What Doesn't Kill You Page #3

Synopsis: An armored car is robbed by three men. A passing police officer and one of the robbers exchange fire. The robber is Paulie. In a flashback we follow him and his closest friend, Brian, as they grow up together in South Boston. They're tough guys, thugs, doing jobs for the local boss and chaffing to do more. Paulie's the leader. Brian drinks too much and free bases, ignoring his wife and two young boys. Life-changing events lead him to try to go straight, look for work, take what comes his way, and go to A.A. meetings. He struggles. Paulie shows him the plans for the armored car job. Will they do it? "I am who I am," Brian tells his wife. Is crime his only skill?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Brian Goodman
Production: Yari Film Group
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
71
Rotten Tomatoes:
65%
R
Year:
2008
100 min
Website
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have a f***ing problem! You got that?

You got that?

You better talk to him, Brian.

You see what I'm talking about? You

see what I'm f***ing talking about?

He treats us like we're a

couple of f***ing a**holes!

Okay, relax, Paul.

Come on. Let me in. Let me in!

What'd he say to you, huh?

Then we drive off with the truck.

That's it. It's that simple.

- Who is this guy?

- George Shea. I've known him for years.

He's solid.

He's not gonna try to

f*** us on the price?

- No?

- No.

We get paid that night,

and then we're on our way.

Does he have to

know who we are?

He doesn't care how the TVs get

there, as long as they get there.

All right, Anthony,

we'll see you tonight.

All right, cool. Call me.

Hey, Brian, why

don't you go home?

- Why don't you mind your business, Katie?

- You know, he's got a girl.

Hey, do me a favor, tell Paulie

to come over here, will you?

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah, and then go home.

Why don't you buy

me a f***ing drink?

- Hey, Paulie.

- Yeah, what?

Brian wants to talk to you.

Okay. All right. Two seconds.

So you got a place to...

- I gotta pay the bills.

- You gotta pay the bills?

I'll pay your bills.

You got a place to stay?

- You'll pay my bills?

- That's right, I'll pay your bills.

- All right, well, I'm on a couch right now.

- You're on a...

I'll go on the

couch, you go...

Why don't you stay at my

house? What's your name?

- How big is your couch?

- How big is my couch?

- My name is Lisa.

- My couch is big enough.

All right, Lisa, I'm

gonna go talk to my friend.

I'm gonna come back, and

I'm gonna talk to you.

We're gonna talk some more about my

couch, all right? Holy f***ing sh*t.

Deal me out.

Yeah, no problem.

- You know that kid Jay?

- What, the kid behind me?

Yeah. He's making a lot

of money with that coke.

- Yeah? How do you know?

- I just do.

- We should get some from him.

- Who's he with?

- Nobody, that's my point.

- Let's go.

- Hey, Jay, can we talk to you for a minute?

- Yeah, yeah.

- Hey, cute girl.

- Yeah, I know her.

- Hey, kid. Did you see Charlie?

- How you been?

- You know Paulie, right?

- Yeah.

- How's it going?

- Good.

Hey, Jay, we want to talk to

you tomorrow. Is that all right?

- What about? Everything okay?

- Yeah, yeah, everything's fine.

You want to meet us at the

Heights at 2:
00 tomorrow?

- All right.

- Don't worry. Have a good time tonight.

Hey, Pat.

- How you doing?

- All right.

- Busy, huh?

- Yeah.

Hey, you two haven't heard of a truck

full of TVs disappearing, did you?

- No.

- Nothing?

- You sure?

- Yeah, we're sure.

It's funny, I

got a call from...

Well, anyway, you keep your ears open.

Let me know if you hear anything, will you?

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Brian Goodman

Brian Goodman (born June 1, 1963) is an American film and television director, writer, and actor. more…

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