Operation Cupcake Page #7

Synopsis: When Army Colonel Griff Carson returns home from Germany on a two-month leave, he considers retiring if he doesn't get promoted to General. Being away on deployment has been hard on Griff, separating him from his wife Janet and two teenagers, Kim and Ollie. With his kids growing up and his wife busy opening a second bakeshop with a slimy business partner, Griff suddenly feels he no longer fits into his own family. Hoping to give him a sense of duty, Janet assigns him to help run her quaint cupcake shop. At first reluctant, Griff starts to take a military approach to his new job, never expecting it to backfire. Soon the bakery is a war zone, and one final screw-up almost sends the place up in smoke. Frustrated, Janet threatens to cut him out of their lives for good if he can't adjust to civilian family life. Refusing to give up, Griff is determined to prove to his family he's ready to be a full-time father, or else face the lonely life of a solitary military man.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Bradford May
Production: MNG Films
 
IMDB:
5.8
Year:
2012
88 min
36 Views


WE'LL DO IT ANOTHER TIME.

YEAH.

OKAY.

SO YOU GOT TURNED DOWN

BY EVERYBODY ELSE, HUH?

WHERE'S RAY AND HIS ARM?

HE'S RESTING HIS ARM UP

FOR OUR DATE LATER.

HE'S GONNA BE RESTING I IN A CAST IF HE'S NOT CAREFUL.

- LOOK AT THAT.

- WOW, THAT'S GREAT.

THAT'S NICE.

HARLEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME, MAN.

WE DID IT.

THE PLACE LOOKS FANTASTIC.

HEY, LISTEN,

I'M GOING TO TAKE OFF.

ARE YOU COMING OVER TONIGHT?

YEAH. YEAH.

I'LL BE THERE.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE

THIS PLACE PERFECT.

I HAVE A FEW:

LITTLE FINISHING TOUCHES.

YOU GO FOR IT, MAN.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

YEAH. THANKS.

OKAY. MAKE THIS QUICK.

FINE.

HIS CUPCAKES SUCK.

YOU KNOW IT,

I KNOW IT.

WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE ME,

BUT THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME.

THIS IS ABOUT JANET.

JUST TELL ME WHAT IT WOULD TAKE

TO GET YOU TO COME BACK.

YOU BUY ME:

A NEW ICING GUN.

DONE.

AND YOU APOLOGIZE.

ON YOUR KNEES.

THAT LAST ONE MIGHT BE

A BIT OF A PROBLEM.

YOU WANT ME:

TO COME BACK?

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY,

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

SH--

- [cell phone beeps]

- I'M WAITING.

[sighs]

SHEILA, I APOLOGIZE

FOR ANYTHING:

THAT I HAVE EVER SAID

OR DONE THAT OFFENDED YOU.

I AM VERY SORRY,

I APOLOGIZE,

AND WILL YOU PLEASE

COME BACK?

[cell phone beeps]

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T SUPPOSE

THERE'S ANY CHANCE

THAT YOU MIGHT ERASE THAT?

NOT A CHANCE.

AND, FOR THE RECORD,

I DON'T DISLIKE YOU ANY MORE

THAN I DISLIKE ANYBODY ELSE.

18TH TO-- YEAH.

- HI.

- HI.

WE SHOULD CELEBRATE.

YOU KNOW?

THERE YOU GO.

TO...

NEW BEGINNINGS.

WHAT'S WRONG?

OH, COME ON,

WE WORKED HARD FOR THIS.

I JUST NEVER THOUGH I'D CELEBRATE ANYTHING

WITHOUT GRIFF.

WELL, HE'S GOT HIMSELF

TO BLAME.

JUST NEVER MADE:

ANY ROOM FOR HIM.

I JUST EXPECTED HIM

TO FIT INTO OUR LIVES,

AND I'VE BEEN SO BUSY

BUILDING ALL OF THIS

APART FROM HIM.

WELL, YOU'VE GROWN,

AND HE HASN'T.

YOU KNOW, I HATE TO BE THE ONE

TO SAY THIS,

BUT WHAT DO YOU GUYS

HAVE IN COMMON ANYMORE?

WHOA!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW ATTRACTED

I AM TO YOU.

I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU THINK

WE'RE DOING HERE?

WORKING.

COME ON.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL GUILTY.

NO.

[door opens and slams shut]

[dialing]

[dialing]

[phone rings]

HELLO?

ARE YOU AWAKE?

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO CALL YOU.

I WAS WONDERING:

IF YOU WANTED:

TO COME WITH ME:

TO HARLEY'S PARTY TOMORROW.

WELCOME TO THE OAKS.

WOW.

THANKS.

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WOW, YOU DID ALL THIS?

WELL, YOU KNOW,

HARLEY'S BEEN A GOOD FRIEND.

AND THIS IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL

FOR HIM.

- UH-HUH.

- HE BROUGHT SOMEBODY.

- OH.

- YEAH.

HEY, THERE'S HARLEY.

HARLEY,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUDDY.

HEY, CARSON.

[chuckles]

ALL RIGHT.

TAKE IT EASY.

HI, HARLEY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

OH, JANET. THANK YOU.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

- THANK YOU.

- HEY, LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN.

I GOT TO-- I GOT TO-- I GO TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY GAL.

[laughs]

OKAY.

- WOW.

- HE'S VERY EXCITED.

YEAH.

- OH, HI.

- THIS IS PAULA.

HI.

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

AND CARSON.

HI. NICE TO MEET YOU

OFFICIALLY.

RAY'S MOM.

- YES, MA'AM.

- NICE TO SEE YOU.

