The Nut Job Page #6

Synopsis: In a city park, Surly the Squirrel has finally gone too far with his latest caper leading to the animal community's winter food cache being destroyed. Now exiled, Surly and his rat buddy Buddy's collective nightmare on the streets ends when they discover a nut store to raid. Meanwhile, the squirrels, the heroic Andie and the ditsy Grayson, are charged by Raccoon to find a new food source and Andie runs into Surly. With no other options, she arranges a deal to help in Surly's heist for the colony, even while Surly fully intends to betray it. However, there is more going on with the nut store being a front for bank robbers while Raccoon has his own agenda to ensure his own power. In the mayhem to come, Surly finds himself challenged in ways he never expected and discovering the real prize to treasure in this adventure.
Director(s): Peter Lepeniotis
Production: Open Road Films
  1 win & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
37
Rotten Tomatoes:
11%
PG
Year:
2014
85 min
Website
3,793 Views


Some half-baked

revenge against me?

(GRUNTS)

RACCOON:
It's something else, isn't it?

You're trying to impress.

Grayson, perhaps. Andie?

RACCOON:
Oh, I see.

No matter. My accomplices will

take care of them soon enough.

They don't follow me.

They hate me. They hate me!

Maybe, but I can't

leave any evidence, Surly.

Every good thief knows that.

Hey, this is getting a little

crazy, don't you think? I mean...

Maybe we'll finish you off next!

And where's that shiny thing

he's supposed to have?

KING:

All right, this is it. Ten, nine...

You'll get the rest once you

dispose of Andie and Grayson.

I'll finish off Mr. Hero myself.

The park'll get rid of you.

They'll vote in new leaders.

How many leaders do you think

this park can have?

Three, two...

One!

(ANIMALS COUGHING)

He'll warn the others!

What are you waiting for?

After him!

Bingo, boys.

(LAUGHING) Hey, hey!

Hey, look at all this moolah!

Load the dough into the trucks.

And let's get out of here.

You two, stick the nuts in

the vault and seal it up.

What are you gonna

do with your money, huh?

FINGERS:
Pettin' zoo!

I'm gonna buy me three pettin'

zoos, and give you two of 'em!

And ponies!

Don't forget the ponies!

Pretty little ponies!

They're so soft and cuddly.

One more!

What the... I told you to load

those nuts into the vault.

Yeah, so why did you take

the cart out of the tunnel?

What kind of game

are you playing here?

What kind of game are you playing?

Relax, we probably

just bumped the cart.

Or maybe it was rats!

Holy Toledo!

LUCKY:
Watch out.

KING:
I'll handle these rats.

(GUN FIRING)

- Squirrels!

- Watch out!

- Hang on, Fingers!

- Hey!

(RAT SQUEALING)

- KING:
Get going.

- Okay.

LUCKY:
What about you?

What, are you deaf?

I said, get going!

FINGERS:
It was going so smooth!

(BOTH GASP)

Grayson, you moron!

Surly, I need a disguise!

Something flamboyant!

What? Get your head

out of your tail!

Lead the team into the tunnel

and escape through our hole.

I'll distract the big guy.

I'll need some skates, a

mustache and maybe a cape.

You don't need a cape.

I can't help the park alone.

I'm not a hero, but you are.

Last summer,

during that heat wave,

who discovered that broken sprinkler

so everyone could have water?

I did?

That's right! They believe in heroes.

So snap out of it and be one.

It's hero time.

It's hero time! Why am I shouting?

Rats!

Rats! Run! Run for your lives!

Children and Grayson first! Run!

It's Grayson!

- He's come to save us!

- Run! Get out of my way! Run!

Now is our chance. Let's go!

Move it, everybody! Move! Move!

(YELLING)

(GASPS)

(SCREAMING)

Mole? What are you doing here?

Andie, thank goodness you're here.

Raccoon?

Surly is planning to

double-cross us all.

He confessed everything.

What? He said it's you and Mole

who tried to drown The Bruisers.

But he's working for Surly.

(STAMMERING) What?

(BOTH SCREAMING)

Would you stop doing that?

Jimmy, Johnny, get to the park

and bring more animals to help.

- Yes, sir.

- Yes, sir.

- Out of the way. Out of the way.

- Me first.

Rest of us will unload the

nuts from that van there.

For the park!

Come on, guys!

I know what I'm going to

spend some of my money on.

Whoa! Look at that, Buddy!

Celebrate later. This van

could move at any time.

JAMIE:
Start unloading.

Raccoon, I'm sorry I doubted you.

