Focus Page #4

Synopsis: Nicky Spurgeon is an extremely accomplished con man who takes an amateur con artist, Jess, under his wing. Nicky and Jess become romantically involved, and with Nicky's profession of being a liar and a cheater for a living, he realizes that deception and love are things that don't go together. They split, only to see each other three years later... And things get messy.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
R
Year:
2015
105 min
$50,265,541
Website
6,046 Views


before the bill comes.

A skimmer swipes the card

and records the keystrokes...

...so you can get the pin too.

Look, you see that?

Wow, did he make that?

Yeah. A few years back

he replaced the credit card terminals...

...at about a dozen 99 Cent Stores in L.A.

Took down a few million

before they caught on.

What does a guy like that

do with that kind of money?

He, financed his own line of gravies.

Yeah, he just...

That's his seat. Just let him...

I'm sorry.

Who's the girl?

Her name is Jess, Farhad.

She's our intern.

You're hitting that?

I'm right here.

- No, Farhad, I'm not hitting that.

- You should hit that.

Yeah. Hi. Still right here.

I'd totally hit that.

He's f***ing with me, right?

Right?

- She talks a lot.

- Smile.

Thank you. I'll get this loaded in.

- Shouldn't take long.

- Get a digital camera.

So we're about 30 strong,

everybody gets a percentage.

We cover bribes and fall money for anybody

who gets pinched, knock wood.

We sell the ATM data

to a guy in Singapore.

The shopaholics here...

...buy merchandise which we overnight back

to ourselves and resell on the gray market.

Yesterday we bought 200 MacBook Airs.

My God.

That is incredible.

- Do you think that maybe I...?

- No.

Sell everything. Take no chances.

So, what about the big con?

I thought you were all big time.

You mean the one

where we make so much money...

...we all retire and get yachts

and boob jobs.

Yeah, that's a fantasy.

We are in the volume business.

Safer that way.

Hey, Jen, I need a dime.

I got bit at the track.

Come on, girl.

Thank you, baby.

Clean card, clean ID,

everything you need.

Thank you.

Well, don't thank me yet.

Got a lot of work to do.

Tough week ahead.

I know.

So, what now?

There's a key card in there. Um...

I got you another place.

I think you'll like it.

Wow, thanks.

Do you know how I can get a cab there?

I can give you a ride.

Yeah? That'd be great. I mean...

...if it's okay with you.

It's fine with me. Is it okay with you?

Yeah.

You sure?

You seem like a pretty good driver.

You can count on me.

Can I?

Most would say no.

You seem trustworthy.

Maybe you should take that cab.

- Yeah.

- Okay.

- Okay.

- All right.

- Aw. Who's that?

- This is my little girl, Mina.

Cute.

- My son, Dani.

- That's sweet.

- That's my wife, Lida.

- Pretty.

That's my dick.

Cool.

- Sorry about that.

- That's okay.

- That's my dog.

- Aw.

Hate it.

So you've known, um...

You've known Nicky a long time?

Ten years. Why?

I'm just wondering.

Okay, you got me.

We're sleeping together, okay?

- Like the ancient Greeks.

- Ha-ha-ha.

Actually, I don't know.

I mean, I like the guy, I do...

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Glenn Ficarra

Glenn Ficarra is an American writer, producer, actor and director. more…

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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