Nothing to Lose Page #5

Synopsis: When a man (Robbins) believes he has discovered that his wife is having an affair with his boss, it sets off a chain reaction of events. First he wanders into a ghetto where a robber (Lawrence) tries to take his money at gunpoint, but instead sets a wild ride from California to Arizona. The two eventually become reluctant friends. Discussing robbery techniques, they decide to get back at the boss by robbing an office safe containing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Life is further complicated by another pair of robbers who chase the first two for infringing on their territory.
Director(s): Steve Oedekerk
Production: Touchstone Pictures
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
28%
R
Year:
1997
98 min
565 Views


turn frst, didn't ya?

You know what?

It don't even matter.

I'm alive!

You alive, man!

- Get out!

- What?

- Get out!

It's not even loaded,

remember?

What are you even thinking when

you do something like that?

- You think you're never

gonna get caught?

- We didn't get caught.

That's not the point.

It's beetleheaded.

It's... It's only a matter of time

before you do get caught.

- What is beetleheaded?

- It's a synonym for "stupid."

Oh. Well, here's a synonym

for "procreation." F*** you!

It's easy for you to point the fnger

when you're sittin' on your rich ass

in a big f***in' house.

- I'm not rich.

- Oh, yeah.

- How big's your TV?

- What?

- I say, how big's your TV?

- Fifty-inch.

- Get in the car.

- Oh, please. Let's not

make this a social issue.

The point is that even

if you wanted to rob a place,

there are smarter ways to do it.

- Enlighten me.

- A mask. Wear a mask.

You see, the police

have this thing called a "lineup..."

and if someone recognizes you,

you go to jail!

Oh, how about this for a novel idea?

Case the place frst.

Find out if there's a security camera

or a hidden alarm.

Then again, why even rob

a convenience store?

How much money could you possibly get?

Two, three hundred dollars?

Then what? You're set

for two days! Wow!

- What do you know, lanky?

- I know you go for the big score.

One robbery, you're set.

News flash, big slim.

People with big money,

they protect it.

So you do a little research.

Take Quality Design Group where I work.

My boss keeps a ton of cash

in his vault.

At night, there's only two guards

and a personal security system.

Now, in this case,

I happen to even know the code.

But even if I didn't, l...

What?

I got a booger in my nose?

What?

Diversify.

You can't trust banks, Nick.

The entire system

could crumble at any second.

That bastard's so heavily leveraged,

it would wipe him out.

Wait a minute.

Am I hearing you right?

Mr "High and Mighty"

is gonna rob his boss?

You hear that,

gila monsters?

Old Nick Beam here

is gonna rob his boss!

I say, do you hear that,

gila monsters?

You know what, Nick? Your wife really

messed your head up bad, man.

You're serious?

- How much he got?

- Only the bulk of his personal assets.

- Six, seven hundred thousand.

- You what?

- Hey, you gonna need some help.

- Oh, no, this has nothing

to do with you.

Hey, I was present at the time

of creative inspiration...

which entitles me

to partial ownership...

in this

criminalistic endeavour.

- Get out.

- Maybe I'll just call Quality

Design Group when we get back.

I want half.

We're gonna bury

this a**hole.

Sure, you're right.

If you ever plan

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