Nicolas Cage
Julianne Moore
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Jessica Biel
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the man
who knows what you're going to do before you do it.
The amazing Frank Cadillac!
Here's to world peace.
Good evening. Welcome to beautiful downtown Las Vegas.
How many people are here from the Orient? Raise your hands.
You, sir. Where are you from?
No, wait! Wait. Don't tell me.
I'm sensing you must have soul.
You're a Seoul man.
Why don't you share with everyone where you're from?
- Korea. - How about that, folks?
And may I assume that this charming young lady is your daughter?
- She's my wife! - Well, of course she is!
And what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
- What's your name? - Yong Kyunge.
Yong Kyunge.
Would you be kind enough to join me up on stage, please?
Are you serious about this guy? This a joke?
Want me to round up some mimes and clowns while we're at it?
Yong Kyunge, what if I told you
that that pretty necklace you're wearing has a broken catch,
and on my count of three, will fall into your drink?
Wouldrt that be something? Wouldrt that just blow your mind?
- Yeah. - Yes!
Wouldrt it blow all your minds?
Three, two, one, now.
Did somebody say "spooky"?
Wait a minute. Look at your glass. Where'd it go?
Yong Kyunge, why don't you look inside my pocket?
Reach in. Dig deep.
Let's have a big hand for Yong Kyunge.
That's magic, folks, and that's why I'm here.
You've probably seen a lot of those shows.
Mentalists. Magicians. Illusionists.
You'd be shocked to know that sometimes,
not often, but sometimes,
it's the real deal.
Masquerading as an act.
Hiding behind a few $50 tricks.
Hiding in plain sight.
Because if the magician doesn't do that,
the alternative is impossible for others to live with.
Anyway, Wednesday night at the Back Page doesn't pay very well,
so I gamble.
But I don't play against other people. Only against the house.
So, no mega-jackpots, no long shots.
The idea is to go unnoticed.
That way, I can keep coming back.
I'm not a god.
I can't see everyone's future.
Only my own.
And only within two minutes.
Except for when I saw her.
But we'll come back to that.
There's no pattern to this guy. He's all over the map.
Well, he's not counting. Not off the top of a five-deck shoe.
Wait a minute.
Isn't that that two-bit magic act over at the Back Page?
- What's his name? - Cadillac.
Yeah, that's Frank Cadillac.
Is he pulling tricks on us? Is that legal?
You can't trick the deck.
I'm telling you, that little prick knows what's coming.
If he's running that good a system, why is he not betting more?
That's going to be my second question.
Look at that. He's looking right at us.
It's like he can hear us.
- What table was that? - 27.
This is Roybal. Give me two men on table 27. I'm coming right down.
Place your bets, please.
Here's the thing about the future.
Every time you look at it,
it changes because you looked at it.
- Hi. - And that changes everything else.
$9,070.
Empty the drawer. Move!
Drop the gun! Now!
$9,070.
Drop the gun! Step back!
It's his gun. He was going to shoot two people!
Step back. We'll settle this right now.
What's he doing?
Secure the doors, elevators, escalators, every way out of this damn place! Now!
Freeman, seal off the blackjack tables. Sullivan, link up with Roybal.
We're on the floor. On the floor right now.
Bring up the other cameras.
That way. This way.
He's right next to you. $10 slots, aisle 14.
There he is! Behind you! Your left! Turn around!
He's right between you!
He's in the mens room near the gift shop. Gift shop! Gift shop!
Davis, where the hell is he?
Black T-shirt, straw hat! Heading towards the entrance!
Come on, let's go.
Call Vegas P.D.
Just stole a silver Charger, tag 585G4S.
Drop the gun! Step back.
He rose to the top of our gambling fraud wish list about two months ago.
What he does has nothing to do with luck. It's definable ability.
Look at him. He knows exactly what to do and not be caught.
Can you explain that to me?
No, I can't explain it, Callie, nor do I have the time.
The Russian Federation has a 10-kiloton nuclear munition
- unaccounted for. - I understand that.
I'm not sure you do. We need every agent available beating the street.
That bomb was stolen five weeks ago. We've just been informed of it now.
Which means it could be parked under this truck for all we know.
