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Synopsis: Michael Chambers returns home to celebrate his mother's marriage. Michael had been ousted from his home town due to his gambling indiscretions and had left his wife to deal with the mess he created. He now must reassimilate back into the town, renew his relationships with his family and friends (and enemies) and, most of all, seek out his ex-wife to woo her again. In the process, he obtains a job working with his mother's new husband as an armored car driver. He almost seems the perfect prodigal son as he finds his niche back in the community and his way back into his ex's heart. His troubles surmount when he and his wife are caught in the act by her hoodlum boyfriend/fiancé. To get out of this predicament, Michael must concoct a plan to heist of a payroll being carried by his armored car company.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Director(s): Steven Soderbergh
Production: MCA Universal Home Video
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
69
Rotten Tomatoes:
59%
R
Year:
1995
99 min
102 Views


- See you guys later.|- Nice to meet you.

The library?

That's right.

Ed, Ed!

Can you take my spot|on number five run?

Deborah's having some|strange contractions...

- and I'm gonna meet her|at the doctor's office.|- Okay. Go ahead.

- I'll take it.|- Oh, thanks.

- You better start workin'|so I can retire.|- I'll do my best.

Let me tell you|about Hinkle.

When you first go in,

he'll offer you a candy mint.|Don't take it.

At the end of the meeting,|he'll offer it to you again.

Take it and eat it right in front|of him. You'll get the job.

You're kidding, right?

Do I look like|I'm kidding?

- First time, no; second time, yes?|- That's it.

Okay. Thanks.

Mint?

No, thank you.

Fine.

Ed Dutton speaks highly of you.|He's a very good man, Ed.

I hope so. He'll be my stepfather|in a few days.

Yes.

That's a copy of|Armored Transport Now!

It's a magazine we publish, not just for|ourselves, but for the entire industry.

And here I thought cash|was on the way out.

Many of the services we provide here|used to be provided by the banks.

For example,

a bank might have us pick up|all the cash from a fast-food chain,

process and verify it here and then|deposit it directly into the Fed,

bypassing their branch|altogether.

- That sort of thing.|- Oh, I see. May I keep this?

Where have you been working|the past couple of years?

- Offshore.|- That's serious work.

- Serious money.|- Mm-hmm.

- You have any experience with firearms?|- No.

He'll learn.

We don't need marksmen,|just people who can think clearly.

That I can do.

Good. Well.

Are you sure you|wouldn't like a mint?

Actually, now that you|mention it, I would.

Mmm.

We'll be in touch.|Sometime this week, we'll have|you come in for the polygraph.

A polygraph? Great.|I'll look forward to it.

- Where are my fries?|- You didn't ask for fries.

- Well, you got fries.|- Michael, you want fries, you gotta ask.

Yes, Officer.

- How's Rachel?|- She's fine, doing the audition thing.

- Tell her I said hello.|- I will.

Listen, I talked|to Mom last night.

She told me you hadn't|sent her any money in two months.

We had an arrangement.|She needs the money.

I got the money. I can give it to her|today, with interest.

- I can give her three months in advance.|- She doesn't care about interest.

She doesn't care about "in advance." She|wants to know if you can be counted on.

It's really boring having|this conversation every six months.

- I agree.|- Jesus! This is our mother.

She needs our help.

And seeing you avoid|being around after Dad died...

Oh, hey, hey, hey, hey.

- You didn't even go see her...|- Can we not turn this|into a Eugene O'Neill play?

- I've got the money.|- This time.

Thanks for the protection, Officer.

You never should've left|the Village People, David.

F*** you.

- Hello?|- Michael.

Hi.

- Are you there?|- I'm here.

- How are you?|- Good.

- What about you?|- Good.

- Are you on a car phone?|- Yeah.

- Courtesy of...|- Mm-hmm.

So,

are you staying?

I think so.|I might get that job.

Really?

Um, I gotta go.

- W-W-Wait...|- I'll talk to you soon.

There's one question|this test never gets around to asking.

It's a question|I need an answer to.

What's that?

When can you start?

- That's it?|- That's it.

- Welcome aboard.|- Eleven.

Forty-one.

Twenty-three.

