The Client Page #9

Synopsis: Mark Sway is an 11 year old boy who lives with his mother and brother in a trailer. One day he and his brother are hanging out when a car pulls over beside them. The driver then sticks a hose in his exhaust and puts the other end into the car. Mark pulls it out. But the man sees him and grabs him and takes inside the car. The man talks to Mark then later shoots himself. The shock sends Mark's brother into a catatonic state. The police question him and slips out some stuff that makes them think he's saying more than he knows. Roy Foltrigg, a prosecutor with political ambitions tells Mark he wants to talk to him tomorrow. Mark feeling that he needs a lawyer, sees Reggie Love. Mark tells her about the man who killed himself. Reggie tells him he's a mob lawyer. And one of his clients is a member of a mob family who is suspected of killing a Senator who was trying to take down his family. But because the Senator's body is missing, they can't prosecute him. Reggie thinks Foltrigg thinks the
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Joel Schumacher
Production: Warner Home Video
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
65
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
PG-13
Year:
1994
119 min
2,452 Views


The Sways enter

a witness protection program...

...and they'll choose their new city.

Agreed.

Complete change of identification

and a nice little house.

White, with a walk-in closet.

Write it down:
"Walk-in closet. "

Is "walk-in" hyphenated?

She'll need starting out money

and a nice new job.

One of you want to type this up?

After Dianne signs it,

we'll all be happy.

Give me some help, Reggie.

How far is it to that body?

Twelve little itty-bitty tiny minutes.

- Thank you, Reggie.

- You' re welcome.

ETA for New Orleans,

about 54 minutes.

They screwed up! You shitheads!

You never walk away! Never!

Now, settle down, Barry.

Sometimes you must cut your losses.

It's not too late! I can go back

and dig up that body!

Why don't you let Gronke drive you?

And take Bono for company.

You can all go together

for a nice long ride.

No, Uncle Johnny, please.

Let me go myself. I can handle it.

And risk getting caught? No.

No more risk, Barry.

Barry "The Blade. "

No more.

Not ever.

Welcome to New Orleans.

Watch your step.

I'm sorry I worried you.

I'm glad you came.

I'm not sure I had any choice.

If you don't want me to tell them

where the body is, I won't.

But there's a great hospital in Phoenix

for kids and once Ricky is better...

...we can move anywhere we want.

Canada, Connecticut, anywhere.

Any place that starts

with a " C" anyway.

- They told me we'd have a real house.

- Some getting-started money.

Walk-in closet.

And maybe a good job?

And watch my boys grow up.

And maybe even join the PTA.

Whatever.

I'm only 27 years old.

You' re due for a break.

About what I said at the hospital...

- I want to apologize.

- No need.

And wherever your kids are...

...they' re crazy not to want you there.

Thank you.

Like you said.

One day at a time.

Phoenix.

I like the sound of that.

Congratulations. Jason McThune

will escort you to Phoenix.

Right this way.

All right, let's go.

Let's go, boy. Come on.

Thanks. You've been

a real pain in the ass.

Thank you. And good luck.

I assure you, you have been

an even larger pain in the ass.

Can you come with us?

When you enter the witness protection

program, you have to sever all ties.

I'll never see you again, will I?

Look...

Will you take care of my compass?

So you'll never lose your way again.

I love you, Reggie.

I know, sweet boy, I love you too.

You better go to your mama.

I'll call you.

The body is behind Clifford's house,

in his boathouse.

Oh, my...

You did very well, Ms. Love.

Reggie. Thank you, Roy.

You forgot one thing.

You should have demanded immunity

for your illegal actions.

An eye for an eye.

Exodus, 21. 24.

When I get to be governor of Louisiana,

do you want a job?

I got one, thank you.

Showtime, Roy.

Thank you.

Thank Mark.

Will you come over here together,

if you will, please?

After what I must say has been

an exhaustive investigation...

...we are able to solemnly announce...

...that we have recovered the body

of Senator Boyd Boyette.

He's quite a kid.

Don't tell him he's a kid,

he'll just get real pissed off.

GELULA & CO., INC.

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Akiva Goldsman

Akiva J. Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American film and television writer, director, and producer. He received an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the 2001 film, A Beautiful Mind, which also won the Oscar for Best Picture. more…

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