I need actionable intelligence,
not paranormals and bullshit magicians.
With all due respect, sir,
this bullshit magiciars shown a pattern of advanced awareness
that is statistically impossible.
You let me bring him in and you'll get what you want.
Five days, Callie. That's it.
Get me the head of casino security.
- You Roybal? - It's Roybal.
Whatever.
- Who are you? - Cavanaugh. Take a walk.
Hey, Roybal, this isn't a pissing contest. Come on.
- What'd you do? You got a new car? - Stole it.
Look at this.
Twenty minutes to walk 20 steps.
Well, that's what you get from two packs a day.
Oh, hey.
- I got you two sandwiches. - Two sandwiches?
- That's 20 grand. - Take it. I love you.
Oh, jeez.
How can I repay you?
Must be a bitch to park this thing.
Chief Roybal. Special Agent Ferris.
I'm sure Agent Cavanaugh has explained to you
that everything you say is admissible in court
and anything you knowingly admit can be used against you.
Do we understand each other?
Sure.
- Tell me about Cris Johnson. - I don't know who that is.
How about Frank Cadillac?
You chased him out of your casino tonight.
- He stole a car from valet parking. - Yeah, I know Cadillac.
I thought he was cheating us at cards.
Next thing I know, he's tackling some guy and waving a gun.
The gun wasn't his.
The man he tackled is wanted for two casino killings in Reno.
He's in custody now.
Come on, I want to show you something.
You remember this?
Oh, yeah, of course I do. We were saying he's looking right at us.
- How'd you get this? - Think carefully.
What were you talking about right when he looked up?
We were saying, if he has a system, why isn't he betting more?
You sure you weren't doing or saying anything else?
I was going down to pick him up, I was reaching for my radio...
And right then? That's when he looked up? Be very specific.
That's what I said.
He looked up, really.
So he doesn't have to be there to do it.
Once you enter his consciousness, he can pick it up.
Is that to work his system?
Thank you. We're finished.
Done some good here, Mr. Roybal, but none of it is up for discussion.
Now, as far as you're concerned, Cris Johnson never existed.
That's going to be difficult considering 100 cameras saw him at the casino.
Not to worry. Those tapes have been destroyed.
Hey. Is she single?
Cris, you can't keep stealing cars and having people chase you.
That's not a life.
But you got to forget this girl that you keep seeing in your head.
I'm not going anywhere until I meet her.
Well, suppose she don't show up?
She already did, at the diner. 8:09.
Well, you got a couple hours. How about a game of pool?
All right, Irv.
We'll shoot some pool.
We timed every hand of blackjack.
The longest was 89 seconds, when Johnson pulled a six-card 21.
So we know he can see at least a minute and a half ahead.
I had our techs run a radio frequency spectrum analysis.
Came up dry, so he's not receiving any form of electronic help.
At one point, there was a two-minute, 16-second delay.
He never bet, just got up and walked away.
Well, maybe 2:16's too long. He can't see that far.
Narrows our window a little bit, anyway.
Got him. Vegas P.D. Got a LoJack hit on the stolen vehicle.
Okay.
Listen, about that girl.
When you looked at the clock, did you happen to see a calendar?
Because it could be 10 years from now she gets hungry.
It's got to be soon.
I've never seen further ahead than two minutes.
Except for her.
Now, what do you think the reason is for that?
I don't know. Maybe she doesn't scare easy.
Maybe she's the one.
Well, when you get like this there's no talking to you.
She's almost here.
What happened to the diner?
- Somebody else, a cop. - A cop? Well, then, you got to go.
Hold on. I want to see how much she knows. What she wants from me.
Cris Johnson. Still here, huh?
Where else would I be?
Special Agent Ferris.
Next time, steal a car without LoJack.
Can we speak privately?
It's okay, Irv.
Go ahead. Thanks.
I'm sure you know why I'm here.
Because you're the man who knows what I'm going to do before I do it, right?
Oh, the show, right. Right!
I saw you there.
Wonderful. You like magic tricks.
Yeah, yeah, I do like your magic tricks, clairvoyance...
Whatever you're calling it.
Let's talk about something hard.
A stolen nuclear munition is being smuggled into the United States,
or may, in fact, already be here.
