Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs Page #2

Synopsis: Flint Lockwood thinks he's a genius. But none of the things he invented are things that make sense or are useful. However, he has the support of his mother but when she dies, he's left alone with his father who thinks he should give it up. When the community that he lives in is in an economic crisis because their primary source of income, a sardine cannery, was shut down, Flint decides to try his latest invention, a machine that can turn water into food. But something goes wrong and the machine ends up in the atmosphere. Later it starts raining food. The shifty mayor tries to use this as a way to help their community, but when Flint senses something wrong with the machine, the mayor convinces him to ignore it. However, as Flint predicts, chaos ensues.
Production: Sony Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
PG
Year:
2009
90 min
$124,870,275
Website
7,072 Views


Hello, Sam Sparks, I'm America.

It's Swallow Falls degrees and--

Well, let's just go to the mayor.

Thank you and welcome,

national television audience.

You are about to witness

an historic event, undoubtedly....

And now, here to cut

the ceremonial ribbon...

...Swallow Falls' favorite son,

Baby Brent!

He's still got it, folks.

Yeah.

I'm the best person

in the whole town.

Food synthesis, go.

My chest hairs are tingling.

Something's wrong.

Well, here it is. The attraction

the whole world has been waiting for:.

Sardine Land.

With rides and exhibits.

And featuring Shamo,

the world's largest sardine...

...and his flaming hoop of glory.

Those of you in the splash zone,

look out.

Yeah.

Cheeseburger.

Flint Lockwood.

Just a second.

I'm in the middle of a- -

Well, looks like things in Swallow Falls

are sardine to get better. For--

What just happened to me?

Sorry.

No.

You're under arrest, Flint Lockwood.

Thank goodness you only caused

minimal damage to Sardine Land.

Come on.

I really shouldn't be running

with these.

Jump, jump, jump, run, run,

jump, jump, run.

-It's a good thing no one got hurt!

- Flint Lockwood!

I didn't get hurt, but that does

not mean that I'm not still mad at you.

Oh, my gosh. I am so sorry.

Are you okay?

-I didn't get a chance to--

-It's okay, it's just pain.

Sorry, I'm not myself today.

My whole career was ruined by some

crazy jerk riding a homemade rocket.

Wait a minute.

What is going on with your feet?

Spray-On Shoes.

They don't come off.

Cool.

This could solve

the untied shoes epidemic.

What are they made of, some kind of

elastic biopolymer adhesive?

Yeah.

Exactly.

I mean....

Wow, they're shiny. I'm Sam.

- Flint.

- Steve.

-ls that a Monkey Thought Translator?

- Steve.

Incredible.

Did you make all of this stuff?

- You hit me with a rocket.

- You kicked me in the face.

I said I was sorry.

Do you know how hard it is

to break into the weather game?

I spent my entire life building up

to that moment.

You get one shot at the show.

And if you don't make it...

...it's back to cleaning

the barometers.

Cheese?

But that could only mean....

Excited. Excited.

My machine works.

It really works!

Your machine?

Is that what that rocket was?

Uh... do you like it?

I love it!

This is just amazing!

Look at this!

This is the greatest weather

phenomenon in history!

Hey, aren't you a weathergirl?

Manny, get your camera!

This just in; Our humiliated weather

intern is apparently back for more.

Thanks, Patrick. Okay, everybody,

you are not gonna believe this one...

...but I am standing

in the middle of a burger rain.

You may have seen

a meteor shower...

...but you've never seen a shower

meatier than this.

For a town stuck eating sardines,

this is totally manna from heaven.

This tastes significantly better

than sardines.

This is going to be big.

This food weather

was created intentionally...

...by meek-ish backyard tinkerer

Flint Lockwood.

Flint Lockwood?

Hi.

You're under arrest

for ruining Sardine Land!

Flint, those burgers were awesome!

The producer called and he was like,

"Everybody loves that food weather."

