Why does he need to make extra money?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Taken
eloisatovar — 10 years ago(June 07, 2015 12:50 PM)
At the beginning of the movie he takes a job babysitting the singer because he needs the money. Why is he living so modestly? Even if he retired early to be near his kid sooner, you would think that working for the CIA would pay well enough to set money aside for retirement, not to mention bonuses and reward money for any criminals he brought in.
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mikeyg24 — 10 years ago(June 22, 2015 07:47 PM)
A CIA agent makes somewhere in the region of $30,000 to $60,000 in a year. The more clandestine positions at intelligence are voluntary and make little if any more than an analyst. The big bucks are in the higher levels such as directors.
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sanddragon939 — 9 years ago(August 28, 2016 02:01 PM)
He probably has hidden stashes of money and stuff, like most other covert operatives in fiction (possibly real-life as well). But he still needs a 'day job' to keep up appearances.
Also, I think it was implied that he wasn't being a bodyguard just for the moneyit was something to do with his time.
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mikeyg24 — 9 years ago(August 28, 2016 09:21 PM)
That's true actually; it's Sam who mentions the money. Bryan only seems to consider the job when he realises he'll be minding a singer. At no point does he say 'yeah actually I could do with the extra cash'.
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