Bounce Page #2

Synopsis: Buddy (Affleck) has just signed an airline in Chicago as a big client, but is ironically delayed at the airport waiting for a flight to LA on that same airline. He meets fellow passenger Greg, who opts to be bumped, even though it means missing an activity with his older son. When the flight gets resumed, Buddy thinks he's doing a good deed by swapping tickets with Greg so he can get home to his son. Sadly, the flight crashes. Buddy conspires with his friend, the ticket agent that night, to take his name off the passenger list and put Greg's on. Once he's back in LA, his new client dictates that the company run a series of feel-good ads about the crash. Buddy feels very hypocritical, and completely loses it when the commercials win a Cleo. After going through re-hab, he decides he needs to check on Greg's widow. But he doesn't plan on falling in love with her.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Don Roos
Production: Miramax Films
  2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
52
Rotten Tomatoes:
52%
PG-13
Year:
2000
106 min
Website
566 Views


"Sorry I drank.

Thanks for the liver."

We... We are here,

for one thing,

to celebrate the opening

and the closing...

Oh, no, please.

of the new play,

When Lilacs Something Dooryard.

And we're here

with the author...

Greg. Janello.

And I want to say

that the critic for

the Chicago Weekly Times

is an idiot

and an a**hole...

You read

the review?

who wouldn't

know a good play

if it punched him

in the face.

And, Abby, please,

forgive him.

Yeah, please.

He did it for you.

I did. I love you.

Ah, that's me.

Well...

I'm gonna go

to the men's room.

So, it was great

meeting you guys,

thanks for,

you know, nuts.

You, too, man.

Nice meeting you.

Greg:
Good luck getting

wherever you're going.

You, too. Good night.

See you.

Well, if you ever

get to Dallas.

Hey, Greg. Greg!

Hey.

Go sell

a Christmas tree for me.

What?

Go ahead, take it.

I want the layover,

if you know what I mean.

You know, Mimi,

organ development,

video camera,

think about it.

Greg:
This is

incredibly generous.

It's a comp. It's free.

Take it. It's fne.

Oh. Oops.

Hey.

Hello, sir.

I really appreciate it.

Look, man,

you're doing me a favor.

You're saving my marriage.

You have no idea.

Take care of yourself.

Thanks a lot.

See you.

It was great

meeting you.

Your ticket?

You know what?

You just took it.

What?

Still have

that hotel voucher?

Don't you just

love air travel?

Stewardess:
Can I get you

something else, sir?

Something

to drink?

What? Sorry.

Stewardess:
Can I get you

something to drink?

Some coffee, soda, water?

No, thanks. I'm fne.

[Sighs]

[Siren]

[Turns TV On]

What time is it?

Something happened.

Reporter:

... of flight 82 have gathered

to await bulletins

from Infinity Airlines.

Now, once again,

if you are just tuning in,

about an hour and 8 minutes

after takeoff,

Infnity flight 82,

the last flight to take off

from O'Hare before it closed,

disappeared from

radar screens over Kansas.

This has not been officially

confirmed by Infinity,

but we're hearing reports

from Marysville, Kansas,

that a crash site

indeed has been found.

[Telephone Rings]

[Ring]

Hello?

Mom, what is it?

Is something wrong?

Chicago. No, he's coming

back tomorrow. What...

What?

Oh, Jesus.

They said Infnity?

No, no, no.

He's not taking that.

I spoke to him.

Mother, stop it.

Will you put Les

on the phone, please?

Just put...

[Thud]

Ohh...

Les...

What's the flight number?

[Sighs]

Oh, thank God.

No, he's not on that flight.

He's coming back tomorrow.

He hasn't even left yet.

Tell her...

What is she saying?

Because he probably

doesn't know.

He's in an airport hotel

or something.

Listen, I'll call you

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Don Roos

Don Roos was born on April 14, 1955 in New York, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Marley & Me (2008), The Opposite of Sex (1998) and Bounce (2000). He is married to Dan Bucatinsky. They have two children. more…

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