Shooting Fish Page #5

Synopsis: Dylan and Jez are con artists, Dylan is a charming American who's run from some characters in the states and Jez is an English techno nerd. During one of their scams selling a voice recognition computer they hire Georgie as a secretary for the job. The romantic triangle between Dylan, Jez and Georgie appears, but she is also not a secretary, but a student, and her marriage with rich Roger is upcoming.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Director(s): Stefan Schwartz
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
  3 wins.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
47
Rotten Tomatoes:
57%
PG
Year:
1997
103 min
127 Views


with you to turn to.

I'm a better man

for having loved you...

See you home at 11:00.

Yeah, maybe.

Are you gonna try it on

with Georgie?

"Try it on"?

Your slang baffles me.

Look, 11:
00, please?

Please, please?

Dogs:
The Musical will

be starting in three minutes.

- Here's your 30 bucks.

- Thank you.

- Won't you have a program?

- No.

Can I ask you

how long you've been in England?

Sure, babe.

- How long have you been here?

- Five years.

And you still say

"bucks" and "babe"?

It's sad, isn't it?

Jez, they're here.

OK. I'll see you at 11:00.

"Dear van ..

Oh, laptop...

We missed you.

Arf! Arf!

Arf! Arf!

What are you doing?

Phone now?

- Is that Geoff?

- Yeah. Hello, Terry.

Just make sure

it's not the old theater trick.

All right. Catch you later.

Come on.

Recording.

Stop. Rewind.

Hello, International Operator?

Could you put me through...

to the talking clock in...

Sao Paolo?

Mm-hmm. Thank you.

Go on. In.

Hello, mate.

I've got you now, boy!

I've got you now!

All praise to

my quick-release trousers.

Ugghh!

They were lovely.

When those puppies

went, "Oh, oh, oh!"

Oh, it made me cry.

What's going on?

I'm just not

that keen on nightclubs.

Don't be a Jez.

It'll be fun.

I'm not dressed right,

and I hate loud music.

You're troubled, and

this'll make you feel better.

What makes you

think I'm troubled?

I'm emotionally sensitive.

You're the least

sensitive person I've ever met.

Hey. This is Georgie.

Nice to meet you.

What insulation?

Listen, I'm the one

who's been burgled here.

Sir, so far, the only

proof of a burglary...

is that somebody stopped

your videotaping Blind Date.

- Bastards!

- Oh, shut it.

Oh, yes... and these.

Look, I haven't done

anything wrong.

Look, I haven't done

anything wrong.

You're gonna sleep

with her, aren't you?

You're gonna romance her

at the club...

and then sleep with her.

You know, most men...

Only look for the surface thing

in a woman.

And when it comes to you...

I find that it's more than

just looks and things.

What you do have to offer,

baby.

Yeah, but it's more than that.

I need you so deep, baby.

You're my...

I want to...

pleasure you with my tongue.

- Hello.

- Hi.

- This is a surprise.

- Yeah, isn't it?

What are you

doing here? Scouts tonight?

No. I was just passing.

You--you OK?

Yeah.

Did he try to pleasure

you with his tongue?

Is it that obvious?

It's a kind of compulsion

with him.

He has to exchange fluids

with everyone he meets.

That's why we never have pets.

Do you like nightclubs?

- No, I hate them.

- Me, too.

The sound pressure level

of the high frequency...

can really damage your cochlea.

Jez, you don't

have to be nervous with me.

Oh, it's beautiful up here.

Not many people have a pond

on their roof.

No one ever comes up here

apart from me.

- Why?

- I don't know.

What's the matter?

Oh, nothing.

Fleas?

No, heh.

We got a bulk shipment

of these t-shirts...

a while back from

a multi-entry competition.

"Give your cat Glitz.

It's like dining at the Ritz."

- And it hurts you?

- The label's scratchy.

Oh, well, I'll have a look.

- No?

- No.

I think

you're gonna need scissors.

Scissors.

Be prepared.

There you go.

Um... I should go.

Yeah.

Your bag.

Thanks.

It's a really lovely place.

Really special.

Bye.

Run, my beauty, run!

Vacuum Pack

is bringing up the rear.

Out front as they

go for the line...

it's Marty's Choice,

followed home by Ski-N-Do...

then Baby Mine third...

The favorite, Vacuum Pack,

is a distant last.

