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Martin telling John Fleishman what he does for a living.

posted 9 years ago by fiatlux-1
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It seemed odd to me that Martin, a showoff & insecure man for sure, would tell John Fleishman that he was only 'an investment counselor'.

It sure looked like Martin was the BOSS of an investment firm, not merely a worker.
We see people milling around in a crowded room with cubicles, yet he has his own large office & secretary.

Plus, how does on become a multimillionaire by just being an investment counselor?
Investing himself? Surely they didn't pay that, even in 1990.

I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.

[–] residentevil6901 8 years ago

Yeah but that was an insignificant part of the movie.

[–] nutsberryfarm 8 years ago

sounds like a euphemism maybe? for what?...art smuggling?

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[–] BoSoxRules 8 years ago

I took it that he wasn't really interested in talking about himself, he just wanted to talk about Fleishman's boat.

[–] Catnip86 8 years ago

I don't think he was a "multimillionaire". Just very rich.

Maybe he is the owner of the firm, and they made some very large investments.

[–] fiatlux-1 8 years ago

I felt he was a millionaire at least.
Especially since the home they had at the beach (which was ONLY a vacation home!) was a multimillion-dollar house by itself.
Never mind the doubtless-also-large home Martin said they owned in Boston.

This was why Laura was that terrified of him. She knew Martin had the dough to track her down no matter what.

I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.