ALL:
Raccoon! Open this door!

Raccoon! Open the door!

ANDIE:

Raccoon! Open this door right now!

JAMIE:
Open it! Open the door!

(BLOWS RASPBERRY)

Let him go. It won't

change the plan.

GRAYSON:
Ole! Ole! Ole!

(GRAYSON LAUGHING)

Amazing!

But that will.

Whee!

GRAYSON:
I am enjoying myself!

(SCREAMS)

Bank to the left! Higher!

GRAYSON:
Ole! Ole! Ole!

We gotta get everybody out

of this van. Find a way in.

Follow me! This...

(LAUGHS EVILLY)

Oh, boy!

(BOTH LAUGHING)

- Hey, we did it, Fingers.

- Yeah!

Easy street!

I gotta take a look.

Ooh, yeah!

What?

Nothing but nuts.

- We've been had!

- What?

No money! Those dirty rats!

Hey, hey, Squirrel!

That's right, a squirrel!

It's that squirrel! And a bird?

Looks like they're on to us.

Time to end this little charade.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Turn around!

I can't see!

Go after 'em!

(GRUNTING)

(GROANING)

(SQUAWKING)

(CARDINAL SQUEAKS)

(CATS MEOWING)

(GASPING)

ANDIE:
We can do this.

Whoa!

(ALL GROAN)

ANDIE:
Come on, try again.

We need Grayson.

(SCREAMING)

Grayson, are you there?

Not to worry, I'm perfectly safe.

(SCREAMS)

(SCREAMING)

Help!

Oh!

Thank you! Thank you!

Mole, quit clowning around

and help us open this door.

Give me a boost, Grayson.

Ole!

Grayson! He's here to save us!

Oh.

- Let me explain!

- Let's get him, guys!

Hey, wait a second.

Forget him. The door's open.

We can push the nuts out.

A-ha!

- What...

- Raccoon!

You can't...

Let go, you idiot!

RACCOON:
Help me throw him

off before he kills us all!

Kill us? This squirrel is a hero!

Well, co-hero, actually.

Raccoon is the double-crosser!

You have to believe me!

Hang on, Mole!

What does it look like I'm doing?

(SCREAMING)

Why did you lock us in here?

You're wasting time!

This is our one opportunity to

rid the park of this villain.

For the park!

You still haven't

answered the question.

This is treason. Andie!

Answer the question, Raccoon.

Was Surly telling the truth?

Answer!

GRAYSON:
I call for a vote!

Agreed!

All those in favor of

banishment, raise your paws!

(GROWLS)

ANDIE:
Raccoon!

Shiny!

Hey!

(LAUGHING EVILLY)

(SIRENS WAILING)

State lines are

just past this dam.

Then we are home free.

(THUMP)

You're the thief.

Not Surly.

He was right about you.

(GUN COCKING)

Hey, hey! No, no, no,

there's dynamite back there.

Huh?

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Hmm.

OFFICER ON MEGAPHONE:

All right, boys,

we've got you

completely surrounded.

Come out with your hands up!

Out! Now!

I saw this coming.

No, you didn't.

(GASPING)

Mole, where is everybody?

Still inside. But Andie's in

the other van with Raccoon.

You can't stop him alone.

Surly, what's happened to you?

FINGERS:

All I wanted was a pettin' zoo.

You'll never get away with this.

(SOBBING)

I want my mommy.

They've got hostages. Stand down.

(FINGERS CRYING)

ALL:
Whoa!

Holy Toledo!

Whoa! I bet it was that squirrel!

Enough with the squirrels!

Andie. Andie.

(GASPS)

Surly?

(GASPS) Oh!

(BOTH SCREAMING)

(BOTH GASPING)

Whoa!

(COUGHS)

Andie? Andie?

(THUDDING)

KING:
We can still save the cash.

Hey, where you going?

What are you doing?

There's more money.

Ha-ha.

What are you

trying to prove, Surly?

Raccoon, it's not stable.

Why are you doing this? Tell me.

(GRUNTS)

(LAUGHS)

Buddy! Atta boy, pal!

(HIGH-FREQUENCY WHISTLE)

(GROANS)

The shiny! Give it to me!

(SCREAMING)

Not so fast, thief!

No!

Look, Surly and Raccoon!

They'll go over the falls.

Everyone, come on.

(SCREAMING)

ANDIE:
I got you.

JAMIE:
Don't let go.

MOLE:
Hold on!

JAMIE:
You can do it.

ANDIE:
Raccoon, climb up!

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