To Grandmother's House We Go Page #7

Synopsis: Delivery firm truck driver Eddie Popko, a dreamy wannabee-cowboy, always flirts with convenience store clerk Rhonda Thompson, but his enthusiasm seems curbed when he meets her meanly hostile twin daughters Julie and Sarah, aged five. When the bratty pair hear mother wine all she wants for Christmas is a holiday without the handfuls, they decide to oblige by sneaking off to great grandma Mimi. Unable to find her or the right bus, they end up sneaking into Eddie's truck. He takes to babysitting during his round remarkably well, but when he delivers them home, he's knocked unconscious by senior robbers couple, dumb Harvey and mean Shirley, who stole the content of his firm's trucks, in this case Christmas parcels. Discovering the lottery tickets he bought and gave the brats to keep give access to a 1.3 million TV lottery finale, he decides to lead the search with Rhonda, police detective Gremp being incompetent, and even raises a 'borrowed' ransom.
Director(s): Jeff Franklin
Production: Lorimar Productions
 
IMDB:
5.9
UNRATED
Year:
1992
96 min
1,097 Views


Hey, girls, it's us, your buddies,

Harvey and Shirley.

Oh, no, not them again.

-Fly, Rudolph, fly.

-Go to Grandma's house.

-Hey.

-Watch it.

Come on, Harv.

-Merry Christmas!

-Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah!

-Merry Christmas.

-Hey, Sarah! Julie!

Wait! Sarah! Julie! Grab that thing! Stop!

-Hey, stop those girls!

-Julie! Sarah!

My girls! Somebody, help!

-I'm on my way.

-Hurry, Eddie! Hurry!

-I'm on my way.

-Girls.

Stop! Eddie, come on!

Come on, Trigger. Let's go.

All right. Come on, fella,

follow that sleigh.

Wait. No. No more circles.

You're free! You're free!

You don't have to do

these kiddie rides anymore.

Thataway, boy. You're gonna be a hero.

Come on!

-Hurry, Eddie!

-Take the low road.

Cut them off at the pass.

I always wanted to cut someone off

at the pass.

These reindeer are fast.

They have to be. They go around

the whole world in one night.

We're moving now.

I hope you know which way we're going.

-Go, Rudolph. Go, Prancer.

-That's Blitzen.

-How do you know it's Blitzen?

-How do you know it's not?

Come on, we gotta catch them. Come on.

Girls, hold on! I'm on my way!

-Hang on, girls, I'm coming!

-We're hanging.

I'm on my way! I'm coming!

-You can slow down now.

-I don't think they're listening.

-What's in the road?

-Okay, Rudolph, you can fly now.

What does that sign say?

-What do I look like, a first-grader?

-Duck, girls! Duck!

Oh, my goodness.

They're not real reindeer.

Rudolph is just a horse with a red nose.

-Stop!

-We would like to get off now!

I'm on my way! I'm coming!

I'm right on you. Hang on!

Go! Go! He's on Buttercup.

-Hurry, Buttercup! Hurry, Eddie!

-I've got you, kids.

-Jump! Good one. Don't let go.

-Thanks.

Don't fall off.

Hi, girls.

Remember me? We had ice cream.

Hold on. I'll be right back.

Where do you think you're going?

Hold steady, boys. I'm coming on.

You're falling off the horse.

I know that.

I thought you were a cowboy.

Stop those horses!

Whoa, horsy!

My girls!

Come on, Eddie!

Whoa, guys! Ease up! Ease up!

-Yes! All right!

-Way to go! Way to go!

-Ride them, cowboy!

-Way to go, Eddie!

-That was fun.

-Can we do it again?

No, we can't.

We're a little close to the edge here.

Let's move it on back, boys.

Move it on back. All right.

Thataway. Move it right on back.

Take a little ride up to the carnival.

Keep moving it on back.

Right back there was fine.

Obviously, you know where you're going,

so you lead the way. I'll hang on.

Where are you going?

Well, I don't know.

They're the ones driving.

Oh, okay. All right.

All right, slow it down here, boys.

This looks good to me. Park at any time.

You know,

there's a good spot right there.

Wait a second. That was a good spot.

Stop being-- We're running of road, guys.

Stop it. Okay.

Gee whiz.

You gotta admit, kids,

that was one hell of a ride.

Oh, right, right, the H-word. Okay.

Well, come on down for me.

You two scared me half to death.