I want you to look ahead and tell me where it's going to be deployed.
I think you've got the wrong guy. It's a magic act.
You going to stick with that story?
Because millions of lives are at risk
and you could, maybe, prevent a major catastrophe.
On a practical note, we're standing in front of a stolen vehicle
and you are wanted for assault involving a weapon at the casino.
All right, that was an accident. He had a gun.
- He was going to shoot two people. - Yeah?
How'd you know that?
No good deed goes unpunished, does it?
I can fix your legal problems, buddy, but you've got to step up.
Otherwise, your next magic show is going to be at Folsom State Prison.
It's ironic, but people like you who try to help
have been torturing me, in the full sense of the word, since I was three years old.
What did they call it?
Oh, yeah.
Observed play therapy.
Featuring the marathon, 36-hour,
can-you-guess-the-next-flash-card game.
So, please, leave me alone
and let me live some semblance of a normal life.
I'd love to indulge your feelings,
but I am dealing with a slightly larger picture right now.
Now, you can exercise your responsibility to help your fellow man
or I will exercise that responsibility for you.
You're right. I got to go.
He's gone, right?
I missed him by seconds, didn't I?
Excuse me, honey, can you get off my car?
Yeah, thank you. Jeez.
- Mr. Roybal? - It's Roybal. Can I help you, man?
I have a few questions if this is a good time.
Gaming Commission? It's after hours.
You guys should be at a strip club, right? Come on.
What can you tell us about Cris Johnson?
I don't know who you're talking about.
Let me rephrase the question.
It's destiny.
- Here you go, hon. - Thanks.
Excuse me.
Hello.
I noticed you were alone, too. Do you mind if I join you?
Actually, I do.
Sorry to bother you, but I have a question about the coffee.
The bean they use...
Isn't that something you should probably ask your waitress?
Yes, it is.
Excuse me, do you have a light?
I don't smoke.
- Here you go, hon. - Thanks.
Please.
Don't.
Hey, Liz.
Did you follow me here, Kendall?
No! No, I just thought we could talk.
You know, we got really nothing to talk about.
And I told you that three weeks ago.
Liz, come on, all right? I had an off day. Just give me another shot.
It's not gonna happen. Okay? So maybe you should just go.
Do you know how hard it was to find you?
I was at your apartment. I tried the Starbucks on Lexington.
I was at the dry cleaner. All I am asking for
is a few minutes of your time so that we can work things out.
- Okay, Jesus, you are stalking me now. - Don't!
Don't say that, please. That's a terrible thing to say to somebody.
Let go of me, Kendall.
Look, I just... I thought we could talk, maybe we could take a drive.
And now you are ruining it.
You're hurting me.
Kendall, I think you're having another off day.
- Who the hell are you? - I'm her future.
Really?
Hi, my name's Cris.
You okay, Kendall?
See, the thing is, I feel connected to you. I don't know the reason why.
- See, now, listen. - All right.
I think it's only fair that you pay for the lady's breakfast.
What are you having? Pecan pie is amazing.
Excuse me, I can pay for my own breakfast.
And you know what?
You two work things out.
Okay.
You're hurting me.
Kendall, I think you're having another off day.
- Who the hell are you? - I'm her future.
Really?
Incoming.
Did you see that?
Goddamn it! Kendall!
What? Don't blame me. This is your fault.
Get out of here! Will somebody please call the cops?
I am so sorry.
Are you okay? Let me help you.
Come on, let's get you cleaned up.
Come on.
Okay.
Oh, yeah, I'm seeing some stars.
Yeah.
I'm Liz.
Cris.
You must have a death wish getting involved in that.
Here. Just...
- Okay. - Just...
Okay, hold it there for a little bit.
- Okay. - Yeah.
It will.
- What will? - Your luck. It's going to change.
What are you? A leprechaun?
Do leprechauns get punched in the face or have their car stolen?
Your car was stolen?
Yeah. I'm hoping they find it today.
I'm supposed to be in Flagstaff.
Hey, is this tooth loose here?
I don't know. I don't think so.
Hurts.
Well, listen, maybe I could give you a ride,
and I'm kind of going that way.
That would really be helpful, Liz. Thank you.
