Up in the Air Page #4

Synopsis: An idea from a young, new co-worker (Anna Kendrick) would put an end to the constant travel of corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), so he takes her on a tour to demonstrate the importance of face-to-face meetings with those they must fire. While mentoring his colleague, he arranges hookups with another frequent-flier (Vera Farmiga), and his developing feelings for the woman prompt him to see others in a new light.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 76 wins & 158 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
83
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
R
Year:
2009
109 min
$83,775,048
Website
3,344 Views


RYAN:

Talk about burying the lead.

(exhales)

I’ll check in when...

KEVIN:

Hold on, I have Craig Gregory for

you...

RYAN:

I... ah, f***...

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. CRAIG GREGORY’S OFFICE, CTC - DAY

Four words - Store-bought sports memorabilia.

CRAIG GREGORY:

How’s the road warrior?

RYAN:

Twenty minutes from boarding into a

world of bliss.

CRAIG GREGORY:

Great numbers out of Phoenix. You

know Big Auto is going to drop

another 10K this month.

RYAN:

No kidding?

CRAIG GREGORY:

Yeah, Christmas came early. Wish I

could have you in five places at

once. I need you back in Omaha by

the end of the week.

RYAN:

I thought you needed me everywhere.

11.

CRAIG GREGORY (CONT’D)

We got something big - Game

changer.

RYAN:

I don’t know why you ever bring me

in. Wherever I go, the money

follows. Let me plant seeds,

they’ll grow to Oaks.

Craig checks out a CUTE INTERN.

CRAIG GREGORY:

I’m thinking of planting seeds

right now.

RYAN:

What are we talking about here?

CRAIG GREGORY:

You’ll see.

(changes directions)

Today, I took my first crap in two

weeks. Hallelujah.

RYAN:

That’s me, hanging up on you.

CRAIG GREGORY:

Good. I love that sound.

INT. BOEING 757 - DAY

Ryan sits one row behind the bulkhead. Left side. Aisle.

RYAN (V.O.)

To know me is to fly with me. I’m the

aisle, you’re the window - trapped.

Reveal - A man next to Ryan. Some BUSINESSMAN between cities.

He talks, drink in hand, but we don’t hear him.

RYAN (V.O.)

We start chatting, impersonally at

first. Our moderate politics, our

sinking opinions on the American

service industry.

12.

BUSINESSMAN AND RYAN MAKING SUGGESTIONS

RYAN (V.O.)

You recommend a hotel in Tulsa. I

tip you off to a rib joint in Fort

Worth.

BUSINESSMAN TELLS A JOKE. HIS HANDS GESTURE.

RYAN (V.O.)

You tell me your best joke. I’ve

heard it before, but listen anyway.

Ryan laughs out loud.

TURBULENCE. THE BUSINESSMAN TIGHTENS HIS SEAT BELT.

RYAN (V.O.)

Nothing like turbulence to cement a

bond. Soon you’re telling me about

family.

THE MAN SPEAKS ABOUT SOMETHING THAT OBVIOUSLY DISTURBS HIM.

RYAN (V.O.)

Your wife just went back to work

but you can’t intervene because you

sure could use the extra paycheck

and besides, last June she read

some book and woke up one morning a

feminist.

THE MAN LEANS BACK, ARMS CROSSED, WITH A FAR OFF LOOK.

RYAN (V.O.)

And that if your windfall ever came

through, you’d quit and spend the

rest of your days restoring vintage

speedboats.

(saying it with him)

The water. That’s where you belong.

EXT. TARMAC, DALLAS FORT WORTH AIRPORT - DAY

Their PLANE LANDS.

INT. BOEING 757 - DAY

As the plane begins to taxi to the gate, both Ryan and the

Businessman pull out their cards.

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Jason Reitman

Jason Reitman (born October 19, 1977) is a Canadian-American[2] film director, screenwriter, and producer, best known for directing the films Thank You for Smoking (2005), Juno (2007), Up in the Air (2009), and Young Adult (2011). As of February 2, 2010, he has received one Grammy award and four Academy Award nominations, two of which are for Best Director. Reitman is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. He is the son of director Ivan Reitman. more…

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