[laughter]

- HEY, MAMA.

- HI.

MWAH.

HARLEY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAN.

- HEY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

- HI.

- MRS. CARSON.

- YEAH.

- YOU LOOK VERY NICE.

- THANK YOU.

SIR.

YEAH, I USED TO HAVE

TO CALL HIM "SIR" MYSELF.

LET'S GO. COME ON.

- OKAY.

- LET'S HAVE A DRINK.

OH. OKAY.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

MAY I GET THAT?

SURE.

OH.

I HAVEN'T EATEN ALL DAY.

- OH.

- LET ME-- I HAVE GOT TO GO.

LADIES. LADIES.

JUST GO EASY:

ON THE SHRIMP, PLEASE.

OH, YOU.

YOU KIDDER, MR. HANDSOME.

- HE'S SUCH A SILLY BOY.

- LOOK AT YOU.

LOOK AT YOU.

YOU GUYS LOOK FANTASTIC.

- WELL, THANK YOU, CARSON.

- THANK YOU.

I-- I AM VERY SORRY.

I APOLOGIZE.

OH, NO.

SEE, HE GETS ON HIS KNEES.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HE ACTUALLY

WENT DOWN ON HIS KNEES.

OOH. NOT AT ALL.

YEAH.

WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE IT.

WHAT, YOU'VE SEEN IT?

IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET.

EXCUSE ME.

[laughter]

OH, I SO NEEDED THIS.

I SO NEEDED THIS.

WELL, EXCUSE ME.

APOLOGIZE FOR ANYTHING

THAT I HAVE EVER SAID...

[laughter]

IT WAS A TACTICAL RETREAT.

YOUR CUPCAKE RACK.

WILL YOU PLEASE COME BACK?

HEY, KIDS,

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WELL, WE HEARD

THERE'S FREE FOOD.

WE RAISED 'EM WELL.

YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE VIEW.

YOU OLDIES:

LIKE THAT KIND OF THING, RIGHT?

YES, WE OLDIES

LIKE THAT KIND OF THING.

OKAY?

DOES THIS MEAN:

I GET MY COUCH BACK?

I'VE FOUGHT A LOT OF BATTLES,

BUT NEVER ONE QUITE LIKE THIS.

ALL I REALLY WANNA SAY

IS THAT I LOVE YOU...

AND I CAN'T LOSE YOU.

YOU'VE MADE ME THE MAN

THAT I AM.

I NEVER GAVE YOU MUCH

OF A WEDDING 18 YEARS AGO,

AND I HOPE:

IT ISN'T TOO LATE.

NO, IT'S NOT TOO LATE.

[cheers and applause]

WHOO!

YEAH!

SHEILA IS FIGHTING

WITH THE SUPPLIER AGAIN.

ARE YOU SURE IT WAS

A GOOD IDEA TO HIRE HER

TO RUN THE OTHER STORE?

PEOPLE SEEM TO LIKE HER.

HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?

THANK YOU.

I DON'T KNOW.

[cell phone buzzes]

- HONEY.

- HERE YOU GO, SIR.

HONEY, CAN YOU GRAB THIS?

I'M BUZZING RIGHT HERE.

- OH, SORRY. SORRY.

- THANK YOU.

CARSON'S PHONE,

THIS IS JANET.

JANET, IT'S GENERAL BROWN.

IS CARSON AVAILABLE?

OH, YES, HE'S HERE--

OF COURSE, HE'S RIGHT HERE.

HOLD ON.

UH, IT'S THE GENERAL.

[clears throat]

AFTERNOON, GENERAL.

YES, SIR.

SO WHAT'D HE SAY?

I MADE BRIGADIER GENERAL.

OF COURSE YOU DID.

OH, MY GOSH.

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.

SO PROUD OF YOU.

THAT'S GREAT.

SO HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE?

- TODAY.

- TODAY.

YOU'RE A DIFFERENT MAN

THAN THE ONE THAT CAME HOME.

[duffel bag falls

to the ground]

WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU SO MUCH.

I DON'T THINK SO.

WHAT?

I TURNED DOWN THE COMMISSION.

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

I'M GONNA SEE YOU GUYS

EVERY SINGLE DAY...

- WHAT?

- FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

- OH, MY GOSH. WOW.

- THAT'S SO AWESOME.

I LOVE YOU, OH.

- I LOVE YOU.

- OH, MY GOSH.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

LET SOMEBODY ELSE BE

A GENERAL, OKAY?

I WANNA BE AN ENLISTED MAN

RIGHT HERE AT HOME.

AWESOME.

[laughs]

THERE HE IS.

- OH.

- HEY, HARLEY.

ALL RIGHT. I'M TAKING EVERYBODY

ON A PICNIC.

- LET'S GO.

- REALLY?

OLLIE, GET THE DOOR.

I GOT ALL THE PICNIC SUPPLIES

RIGHT IN HERE, COME ON.

HARLEY, CAN I DRIVE?

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.

- THANK YOU.

- OH, MY GOD.

WHOO-HOO!

I'M IN SHOCK.

HURRY UP, OLLIE.

OKAY, COME ON.

THANK YOU, BUDDY.

OH.

[dog barking]

EVERYBODY HAVE:

THEIR SEATBELTS ON?

GO, GO, GO, GO.

- YUP. GREAT.

- GOT MY SEATBELT.

I GOT IT.

- RELAX, HONEY.

- OH.

JUST TAKE IT EASY.

GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT OF GAS.

THERE YOU GO.

OKAY, NOW,

JUST KEEP GOING:

STRAIGHT DOWN:

FOR THREE BLOCKS...

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