In Good Company Page #3

Synopsis: Dan is a 51 year old executive who learns that his company is being restructured and he is being demoted. Carter, who is 26, replaces him. Dan who has two teenage daughters with another on the way, decides to suck it up and work for Carter. Dan and Carter's working relationship is tested when Carter begins a relationship with Alex, who is Dan's daughter.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Paul Weitz
Production: Universal Pictures
  2 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
PG-13
Year:
2004
109 min
$45,489,752
Website
622 Views


a job there today.

That's cool.

Congratulations.

Oh, thank you.

l'm totally scared shitless.

l have no idea what l'm doing.

Don't tell anyone, okay?

Okay.

Please.

Thank you.

Dan, your daughter's here.

She is?

Hey, boss, what's this

gonna do to our stock options?

l have no idea.

Don't call me ''boss.''

Now, look. l insist.

Let me take that.

No, that's okay. l'll hold

onto it. Oh, no, really.

Dan, you hear anything?

Are we fired?

Mr. Colon is so excited

to work with--

Oh, God. l'm sorry.

Christ.

No, l'm sorry. You okay?

l'm fine.

lt was all my fault.

Uh, you okay?

Yeah, uh, no broken bones.

No harm, no foul.

Terrific.

Okay, terrific.

Hey, champ.

Hi, what are you

doing here?

Tennis.

Oh, sorry.

Yeah. Yeah.

Why?

ls today a bad day?

Ah, no.

No, no, it's-- it's fine.

lt's just... To hell with it.

Let's...

Let's go. Come on.

Okay.

You all right?

Man, you sort of

sucked today.

l was just holding back

to give you some confidence.

Yeah, right.

Yeah.

You're an old man.

Hey, Dad.

Yeah?

Remember when l said l might

want to transfer to NYU?

Yeah.

Well, l got in.

What, to NYU?

Yeah.

Sweetheart, that's fantastic.

Yeah.

l'm so proud of you.

Thank you.

You'd-- you'd have to

live here in the city, though.

Yeah. And, uh, l want to

study creative writing.

And NYU has

such a great program.

But what about SUNY

and the tennis team?

Dad, l'm not gonna be

a professional tennis player.

Well, look, sweetheart, being

a writer is just as tough.

You're living in the city and l don't--

l don't-- l don't like that idea.

This is a lonely place.

You got to have

street smarts.

l don't think

that's such a good idea.

Dad,

l want to try

living in the city.

And

l know that NYU

is more expensive,

but it would be such a

great experience for me.

Yeah. lt is more expensive.

Yeah.

But

it's your education.

Yeah.

That's the most

important thing, right?

Yeah.

We could manage it.

Dad!

What?

You're drenched.

Oh. Oh.

l think you're gonna be

very happy here.

You're really stepping

into an all-star team.

Oh, uh, this is

Morty Wexler.

Morty, Carter Duryea.

Duryea. You're on

the Ford account, right?

Correct.

Well, it's a pleasure

to meet you.

You, too. l'm really looking

forward to working with you.

Oh, terrific.

Thanks.

Okay.

''l really look forward

to working with you.''

Bite me.

Uh, we have a terrific office for you.

Great view. Um, lt's not

cleared out yet. But, uh...

Not bad, huh?

Uh, excuse me a second? l'm going

to use the little boys' room.

Oh, yeah. Sure.

Tasty.

May l help you?

Oh, l'm sorry.

This is your office.

Yeah.

You're the guy l bumped into.

Dan Foreman. Carter Duryea.

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Paul Weitz

Paul John Weitz (born November 19, 1965) is an American film producer, screenwriter, playwright, actor, and film director. He is the older brother of filmmaker Chris Weitz. He is best known for his work with his brother, Chris Weitz, on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy, for which the brothers, who co-directed, were nominated for an Oscar. more…

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