How is Vacuum Pack

doing at the moment?

He's the best horse

in the field.

No, it's, um--

it's tactical racing, darling.

Every time he loses,

his odds improve.

If he wins the Challenge Cup...

his sperm will be worth

A spurt?

Uh... yeah, exactly.

It'll all be yours

when we're married.

Oh, how romantic.

Horse sperm is forever.

You just don't deserve me.

You're right.

God, I adore you.

What are you doing for

the rest of your life?

I always like what you do.

It's lovely,

but I'd like to see it smaller.

I'd like to see it smoother,

and I'd like to see it working.

Good-bye. Next?

So, come on... impress me.

Mr. Gilzean, clear

your head of all the detritus...

all the flotsam and jetsam

of the day, if you will...

and allow me to introduce you...

to the future

of mobile lighting.

The Krypton Hand-0-Lite

is a lighting device...

the like of which you

have not seen before.

Treasure this moment, sir...

for you will recall it

to your children...

and to your children's children.

Mr. Peewit,

the Krypton Hand-0-Lite, please.

Huh?

Huh?

That... is amazing.

You want to try it?

Just grasp it in either hand,

give it a squeeze...

and let a little light

into your life.

Ohh...

Oh... oh...

Jenny! Jenny! Marcus!

Come in here, please.

I've something to show you.

Jenny, Jenny, Jenny...

Hold this. Huh?

Marcus! Come here.

Marcus... try this.

Mr. Peewit, please.

Are you OK?

Ha ha ha!

How much for 1,000 of these?

Uh...5,000.

OK, you've got a deal.

Come and see me again

in two days.

Right. Put it there.

That wasn't so hard, was it?

Thank you, sir.

Thanks.

Bye-bye, then.

Take some biscuits with you.

I have enough for now.

Thank you very much, indeed.

Bye.bye.

- Jez.

- Georgie!

Just rob the bank?

Look, I'm sorry about

the other night on the roof.

it's OK.

Take this

to the finance director.

Let's do business.

All right. Pleasure, sir.

Sorry to rush through

your deposit...

but cash flow is always a--

Problem during expansion.

That's not the problem,

Mr. Deanus.

I've got the check right here.

I'll just sign it for you.

There we are.

Thank you very much.

- What are these?

- The coffers.

Why don't you

keep it in the bank?

Help the rich get richer? No.

Anyway, it's not safe there.

Of course. Silly me.

This is the 2 million, is it?

- Uh-huh.

- Can I see it?

Sorry.

I've got the key for the safe.

Dylan's got the key

for the cases.

Can you trust him?

Dylan's completely trustworthy.

He's just a bit unreliable

in some areas.

Like I told him

I thought you were unique...

and he tried to tongue you.

Oh, gorgeously put,

but point taken.

Do you know

the way to San Jose?

I'm goin' back to find

some piece of mind...

Hi. I--

What are the cases doing out?

We can trust her.

You can trust me.

I think I should go.

Yeah, I think so.

Jez, I wanted

to tell you something.

It's not a good time.

I'll call you later, then.

- Yeah.

- Bye.

- Bye.

- Bye.

Jez, you don't show

the cases to anybody.

I know.

Nobody.

I'm sorry.

You're sorry,

or you're sorry sorry?

I'm sorry sorry.

I picked up the money for...

for Verbitec.

Nobody.

I know.

- Oh, Lord.

- Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

Whoo!

Whoo!

Whoo!

Hello? 1212? Scotland Yard?

Jez...

you know we've got no family.

And you're--you're my...

We've come a long way.

We did it.

We did it.

- Dylan?

- Yeah?

Who gave you the check?

I--I don't know.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Stefan Schwartz

Stefan Schwartz (born 1 May 1963) is an English and Canadian film and television director, writer and actor, most known for the feature film Shooting Fish and his work on the BBC's Spooks and Luther, AMC's The Walking Dead and Showtime's Dexter. more…

All Stefan Schwartz scripts | Stefan Schwartz Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Shooting Fish" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Jul 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/shooting_fish_18035>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Browse Scripts.com

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.


    Quiz

    Are you a screenwriting master?

    »
    What does the term "plant and payoff" refer to in screenwriting?
    A The payment to writers for their scripts
    B The introduction of main characters
    C Setting up the final scene
    D Introducing a plot element early that becomes important later