In Good Company[优势合作]

ThelatestfilmfromtheOscar?-nominatedscreenwriterofAboutaBoy,InGoodCompanyisadramaticcomedyabouttherelationshipbetweena51-year-oldbusinessman,DanForeman(DennisQuaid),andhisnew26-year-oldboss,CarterDuryea(TopherGrace).DanForemanisheadedforashakeup.Heisdemotedfromheadofadsalesforamajormagazinewhenthecompanyisacquiredinacorporatetakeover.Hisnewboss,CarterDuryea,ishalfhisage—abusinessschoolprodigywhopreachescorporateSynergy.WhileDandevelopsclientsthroughhandshakedeals,Cartercross-promotesthemagazinewiththecellphonedivision.Bothmenaregoingthroughturmoilathome.Danhastwodaughters—Alex,age18,andJana,age16—andisshockedwhenhiswifetellshimshe'spregnant.Betweencollegetuition,themortgage,andanewbaby,Dancan'taffordtolosehisjob.Carter,meanwhile,isdumpedbyhiswifeofsevenmonthsjustashegetshispromotion.DanandCarter'suneasyfriendshipisthrownintojeopardywhenCarterfallsforDan'sdaughterAlex(ScarlettJohansson).Weitz'sexaminationoflife'ssurprises,ironies,andcoincidencescombinetoformInGoodCompany.TheNewmarketShootingScriptbookincludesthecompletescreenplay,anintroductionbywriter/directorPaulWeitz,productionnotes,aselectionofblack-and-whitemoviestills,andcompletecastandcrewcredits.AuthorBiography:PaulWeitzco-wroteandco-directedblockbusterhitsAboutaBoy(nominatedforanOscar?forBestAdaptedScreenplay)andAmericanPie.Previously,withhisbrotherChris,hecollaboratedonseveralscreenplays,includingAntz.