Well, I do have to make a stop, though.
It's okay.
And it might take a few hours, so if you're cool with that.
Hey, look, if you're uncomfortable with this,
- I'll take the bus. - No, no, no.
It's fine, it's fine. You're not a psycho.
Right?
Because the first psycho vibe I get, you're out of the car.
- Okay. Yes, ma'am. - Okay.
Deal.
It's amazing, isn't it?
I end up in a diner where you are,
and we're both headed in the same direction.
I don't know if I would call it amazing, but...
Destiny.
That's what it really is.
Okay, I'm starting to get that psycho vibe.
Oh no. You don't believe in destiny?
Well, even if it does exist,
I don't think I want to know.
I mean, if every move we make is preordained,
then what is the point of that?
I mean, life is supposed to be a surprise.
Isn't it?
It would be nice.
Yeah.
So he came in twice a day for a week at exactly 8:09?
Yeah, he'd stay a few minutes, have a martini, and then he'd go.
Till today, when he met that lady.
You didn't find anything strange about that?
Not strange enough to call the police.
We got a regular that counts the corn flakes in his bowl
because it has to be an even number.
Got any cameras?
Inside? No.
Outside?
No.
Did you notice what kind of car he was driving?
Maybe overhear where they were going?
I don't know what car, but they were headed up to Flagstaff.
- Flagstaff. - That's what they said.
Got another regular, she's always on a diet.
Brings in a scale and her own salad dressing.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
Guy knows we're after him, but he still risks coming here.
- 8:09, twice a day. - Doesrt even know if it's day or night.
Just the time. He was waiting for her.
All right, there's a traffic cam over there,
a bank, a 7-Eleven across the street.
Just run all the tapes. Maybe we'll get lucky and catch him in wide.
Your buddy Roybal, the casino chief?
Had his throat cut last night after getting a kneecap shot off.
You're telling me this now? We just talked to him about Johnson.
- Hey, I just found out. - All right.
- Local weapon? - Dead end.
And forensics came up empty. Not a hair, not a fiber.
Somebody wants information.
Now, the next time anything happens relative to Johnson,
I want to know right away.
I don't care if it's a paper cut.
Okay, boss.
That's good! Good. Right there!
The head of casino security, what did you learn from him?
For a macho guy, he screams like a girl.
But he was questioned by federal agents looking for Cris Johnson,
yes?
He said they haven't found him yet.
Do you believe this shit?
He can see things before they happen?
It makes no difference what I believe.
Look, we spent two years setting this up
and that man out there is worried all this will be
compromised by Johnson.
We're wasting our time looking for some magician.
We're being paid to secure the operation, Jones,
not to hunt down some carnival barker.
Really? Then why are the same authorities
that are looking for us so interested in him?
Get rid of him.
Do it now.
Hey.
Havasupai Reservation. I teach here once a week.
The conditions are pretty lousy.
But it's in the Canyon, one of the Eight Wonders of the World.
- Hey, Sam. - Hey, Liz.
Well, a couple hundred years ago, this tribe was booming.
Plenty of food and a thriving culture. They should be better off.
But I guess this was just their destiny.
I'd like to meet their shaman.
I read once that in many North American tribes
their shamars purpose wasrt only healing
but they also claimed to have power over the atmosphere.
To bring on or stop rain.
Even know future events.
Do you think that's possible?
Well, I believe anything is possible.
Me, too.
- Whose birthday? - One of my students'.
Hey! Hi!
How's it going?
Hello! How is everybody? Good?
- That's good. - Oh, I was close.
That was a lot. You messed up on the last part.
On the last part. Yeah.
I thought you werert coming back until next Monday.
Well, I'm not, but it's Jake's birthday. How could I miss that?
Who's that man you're with?
Is he your boyfriend?
No, no, he's not my boyfriend. He's just my friend.
I think he likes you.
Well, why would you say that?
Because he looked at you like my brother looks at his girlfriend.
Hey, Jake, you want to see some magic?
I'll show you something. Come here.
I found this rock out in the Canyon
and I want you to hold it because it's a magic rock.
That's right. Hold it really tight. Keep squeezing.
It's magic.
He won't bite.
Happy birthday.
