No Deposit, No Return Page #2

Synopsis: After finding out that their mother is going to be working through another school holiday, two children are shipped to spend the holiday with their Grandfather. On their way to their Grandfather, the children decide to fly to see their mother in Hong Kong instead but they need money for tickets. They accidentally run into two criminals at the airport and end up in a taxi with them. At the criminal's hideout, the children decide to send a ransom note to their Grandfather to fund their flight to Hong Kong and help the criminals pay a debt. Shenanigans ensue and like O. Henry's novel, of "The Ransom of Red Chief" the ransom decreases as time passes.
Genre: Comedy, Family
Director(s): Norman Tokar
Production: Lion's Share Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.5
G
Year:
1976
112 min
98 Views


Maybe it's the airport.

You know me and flying.

Bert, w-w-will

you just relax.

Yeah, right.

After all, we're not

goin' up in any airplane.

We're just knockin'

over a safe.

You just worry about the safe

and leave everything else to me.

Everything's gonna

go just great. -Yeah.

The white zone is for

immediate loading and unloading

Of passengers

only. No parking.

Okay. If we go

direct to Honolulu...

And then to Guam,

In 14 hours, we

can be in Hong Kong.

With mother! -Right.

If she can't bring her vacation

to us, we'll bring ours to her.

Boy, you got it

all figured out.

Except for one

small thing. -What?

Where do we get the $1,200 to

pay for the two plane tickets?

How about credit cards?

Everybody uses credit cards.

Jay, we don't have

any credit cards.

Okay. Well, then, let's just

write a check at the bank.

Like mother always does.

Jay, you have to have money

in the bank to begin with.

Well, if you don't

take any of my

suggestions, we'll

never get to Hong Kong.

Two pieces, eight

inches long. -Okay.

Last time out, you cracked one of

these in less than seven minutes.

Remember, Duke?

Guy gets a little

Rusty after five years.

Oh, no. Not you, Duke.

You were the best.

Also the unluckiest.

One thing though:

We never got caught.

We also never got anything.

Every safe we opened up either

contained nonnegotiable bonds,

Last year's lottery

tickets or the mouse trap.

Remember the mouse trap?

It was either a case of

going straight or going broke.

Don't think about it now, Duke.

Just concentrate on why

we're going crooked again.

The time has come, Jameson.

Go in. Pick up the children.

Me, sir?

Of course. -Unarmed?

Armed with the knowledge that the

raise I have been promising you...

Will be forthcoming

in your next paycheck.

Oh, that isn't necessary, sir.

Though it does make

the task a bit easier.

Be sure to check for valuables

before leaving the plane.

Duster. Duster.

Duster.

- What's the matter?

- Duster's gone.

Duster.

Has anybody seen a skunk?

Excuse me? Which gate

will flight 801 arrive at?

801? That prob...

get him away from me!

Security!

Run! Skunk! Skunk!

Come on. Let's

get out of here.

What happened? -There were

two of 'em and a skunk.

- Two of what and a skunk?

- Which way did they go?

We hit it. We hit it, Duke.

It's the garage free and clear.

What's that mean?

It means we just

went straight again.

Fill that bucket up

with everything you can.

I locked it.

You locked it.

Let's get out of

here. Leave it.

Okay, nice and easy,

like we're tourists.

Hey. What were

you doing in there?

I don't know how we lost 'em.

How'd that little skunk get

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