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Listen I got you set up in PR with Howard Gross

I got- I got, ah, I've got, ah, I got, I got- The phone is going here! I gotta hold. I-I...

Head Office • 1985

[Jack was to start with Stedman, but Stedman just been fired for insider trading] Max Landsberger:
Listen, I got you set up in PR with Howard Gross. Gross is the kind of guy who really knows how to handle the pressure. Howard Gross:
[rapidly into a phone]
This is Howard Gross, talking! I'm 35 years old! I'm the head of this division! I'm not the head of this division because I'm a moron! I got the head of this division because IIII-IIIII'm *not* a moron! Listen, my neck is on the line here you guys! I'm the one who's gonna have to determine if this is brilliant or not brilliant and I'm telling you it's crap! Look, I'm not- Listen to me for a second! I'm not trying to sell pantyhose! It's on my head! I've gotta convince them that killing 100,000 jobs, and closing down a plant, and moving it into Latin America is not unpatriotic! You understand what that means? I've got to sell this being as patriotic as a goddamned apple pie! If anybody up there sees this, I'm gonna die. They're gonna kill me. [the intercom buzzes] Howard Gross:
I got- I got, ah, I've got, ah, I got, I got- The phone is going here! I gotta hold. I-I gotta put you on hold! I got 35 lines going here! I got- I only have three lines coming in, I have three people working for me. I have 35 lines, I've got 35 people looking at me! Hang on for a second!

Full Transcript

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Listen I got you set up in PR with Howard Gross

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Gross is the kind of guy

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who really knows how to handle the pressure

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This is Howard Gross talking I'm 35 years old

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I'm the head of this division I'm not the head of this division

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because I'm a moron I got the head of this division

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because I I I'm not a moron My neck is on the line here

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I'm the one who's going to determine

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if it's brilliant or not brilliant and I'm telling you it's crap

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Look I'm not listen to me

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I'm not trying to sell pantyhose It's on my head

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I've got to convince them that killing 100 000 jobs

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and closing down a plant moving it to Latin America is not unpatriotic

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I've got to sell this being as patriotic as goddamn apple pie

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If anybody up there sees this

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I'm going to die They're going to kill me

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I've got to go I've got

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The phone's going here I've got to put you on hold

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I've got 35 lines going here I've got the one that has

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three lines coming in I got 35 people looking at me

Duration

53 seconds

Views

512

Timestamp in Movie

00:14:34

Uploaded

Nov 29, 2022

Genres

Production

TriStar Pictures,HBO

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Movie Summary

Lazy, womanizing Jack gets employed at the NYC HQ of the multinational conglomerate, INC. Crazy chaos, promotions, firings, suicides etc. seem to be the way of the day.

Actors

Max Landsberger

Howard Gross