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this information to Crowe, who takes it to Wells. Wells orders Crowe to find and kill Julie because of her knowledge of the bribe attempt. Smitty confronts Wells in her office at the Toolshed and informs her of the CIA's plan to take over and also of Crowe's involvement in the agency's infiltration.
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Wells and Crowe then take over the Toolshed, though Wells now rebuffs Crowe's affections towards her, having used him to get what she wanted. Upon hearing of her lover's death, Julie travels to Europe, sending Goodwin postcards telling him how she's enjoying spending the $ 1 million. Goodwin sells
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hub with Smitty in charge. During the meeting, as he turns over the $ 1 million bribe money for inspection, Crowe secretly records his conversation with Smitty, who also forces him to sign a receipt. Stapp later discovers Crowe's secret objective and extorts a payoff from Smitty to remain silent
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Despite the setback caused by Beach's death and his vote, Wells and Crowe continue with their plan to murder Grimes. Wells spends a romantic weekend with Grimes at his fishing cabin. Crowe sneaks in and shoots Grimes, then beats Wells to make it appear like the murder was a robbery gone wrong.
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Julie somehow remains unharmed. As she meticulously picks up her shell casings, she finds Crowe's briefcase containing incriminating evidence, including the tape of his conversations with Smitty and the receipt she and Beach signed. After burning the receipt, Julie mails the tape to the
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Julie buys a gun from Goodwin and goes to Crowe's apartment to kill him in revenge for Beach's death. She arrives shortly after Wells, who also came to kill Crowe. In a chaotic shootout, Julie blindly fires at both as Crowe and Wells shoot each other dead.
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and corporate espionage to domestic and foreign corporations. Grimes' second in command, Margaret Wells, begins working with Crowe and seduces him, enticing him with a plot to murder Grimes so they can take over the firm.
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Crowe's former boss, William "Smitty" Smithfield, is threatening prison time or the disappearance of the bribe as leverage to get Crowe to infiltrate the Toolshed. The CIA intends to acquire the firm and use it as a
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and sends Julie ahead with the money, telling her he intends to leave his wife and join her. After reneging on his agreement and voting against Curl Industries, Beach commits suicide.
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Beach accepts the $ 1 million bribe delivered by Crowe. He and his mistress Julie Ames sign a receipt to ensure Beach's cooperation. Beach buys tickets for a flight to the
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Bobby Birdsong and pay for information on Beach's personal life from his friend, Les Goodwin. During a secret progress report meeting, Crowe is revealed to in fact be a
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for the CIA, albeit against his will. Crowe was dismissed from the agency on suspicion of stealing a $ 50,000 bribe meant for an Iraqi colonel.
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officer Nelson Crowe is hired by Vic Grimes for a position with his company nicknamed "The Toolshed." Grimes' firm employs people with
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in the United States and drew mostly negative reviews from critics, but the film enjoyed lucrative success in the
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The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. As of December 30, 2010, the review aggregator
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to expose the corrupt dealings of both the CIA and the Toolshed. She then leaves town for good, alone.
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reported that 27% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 11 reviews. Audiences polled by
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as former CIA operatives engaging in a dubious romance while plotting to murder their boss, played by
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Crowe and Toolshed operative Todd Stapp buy Justice Beach's $ 25,000 gambling debt from
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McCourt, Judith (12 July 1998). "THE TOP 50 TURNS-PER-COPY TITLES 1992-1997".
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The Toolshed's top client, Curl Industries, is being sued in a
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gave the film an average grade of "C" on an A+ to F scale.
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Bad Company (2002 film)

Damian Harris
Ross Thomas
Jeffrey Chernov
Ellen Barkin
Laurence Fishburne
Frank Langella
Michael Beach
David Ogden Stiers
Jack N. Green
Carter Burwell
Touchstone Pictures
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
neo-noir
thriller
Damian Harris
Ross Thomas
Ellen Barkin
Laurence Fishburne
Frank Langella
corporate espionage
limited theatrical release
home video
Seattle
CIA
intelligence service
extortion
class action lawsuit
Washington State Supreme Court

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