Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs Page #4

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
6,999 Views


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.

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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