Can I help you folks?

Grandma Mimi!

-Julie! Sarah!

-Grandma!

Oh, my goodness, what a surprise.

What are you doing here?

We came to visit you.

Well, I'll be. You did make it

to Grandma's.

Piece of cake.

Oh, come inside. I'll give you some

of Grandma's special cocoa.

Come on.

-Where are they?

-Mommy!

-Rhonda.

-Hi, Grandma.

-Oh, girls.

-Merry Christmas, sweetie.

Merry Christmas.

Thank God you're all right.

Did we make you cry again?

No, sweetheart. I'm crying

because I'm so happy to see you.

Why did you run away?

You said we were a handful.

Oh, honey. Mommy was just upset.

Sometimes people say things

they don't mean when they're upset.

But I mean this:

You girls are the most important people

in my life.

We are?

Yes, you are.

It gets a little crazy because it's just

the three of us.

But if we stick together and be a team,

we can make it through anything.

-We'll never be a handful again.

-Never, ever again.

I love you both...

...more than anything in this world.

-I love you.

-I love you bigger.

Julie, we're a team.

Sorry. It's a tie.

Come here.

I miss your hugs.

I love you.

This is so sweet.

My great-grandchildren.

Let's go, girls.

Get your cocoa before it gets cold.

Eddie, thank you so much.

You were wonderful.

Well, maybe I was a little wonderful.

What about your Win-O-Lotto?

Well, I guess I kind of missed it.

I mean, who knows if I would have landed

on the jackpot anyway.

Even if I did, what's $1.3 million?

I mean, after taxes, that's only 900,000.

Rhonda, the important thing is

we got your girls back.

Eddie, thank you.

-That's them, hugging.

-Definitely.

Hey, Gremp, what are you doing here?

I'm here to arrest the FPD bandits.

-Great.

-Good. Don't let them get away.

I won't. You're both under arrest.

Thanks for the ride, sheriff.

Next time, buckle up.

Ma'am, your daughters will remain

with their great-grandmother...

...until their mother is released

from custody.

We're not the real FPD bandits.

We needed the money for ransom.

-They kidnapped my girls.

-We were gonna use my lotto money...

...to buy the stuff we pawned

and deliver it tonight.

I think not.

We got a positive lD on the two of you

selling stolen merchandise. Definitely.

We even got an lD

on that vehicle. Positively.

Plus, I caught you with the money

from the pawnshop, without question.

So quit your whining. Period.

Get in the car.

Mommy, where are you going?

Mommy has to go with the nice policeman

and straighten out a misunderstanding.

Can we go with you?

I don't think so, honey.

But it's Christmas Eve.

She's right. It's Christmas Eve.

Wipe that nice-guy look off.

Let's get out of here.

-You guys, back seat.

-It's Christmas Eve, honeybunch.

That's the eve before Christmas.

-I gotta help.

-Harvey, get back here.

-It's Christmas Eve.

-You wanna spend it in prison?

-No.

-And buckle up.

But it's Christmas Eve.

Officer!

-Officer, you've got the wrong people.

-Officer, don't listen to him. He's not well.

Come on, it's time for your medication.

Don't want to miss pudding at the home.

Come on.

-What?

-Those are the kidnappers!

-They're the FPD bandits.

-And they're not Santa's elf.

It's all true, officer...

...even the elf part.

If you want proof, look at our motor home.

It's full of stolen goods.

Cuff us.

Feel free to use these. Definitely.

I knew it was you two all along.

-Are you mad at me, honeybunch?

-A little.

But I'll have three to five years

to get over it.

When I get out, I promise you,

I'll make you proud.

I'll be the best criminal you ever saw.

I'll be mean. I'll be low-down.

I'll be vicious.

I'll be a snake. I'll be rotten.

Just like you, honey.

That's a beautiful dream, Harv.

I love you.

You two, in here. Let's go.

And you two...

...you can expect some community service

for your shenanigans.

Are you sure you can't make it

in time to spin?

There's no way. I'd have to catch

every light and drive 100 miles an hour.

Hold it. Gremp.

-What?

-He has to be in town by 6. Can you help?

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Jeff Franklin

Jeffrey Steven Franklin (born January 21, 1955) is an American producer, screenwriter, and director. He is known for being the creator of the television series Full House, as well as other sitcoms, such as the spin-off Fuller House, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper and also Malcolm & Eddie. more…

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