2. What potential downside with Carter’s plan does Dan identify during the meeting? Do you agree with Dan or Carter? In Good Company is a 2004 fi lm featuring Dennis Quaid in the role of Dan Foreman, an advertising sales executive at a top publication. After a corporate takeover, Dan is placed under a supervisor half his age named Carter Duryea (Topher Grace). Matters are made worse when Carter becomes romantically involved with Dan’s daughter Alex (Scarlett Johansson), a college student. The fi lm’s working title was Synergy, and in this clip you will see Carter Duryea explaining how that concept works to the benefi t of the company and its clients.