So, you're a magician?
Well...
I have a small magic act back in Vegas.
The Frank Cadillac Show.
- I thought your name was Cris. - It is.
Frank Cadillac is my stage name.
How did you come up with that?
I picked two things I really liked and I put them together.
Frankenstein and Cadillacs.
You are odd.
Charming,
but odd.
Cease fire! Visitor on the range!
Nice.
A little close, though.
Okay.
You were right about the traffic cam. We got a positive ID.
I'm sorry.
Don't be.
It's okay.
Did I drool?
- Drool? - Yeah.
Drool? No.
Oh, my God, it's coming down so hard.
Yeah.
I like rain.
I like rain, too.
You know, once, I think it was in Denmark,
it rained fish.
Because the sun dehydrated the water
and took it up into the atmosphere,
rehydrated the fish eggs and they hatched
and it rained fish.
Is that true?
Yeah, in the clouds. True story. It happened 50 years ago.
I just felt like sharing that with you.
Road's washed out ahead. You can't cross till morning.
Not even then if this keeps up.
You want to spin around and go back about two miles,
take your second left. There'll be a motel there called...
"The Cliffhanger." Thanks.
Right.
Him, right?
That's it?
There's no front plate. Where's the other side?
I don't have it.
What was that on the front window? Go back.
Back, back.
Back. There! Zoom in.
That's a permit.
Track it and find her.
I'll light a fire.
Cris, one little problem.
Oh, no, no, I'm going to sleep in the car.
Okay.
Here.
- Thanks. - Sure.
Hey, did you hear the joke about the Zen master who ordered the hot dog?
No.
He said he'd have one with everything.
Good night.
What do we have?
They're at the Cliffhanger Motel outside Flagstaff.
We found an Arizona DOT foreman who remembered the Land Cruiser.
Why would he do that?
The road was flooded. He was about to suggest a place to stay.
But Johnson already knew. Right?
Exactly.
Callie. It just got worse.
All right, people, we've got a nuclear alert.
Code Red, in the Southern California region. L.A. To San Diego.
95% certainty.
Nuclear emergency search teams are on the way, but until they get here,
can somebody please tell me what my agency, the FBI, is doing about it?
Sir, tier-one suspects have been interrogated.
Cars and premises have been checked, friends and acquaintances.
We've opened up surveillance on tier-two and three suspects,
but nothing actionable yet.
Oh, is that what we're doing, waiting for something actionable?
There are eight million lives that are precarious at best.
I say we widen the net to "slightly suspicious"
and get some decent intel before this nuke blows up Los Angeles.
All right, Callie.
What do you propose we do next?
I believe that the urgency of this situation
compels the use of any and all resources to obtain Cris Johnson.
We know where he is. Let my team pick him up.
He said they're mobilizing.
Standard procedure when security is escalated.
Tell him to wrap it up.
They'll lead us straight to Johnson.
You hungry? There's a coffee shop down the road.
I'd rather eat here, if that's okay.
Sure.
What?
There's an Italian painter named Carlotti,
and he defined beauty.
He said it was the summation of the parts
working together in such a way
that nothing needed to be added, taken away or altered.
That's you.
You're beautiful.
Wow.
That was incredible.
What was?
This.
Right here gives us a good standoff position
and open view of the front of the motel.
We can run multiple point and area surveillances
from this road here, that turn out.
Get a team with a parabolic set right here.
That's fine, but I also want mobile surveillance.
And give me two or three roamers.
If he rabbits on us, I want to be flexible.
Ferris.
Call the local police in Flagstaff.
Tell them to hold the outside perimeter.
I want that area locked down.
A body turned up in an apartment
with a line of sight to my office.
Slit throat, like Roybal.
Somebody's trying to follow us to Johnson.
Cris.
Yeah.
Maybe there is such a thing as destiny.
Give it 40 seconds.
So, after two minutes, he just stops seeing what's going to happen?
I sure as hell hope so.
Elizabeth Cooper?
- Yeah. - Federal Agent Ferris.
What is this about?
I'm going to need a few minutes of your time.
Yeah, okay.
They're putting her in the car.
Drop the gun! Step back.
It's his gun. He was going to shoot two people!