- Food weather.

- What?

This could be bigger

than Sardine Land.

-Can you make it rain food again?

- No.

- I don't know if l- -

-You're gonna do it again?

You gotta be kidding.

Please, please, please.

- Yes.

- No.

- Give me one more chance.

- We know this was an accident.

- I know.

-Cheeseburgers from the sky...

...that's not natural.

My invention could save

the whole town.

You will be so proud of me, Dad.

Plus...

...there's a girl here.

Can you look me in the eye and

tell me you've got this under control...

...and it's not gonna end up

in a disaster?

Yes.

I've got this under control,

and it's not gonna end in disaster.

-All right.

- Thanks, Dad.

- Oh, sure.

-Okay. So, Sam...

...this is where the magic happens.

Lick. Lick. Lick.

Lick. Lick. Lick.

Welcome, Flint.

You seriously spend

a lot of time alone.

What?

So here's how it works.

Water goes in the top,

and food comes out the bottom.

When you shot it

into the stratosphere...

...you figured it would induce a phase

change from the cumulonimbus layer?

That's actually

a really smart observation.

I mean....

The clouds probably have water

in them...

...which, I guess, is why

you shot it up there in the first place.

Right, right. That's why I did that.

-On purpose.

-Right. Yeah.

-Right.

- Of course.

Okay.

The machine uses a principle

of hydro-genetic mutation.

Water molecules are bombarded

with microwave radiation...

...which mutates their genetic recipe

into any kind of food you want.

So....

- Pizza?

- Yes.

-Mashed potatoes?

- Yes.

- Peas?

- Yes, that's also a food.

-Steak? Apples?

- Yes.

-Apple sauce? BLT?

- Yes.

-I said any kind of food.

-Chicken wings?

Think about what you're saying,

and if it's a food, yes.

-Baloney.

-Baloney. That is a food.

- How about Jell- O?

-Do you like Jell-O?

I love Jell- O.

I love Jell- O too.

Oh, and peanut butter, right?

Oh, no, no, no,

I am severely allergic to peanuts.

Hey, me too.

- What's it called?

-Peanut allergy.

- No, the machine.

- Of course.

It's called the Flint Lockwood

Diatonic Super-Mutating...

...Dynamic Food Replicator.

Or, for short:

The FLDSMDFR.

Fliminadifiser?

FLDSMDFR.

Fliminubahdibferer?

Fli.

Suh.

Fdiferf.

Manny, make sure you get this.

He's gonna make the food now.

Now?

Well, the thing is, I can't...

...wait to show you

this hilarious Internet video.

What?

Fight the power!

What is this?

It's so cute.

Pushing. Folding. Connecting.

Taping. Turning.

Painting. Switching.

Staring.

Motivating.

-Placing button.

-I can't believe I've been watching this...

-...for three hours.

- I know.

It's working.

What do you guys want for breakfast?

- Gummi Bears.

- Whoa, Steve, no.

We both know how you get

around Gummi Bears.

How about...

-...eggs.

- And toast.

Orange juice.

- And bacon.

- Bacon.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

To the computer.

So you're sure this is safe?

Don't worry. I have a Dangeometer

that lets us know...

...if the food is going

to over- mutate.

What happens

if the food over- mutates?

I don't know.

But that'll never happen.

All right, this probably

won't explode.

What?

Bacon.

Those cheeseburgers

were only the beginning...

...because a breakfast system

is on its way to Swallow Falls.

My forecast?

Sunny side up.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Flint, my boy. Can you do lunch?

All right, here's the skinny:

You keep making it rain

the snackadoos...

...weathergirl provides

free advertising...

...I have taken out

a very high-interest loan...

...to convert this Podunk town

into a tourist food-topia.

All you have to do is make it rain food

three meals a day...

...every day

for the foreseeable future...

...and in 30 days we hold a grand

reopening of the island...

...as a must- see cruise destination.

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