Here we go.

- What do you think?|- Hmm?

Oh, I'm sorry.|Do another one.

- Twelve.|- Not so smiley.

- Nine.|- Much better.

Why go up for this?|It's not acting.

It's exposure.|Like Vanna White, you know.

Oh. Well, that's|something to aspire to.

I hope you like egg salad,|'cause I'm making a ton.

Great.|We'll have it for dinner.

I thought we were going|to San Miguel.

Let's go to San Miguel after the game|on Saturday. I gotta make some calls.

I'm not staying in.|I told Diane we'd meet her at the Ember.

That's fine.|I'll be here.

You never do what|you say you're gonna do.

Florida at LSU. This is the|fork in the road for both teams.

Some are calling it a toss-up,|but given the home field advantage...

and nine apparently|healthy seniors...

Hey! Whoa!|Hey!

- Remember me?|- Rachel, right?

Dick.

I'm sorry.|Hi, Dick.

God, the picture|on this TV sucks.

It sucks,|and it's small.

- Smallish and sucky.|...convert that threat|into scoring opportunities.

- Everybody in yet?|- No, there's one still out.

Hey, come on in!

- Mom, you look beautiful.|- Thank you.

- You really do.|- Thank you.

- That's a nice suit.|- It's Dad's.

I-I wanted to give you|this beforehand.

Oh!

Oh, David,|they're beautiful!

I'll have to get|my ears pierced.

I don't have anything.

That's all right.

I'm just glad you're here.|I don't need presents.

Would you repeat after me:|With this ring, I thee wed.

With this ring,|I thee wed.

And pledge to thee|my faith and love.

And pledge to thee|my faith and love.

I can't believe you wore|Dad's suit to Mom's wedding.

I now pronounce you|husband and wife.

You may kiss the bride.

Well, it depends.

Some say he's doubtful;|some say he's probable.

What's the difference|between doubtful and probable?

Doubtful means|he probably won't play;

- probable means he'll play,|but there's some doubt.|- Oh, that clears everything up.

- So is he doubtful or probable?|- Doubtful.

- Michael, did you get a call...|- How close is your source?

- You wanna know how close|my source is, he's a she.|- Wow.

- This is inside inside.|- Wow.

- Michael!|- I gotta go. Talk to you.

Isn't that amazing? It's a 12-foot|Paraclipse with terrestrial filters.

- I don't care if it turns|coffee beans into diamonds...|- How did you know?

- What's it doing in our back yard?|- Wait till you see the image quality.

- It's like looking out a window.|- We have plenty of windows.

We have one more. It's the new TV.

Excuse me.|Is that thing safe?

Yes, ma'am.|It's, uh, it's safe.

Just don't stand|in front of it.

- Come on in.|- Where do you want it?

Try right in front of the fireplace.|God, it's big. It's huge.

- Did you order a stand?|- It comes with a stand, doesn't it?

- It doesn't come with a stand.|- I gotta have a stand.

- There's one in the truck. Costs extra.|- Fine, fine.

Don't answer that.

- The one-fifteen.|- Great! It's huge!

- Michael.|- Yeah.

Tell me you didn't use|the rest of the money to buy this stuff.

- Okay, I didn't use the rest of it.|- Thank God.

- I used some of the rest of it.|- Michael!

What else was I gonna use?|We've lost our credit cards.

- You lost our credit cards.|- Fine, I lost 'em.

It doesn't change the fact|that I had to use cash.

- How much cash?|- I got an incredible deal|for not charging.

- How much? For everything.|- For the dish, the installation,

- For everything! Michael!|- The subscription fees... About seven.

Hundred?

You're so good.|That's good.

- Seven... thousand.|- Yeah.

How are you gonna pay the people|you owe? They call constantly.

Listen.

Grrr.

I got this whole thing|worked out.

It's not even a system.|It's more like, I just know.

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Steven Soderbergh

Steven Andrew Soderbergh (/ˈsoʊdərbɜːrɡ/; born January 14, 1963) is an American film producer, director, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. His indie drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and became a worldwide commercial success, making the then-26-year-old Soderbergh the youngest director to win the festival's top award. more…

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