Moving Target Page #3

Synopsis: Toby Kellogg is an aspiring musician, who's sent off to music school over the summer. Not wishing to stay away from his band and potential girlfriend, he slips away late one night, where soon after police storm his sleeping dorm in looking for him. He returns home, expecting further grief from his folks and disappointment from his kid brother David, only to find his family is nowhere to be found, in fact house is completely devoid of all it's contents...in-short abandoned. He isn't aware that his father stumbled across a mafia conspiracy and has been spirited away along with his wife and son, by witness protection program. But none of that matters know since an ace assassin has just gunned down his closest friend in mistaken identity and is now back to correct his goof.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Chris Thomson
Production: NBC
 
IMDB:
5.9
NOT RATED
Year:
1988
100 min
75 Views


Hi, how's it going?

Lousy. Are the guys around?

No, they went out

To do some stuff.

What's it been,

A month already?

Yeah, time flies.

Are you having

A good time with the band?

Yeah. Thank you

For putting me

Together with them.

We are so hot now,

You're not gonna

Recognize us

When you get back.

do you want me

to have jeff call you?

( sighs )

No, that's okay.

( playing classical music )

( piano comes in late )

My score is marked

"allegro."

You have any idea

What that means?

Yeah.

It's italian

For "stuff this,

You little twerp."

Toby:
listen,

I don't know

If i'm gonna be able

To last five weeks

Until you guys get up here.

How about it?

How about you trying

To behave yourself

And learn something?

We'll see you soon enough.

Does that stuff

Go back to '72?

Mm-hmm.

Thank you.

Toby:
so, what's

happening at home?

trevor's letter said

things are getting weird.

Excuse me.

Well, for one thing,

We're not gonna be able

To get away.

Got a lot of work

To deal with here.

What? You just said

You were coming up.

No, i said somebody's

gonna come up next week.

Who?

I've got someone

In my office right now.

So, just hang in tough,

Okay?

yeah, okay. Bye-bye.

( click, dial tone )

Joe, are we really

Working you this hard?

Comes with the job,

I guess.

That's just what

I want to talk

To you about.

I think this company's

In pretty good shape.

I have you

To thank for that.

Ahh.

I've been keeping my eye

On you lately.

You've been treating me

Pretty fairly, arthur.

No, i've been selfish.

I'm going to change

All that.

I'm going to...

( chuckles )

Share the wealth.

That's why i'd like

To have you come out

To the house this weekend.

I have some friends

Coming to town,

People that are

Good to know.

Business friends?

Very good ones.

I'm sorry, i can't

Make it this weekend.

That's a shame.

Woman on intercom:

fred dobbins, line one.

says it's important.

he says he's your realtor.

Are you moving?

Just thinking about it,

That's all.

If you need any help

With your financing,

( chuckles )

Just let me know.

I appreciate it.

I really would

Like to have you

Meet my friends.

I wish i could,

But i'm sorry,

I can't, arthur.

Yeah. Some other

Time perhaps.

Yeah, thanks.

( chattering,

Flute playing )

Hey, tobe.

Hey, tobe!

Yeah?

Are you the only band

In l.a. Called bazooka?

Yeah.

You sure?

Yeah. Why?

News from home--

You're a hit.

Hey, hey, hey.

I hope you're not

Thinking what i hope

You're not thinking.

Want to bet?

You can't just walk out.

Watch me.

Your parents are

Gonna hatch a brick.

This place ain't cheap.

So i'll pay 'em back.

You'll never work

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Andy Tennant

Andy Tennant (born June 15, 1955) is an American screenwriter, film and television director, and dancer. more…

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