Seven Pounds Page #3

Synopsis: Haunted by a secret, Ben Thomas looks for redemption by radically transforming the lives of seven people he doesn't know. Once his plan is set, nothing will be able to stop him. At least that's what he thinks. But Ben hadn't planned on falling in love with one of these people and she's the one who will end up transforming him.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Gabriele Muccino
Production: Sony Pictures
  5 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
36
Rotten Tomatoes:
26%
PG-13
Year:
2008
123 min
$69,951,824
Website
3,534 Views


Don't do that.

- We have a plan.

- I know.

- Do what you promised me.

- I will.

Do you know they rent clubs

up at the clubhouse.

I'm well aware of that.

I think I'm gonna keep my ass un-kicked today.

Were you looking at him, or where you looking at me?

Acctually I was just sitting here.

Am I doing it wrong?

- I think I saw you in the elevator the other day?

- Oh Yes ...

Acctually, you are being auditted.

My name is Ben Thomas.

I'm with the IRS.

And you owe the gouvernment

$56.240 and 19 cent.

- I know.

- And now, you get me.

Would you have a seat, please.

Miss Posar?

So, I've been looking over the

income statement from last three years.

- 2005, 200 ...

- Were you ...

Were you in my room the other night?

No, ma'am.

I was not in your room the other night.

That's not exactly IRS protocol.

So I've been looking over

-and there seems to be quite a disparity

between what you claimed and. ..

Mr Thomas.

I just got discharged.

So, you know unless you're gonna

call me off to some IRS jail or something-

-I'd really like to get home now.

Sure. No problem.

I'll be in touch.

Welcome to the Travel Inn.

Can I help you?

- I need a room.

- How many hours?

About two weeks.

Alright alright, thats it!

Rico!

Rico, knock it off!

Somebody wanna remind Rico where we are?

In the sanctuary, Coach!

- I can't hear you.

- The sanctuary, coach!

That's right Rico, in the sanctuary.

Now give me 20 stops and starts.

Hi, this is Emily Posa.

I'm not home right now, but please leave

a message and I'll call you back as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Hi, my name is Susan Noah.

I'm calling cuz' a friend of mine

told me to do letter presentations and I was wondering ...

Hello. Hi this is Emily.

Yeah I do wedding invatations.

I'm not able to take any requests though, right now.

I know someone nearby who does it

.

she's not as good as I am, but ah.

Hello?

Duke!?

Duke!?

We're out here!

- Hello, Miss Posa.

- What are you doing here?

- I came to see you.

- Don't you people ever call ahead?

You people, descend to try to hide things.

Is that meat? No! No, no!

No meat! No!

- He was really enjoying it.

- He eats steamed broccoli and Tofu.

- Why?

- He's a vegetarian.

- He is a vegetarian?

- Yes.

Well that sucks.

Can we talk? Do you have a moment?

No. Acctually I have to take Duke for a walk.

No problem.

I'll go with you, if you don't mind.

So I've been looking over

(Sigh)

I'm listening.

- Can I get him for you?

- No. I got him.

- Let me get him, are you alright?

- Yes.

Sorry.

Watch.

Heel!

Maybe we shouldn't feed him meat.

So I've been looking over ...

- Maybe we can do this later.

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Grant Nieporte

Grant Edward Nieporte, born in 1973, is a screenwriter best known for the film Seven Pounds. Nieporte got the idea for the script after having a chat with a man whom he called "one of the saddest people I've ever met in my life". In the behind the scenes vignette found on the Seven Pounds DVD, Nieporte seems to suggest that the man was responsible for the death of seven in a "national tragedy." Nieporte was a technical advisor for the TV show Home Improvement from 1997-99. He was a writer's assistant on Jack & Jill in 1999-2000. more…

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