Head Office Page #4

Synopsis: Upon graduation from college with a business degree, John Issel is promptly hired by Helmes's company I.N.C. At INC, the one who gets ahead, does it by kissing ass, or over someone else's dead body. John keeps getting promotions, but cant figure out why. Actually management doesn't care about him, they hope that having hired him, his father, Senator Issel, will vote the way they like.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Ken Finkleman
Production: HBO Video
 
IMDB:
5.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
0%
PG-13
Year:
1985
90 min
343 Views


I'm going to die. They're going to kill me. [phone buzzing] I got--I got--

the phone's going here! I got to hold!

I got to put you on hold! 35 lines going here! 35 lines

and 35 people looking for me! Hang on for a second!

What? Mr. Yonge's on three. He's just seen the campaign.

He sounds upset. Tell him to hold! Mr. Rayback's on four. He's also seen the campaign. He also sounds upset. Tell Rayback to hold! Your wife's on five

from the hospital. Her father just passed away. Tell my wife to hold. Your mechanic's on six. He wants to talk to you

about your Mercedes. Hey, how you doing, Harv, yeah? Fine, no, I'm great. You guys--you guys are great. You guys are great.

Are you kidding? So is it going

to be ready or what? (Harv)

More than the oil leak-- I'm afraid we'll have to fix

the transmission--$2,500. No, no, no, just the oil.

I just wanted oil. We're talking

maybe $4,000 even. No, no, wait, wait, wait! No, no, I-I-I--you want to come

over and see my driveway? I got no oil in my driveway. What are you talking

about a leak? You guys know of any of this? You bring in car;

you put a little leak in it. The car's got a warranty. [frantic music] They're doing it. They're doing it. (man)

Hi, Frank. I got to see Dantley! He's on his way

to the prayer breakfast. Jesus Christ! You guys are gutless! You guys are--you guys

think you have a monopoly on the whole thing you've got

that dealership there? I bring it in at 15!

I bring it in at 25! I bring it in at 35

for a goddamn oil change! That's under warranty,

that transmission! I'm 35 years old,

a head of a division! I'm going to have

a heart attack trying to pay for this car! Lesson number two: never

volunteer, never confront, never talk to anyone

you can possibly avoid. Hello, Max.

Morning, Bob. Lousy thing

about Stedman. We're doing everything

in our power to save his neck. Let me show you where

your office is, Jack. Excuse me. Stedman's out. I want Xerox copies

of his personal files. Hudson, that's

your first job. Art, I want a list

of his contracts and Rolodex. Rich, I want

his underground parking spot. Get maintenance

to paint my name on it before somebody else

grabs it. Sir--

Anything else? You're late

for your prayer breakfast, sir. I think you've got God in space

this morning, sir. [all laugh] I believe in the Lord God,

mister. If more people

in this company had my faith, we'd not only be

the biggest; we'd also be the best. Amen, sir. Through business and industry-- [man coughing] the Lord God can once again

become a real force in America. American industry is

the cornerstone of moral order. spiritual vitality, and national defense. When I stepped

Rate this script:4.0 / 1 vote

Ken Finkleman

Ken Finkleman is a Canadian television and film writer, producer and actor. Finkleman was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. more…

All Ken Finkleman scripts | Ken Finkleman Scripts

1 fan

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Head Office" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 May 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/head_office_9737>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Browse Scripts.com

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.