The Whole Nine Yards Page #6

Synopsis: Montreal, Canada. A down-on-his luck dentist, "Oz" Oseransky (Matthew Perry), discovers that his new neighbor is Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis), former mob contract killer turned police informant upon whom the Hungarian mob has put on price on. Egged on my his loathsome wife Sophie (Rosanna Arquette), Oz sets off to Chicago to let the mob know where The Tulip is, and hopefully claim part of the reward.
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Jonathan Lynn
Production: Warner Home Video
  5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
47
Rotten Tomatoes:
45%
R
Year:
2000
98 min
$57,262,492
Website
819 Views


I'd ever wanna disappoint...

...but everything I did

was for love.

Yeah, whatever.

See you at your office.

Okay, give me an hour.

Oh! And don't forget the corpse.

Monsieur Boulez, remember to floss.

Stay on the boat.

Take this. If you don't hear

from me in two hours, just go.

Disappear. Leave the country.

Be careful.

I'm Mr. Careful.

I just wanted to make sure

it was you.

Everybody's inside.

By the way,

huevos grandes, amigo.

The Great and Powerful Oz.

Why don't we get started?

So far, so good.

-He up?

-Yeah, got him.

Frankie, duct tape.

We did it.

I think we're good.

Barbecue?

Barbecue.

Really turned out nice tonight.

I'll be right back.

-Who's this remind you of?

-Old Charlie.

All right.

Doctor...

...these men need to see you.

Excuse me.

Right this way, gentlemen.

Dr. Oseransky, I'm Sergeant Buchanan.

This is Officer Morrissey.

Yes, well, what can I do for you?

Are you the owner

of a brown Toyota Corolla...

...license number ZSJ959?

Yes. Is there a problem?

Do you know where

your vehicle is, sir?

I lent it to my neighbor.

This neighbor...

...he got a name?

Jimmy Jones.

Would you mind taking us

to his place of residence?

Your car was found by the grain silo

at the old port.

Two bodies were inside of it.

There had been a fire.

The extent of the burns made any

normal identification impossible.

So dental impressions were taken.

From the dental records,

we established that the bodies...

...were those of one

Janni Peter Gogolak...

...and James Stefan Tudeski.

Both of them were big shots

in a Chicago crime syndicate.

And you think this James...

Tudeski.

...is the Jimmy I know?

Well, that's what we intend

to find out.

Isn't that Hanson's car?

Go have a look.

Who's Hanson?

One of our men.

He was on an undercover assignment.

There was some concern because

he'd failed to check in this morning.

Your mother knows about this?

My mother wants this to happen

as much as I do.

And I really, really

want this to happen.

It's Hanson's car, all right.

But no sign of Hanson.

But I found a tape.

Dr. Oseransky, could you tell us

where your wife might be?

My wife? She's in Niagara Falls

with her mother. Why?

I don't know how

to tell you this...

...but your wife recently tried

to hire a hit man to kill you.

A hit man?

Oh, my God.

There's no smoking in here.

So where is he, Mrs. Oseransky?

--you better have answers.

Hi, Mom.

Ask all the questions you want,

but until I speak to my attorney--

You spoke to him. He doesn't want

to have anything to do with you.

Special Agent Hanson, Mrs. Oseransky.

What did you do to him?

It wasn't me.

We have your voice on tape.

His written reports.

You tried to hire him to kill

your husband. So what happened?

He tried to back out?

He tried to back out,

and you killed him.

None of this would've happened

if that girl had done her job.

-What girl?

-Jill! My husband's receptionist!

-Was she a contract killer too?

-Yes! I hired her!

She's the killer!

This would be sad

if it wasn't so pathetic.

Do you wanna talk to her?

No, I don't think so.

I don't blame you.

You guys know a good divorce lawyer?

She did it. She's a killer!

You've got to believe me.

I got all the I's dotted

and all the T's crossed.

-Jimmy's got his own way of spelling.

-I'll take care of Jimmy.

You won't have to see him again.

While you and Jill get the money,

Jimmy and I'll be at the museum.

Jimmy at a museum?

There's people at a museum.

He's not gonna try anything.

If you say so.

Where's Cynthia?

You and I are leaving.

I'll beep Cynthia. She'll call you

and tell you where to go.

Listen to him.

Mr. Cloak-and-Dagger.

I'm being careful.

I'm a dentist.

You boys play nice, now.

Take us to the art museum.

You think if Cynthia doesn't come

through you'll be safe at the museum?

Hope there was nothing special

you wanted to see at the museum.

Why?

We're not going to the museum.

We're going to the marina.

The marina?

I rented a boat for the day.

Isn't that right, Frankie?

See?

I'm careful too.

You're Jill?

Nice to meet you.

Where's your gun?

What makes you think I have a gun?

Throw it in.

You have the certificates?

Let's go banking.

Everything's in order.

Where would you like the money sent?

To a bank in the Caymans.

The account number is--

Can we have a minute?

Certainly.

Thanks.

I'll be right over there.

We could just walk away, you know?

You and me.

With the whole 1 0 million.

So? What do you think?

I think....

I know that if we did,

Jimmy would kill Oz.

So what?

You're a lucky guy.

Why would you say that?

You're about to find out if the woman

you love really loves you.

Beer?

If it was me...

...l was in her position...

...I'd take the money and run.

What are you betting on?

I'm betting on love.

Love for you means money for me.

And like I said before,

I'd really hate to have to kill you.

When are you gonna do it?

Let's make sure we got the money.

But you are intending to kill him?

Jimmy, listen.

He was there!

He was there when you killed

Janni and a cop.

Now, I know you like this guy.

Yeah, I do.

But he's got to go.

And if you ain't prepared to do it,

then I'll have to--

Let's not forget

who you're talking to.

Jimmy Tudeski may be dead...

...but he ain't exactly dead.

You understand?

Glad to hear it.

Just drive the boat.

Think about it, Cynthia. We're

talking about $5 million apiece here.

Is Oz worth that much to you?

The thing is...

...l think I love him.

You think? You think?

Sweetheart, for $5 million

you better be damn certain.

I am.

I'm sorry...

...but I love him.

You do?

That's the right answer.

You can get back here now.

We got the money.

Bye-bye, Oz.

But--

Sorry, Frankie.

I always liked you.

Why did you kill him?

Well, I had to kill one of you.

Well, then you definitely

made the right decision.

But why did you have to kill him?

Well, if I didn't kill you,

Frankie would have.

And he would've thought

I'd gone soft...

...eventually come after me

and the money.

So...

...what about me?

Put the bulk of the money

into this account.

But I also want $1 million

in this account...

...under the name of Dr. Nicholas

and Mrs. Cynthia Oseransky.

One million....

What?

A wedding present from Jimmy.

Not that Jimmy.

-Can we have another minute?

-Certainly.

-Thanks.

-I'll just....

Is this real?

It's real.

But to get the money...

...you have to show up together

and show them a marriage certificate.

Jimmy's divorcing me?

Don't you read the papers, lady?

Jimmy Tudeski's dead.

-I don't know what to say.

-When the time comes...

...just say, "l do."

Maybe I am going soft. In the

old days, I would've killed you.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

Or....

I don't know.

Maybe I have changed since my death.

I don't think that's what it is.

What do you mean?

You love her, don't you?

Cynthia?

Cynthia's waiting for you.

She said you'd know where.

Say hi to my widow for me, will you?

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