oh, good. Except Daddy got nervous
when he got the mumps. (LAUGHING) But aside from that,
it was great. Is that all? Isn't that enough? Sure. Yes. Thanks, Priscilla. And what's your name? Elliot Field. Go ahead, Elliot.
We're listening. I went to summer camp. Okay. What'd you do
at summer camp? We threw cottage cheese
at each other. (CHILDREN LAUGHING) And then what? Ketchup. (CHILDREN LAUGHING) And aside from having
food fights, did you
do anything interesting? No, but that
was interesting. Yes, it was.
Thank you, Elliot. And let's see.
What's your name? Marci Campbell. Tell us about
your vacation, Marci. Well, during my vacation,
my brother lost his job, my mom almost
lost her mind and my stepfather
was murdered
by his twin brother. What kind of story
is that, Marci? It's not a story.
It's the truth. It happened in Buzzsaw. That's a little
town up north. My stepfather
was the mayor. I don't remember
any story about a mayor being murdered
by his twin brother. Okay, Marci, go ahead.
Tell your story,
we're listening. It was a dark night. Actually, it was a dark
and stormy night. A big truck came to my
stepfather's lumberyard. A very big truck. And in the truck
was a killer. His name
was Matt Skearns and he was very tall
like my stepfather and very ugly
like my stepfather. And he couldn't see
without his glasses,
like my stepfather. But that was normal, because he was
his twin brother. Matt Skearns had come bak
to town to get his reven. He'd been in jail for 15 yeas
for a crime he didn't commit, so you can imagine
how mad he was. (SCREAMING) Matt had an accomplice,
Virgil, a man he'd met in prison. Virgil was mean too,
but not as mean as Mat. Yo, four eyes.
You're late, four eyes. Don't call me that. So, how are the boys
in the joint? They don't miss me
and they sure as hell
don't miss you. (SCOFFS) Now here's
the phone number. And the name is Van Der Haven.
Mayor Van Der Haven. Good luck.
I'll meet you
tomorrow night. MARCI: I couldn't sleep
because of the storm, so I was relaxing
and watching a funny
movie on TV when the phone rang. (PHONE RINGING) (BARKS) (PHONE CONTINUES RINGING) Hello? (CLEARS THROAT) Mayor Van Der Haven? Who's calling?
Who is this? Hiya, Petey.
(CHUCKLES) Ah, hold on. Matt, how nice
to hear from you
after all these years. I want $150,000,
tomorrow, at your lumberyard! $150,000? Okay, okay. You'll get your goddamn
money, you little sh*t! Just keep your end
of the bargain. If I ever see
or hear from you again, I'll personally
kill you! Understand? I'll kill you! (THUD) MARCI: That night I discovered
that my stepfather, who everybody thought was
so honest and so respectab, wasn't the man
he pretended to be. (THUNDER CLAPS) That night I discovered tht
my stepfather was a crimin. Wow. Are you watching too many
horror movies, Marci? No, why? Well, one thing's
for sure. You have
a very active imagination. This isn't imagination.
It's the truth. Are there
any comments? Yes? It may be too soon to judge,
but I have to say
I'm really not convinced. It's so overstated,
so melodramatic. I'm sorry, Julius,
I disagree. So far,
it works for me. It's the most outrageous
summer vacation I've
heard in years. Should I go on? ALL: Yeah! (CHUCKLES)
Go ahead, Marci. I needed help.
I needed it fast. Only one person
to turn to. My big brother, Bill. Book on Echo
Tech, please. A.R.V. put in an order
for 200,000 at 26. Tell 'em it's gonna
get done at 75
with or without 'em. All right.
Odds for a hundred. Damn, every time.
Evens for 200. Do you read minds? It's a question of
reorientation, Steve. I know what you're
gonna do before you know
what you're gonna do. Jerry Beck had a
heart attack last night. My God,
he's only 36. 34. No time
for condolences. You're taking over
Daisy Cellular deal. Background,
two days ago, Daisy's C.O.
Leonard Hathaway dropped dead. Controlling stocks slipped
niece, must sell. Jerry was to meet today. Decided to have
heart attack instead. Such poor judgment
will cost Jerry. You will take this meeting. How much me offer? 160 million ceiling. I want it bad.
Really bad. Watch out. Travis of
Travis, Jacoby and Travis
is doing the legal. The elder Travis? Yes, Count Dracula
himself. Big bonus if you win. Let's play poker. I got a figure in
the back of my mind. Let's see how close
you can get to it. A hundred million. If we auctioned it off,
it'll get done at 175. (SCOFFS) Maybe
five years ago. Not with a market
this unstable. Excuse me, Mr. Travis.
Telephone call for you. Excuse me. It's too bad we have
to go through all this. It's just gonna
get done at 140. How's that? Oh, Travis is gonna
come back in here. He's gonna say that the two
of you have to go somewhere. That's supposed to make me
think he's got another offer. Watch this. I'm terribly sorry,
but something important
has come up. Julie. I'd be willing
to go 155, but... You know, there are 100
strategic buyers in Tokyo
who will do this for 150. I've got a figure
in the back of my mind, and you haven't even
come close to it yet. Well, young man,
you drive a hard bargain. 140 million, then, eh? I can live with that. Bravo, bravo.
Very impressive, Bill. I almost forgot
it was my money. I'm going to my house
in Oaxaca for the weekend.
Let's do the paperwork there. Terrific. I can
fly there Saturday. That would be wonderful. There's no phone, so here's
my caretaker's number and he'll make arrangements
for a car to pick you up. All right.
Well, thank you. And bring
your bathing suit. Or don't. No.
"No" what? No, you can't have
the weekend off. Well, every time you
want something from me,
you interlock your fingers. Sorry, Jenny. I need
you here all weekend. I'm going to Mexico
to close Daisy Cellular. Your sister's on line one.
She's been calling all day. Hmm. Hello.
Hi, Bill. Hey, Marci. Bill, you've got to come
up here right away. Peter's being
blackmailed and... Mom's fine. Listen,
the guy who's blackmailing him
is coming to Buzzsaw tomorrow. Peter talked to him
on the phone and said
he's gonna kill him. Please come, just for the day.
You got to come, Bill. Please? Ah, no, I'm sorry, Marci.
I'm very, very busy.
I really can't. But, Bill,
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