Operation Cupcake Page #4

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


OH.

OH, THAT'S AWESOME.

I CAN'T SEE.

UH, LET'S SEE.

- THAT'S COOL.

- THAT'S DAD.

- [beeping]

- WHAT IS--

YOU HAVE 15 SECONDS

TO ENTER THE CODE

- BEFORE THE ALARM GOES OFF.

- WHAT, ARE WE UNDER ATTACK?

WE COULD BE.

- 12 SECONDS.

- WHAT'S THE CODE?

YOUR BIRTHDAY, THE DAY,

AND THEN THE MONTH.

AND ENTER.

[beeping continues]

TRY IT AGAIN.

[groans]

NO, WAIT, WAIT.

CLEARLY, YOU FORGO MY BIRTHDAY.

NO. I GOT IT.

UH-OH.

[siren wails]

[all yelling]

PLEASE, STOP THIS.

YEAH, YEAH. HOLD ON. HOLD ON.

ONE SECOND.

HOLD ON.

ONE SECOND, ONE SECOND.

- GRIFF! UH.

- OH.

[alarm continues to wail]

- WHERE IS HE?

- I DON'T KNOW.

GRIFF?

I MUST HAVE, UH-- MUST HAVE

GOT SOME WIRES CROSSED.

STOP THAT.

- WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

- POISON OAK.

THE NURSE SAID:

IT'S FROM THE WOODS.

OH.

COME ON.

LET'S GO WATCH TV.

YOU GUYS GO.

GET IN HERE.

OOH.

- [scoffs]

- I CAN'T DO THIS.

WHAT?

I CAN'T RETIRE.

I DON'T KNOW

HOW TO BE A CIVILIAN.

YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T YOU

COME WORK AT THE STORE?

WHAT?

JUST UNTIL I GET THE OTHER ONE

UP AND RUNNING.

I COULD REALLY USE THE HELP,

AND IT WOULD GET YOU

OUT OF THE HOUSE.

IS THAT FEAR IN YOUR EYES,

COLONEL?

AFFIRMATIVE.

YOU'RE GOOD

AT GIVING ORDERS.

NOW YOU CAN TAKE THEM.

FOR CUPCAKES.

[indistinct chatter]

WE ROTATE 32 VARIETIES,

AND DAILY SPECIALS ARE UP FRONT.

WE GOT CHOCOLATE SUNDAE,

BLACK RASPBERRY.

I'M A FAN OF BANANA.

UH-HUH. OKAY.

OH, YEAH.

I'M-- I'M NOT WEARING THESE.

OKAY, WELL,

YOU'RE GONNA WEAR THIS.

[laughs]

- HONEY, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

- WHAT?

WELL,

THIS LOOKS RIDICULOUS.

OH, HONEY,

IT'S PART OF THE OUTFIT.

YOU GOTTA WEAR IT.

- SWEETHEART--

- IT GETS WORSE.

OH, OH.

NO, NO. NO WAY.

IT'S HEALTH CODE REG.

ONLY WHEN YOU'RE BAKING

OR ICING, OKAY?

IT'S OKAY.

YOU LOOK CUTE.

I LIKE TO DO THE ICING

WITH A KNIFE,

BUT IT'S A LOT EASIER TO USE

THE FROSTING GUN.

- A GUN? OKAY.

- MM-HMM.

SO YOU JUST GO RIGHT HERE.

JUST SWIRL IT AROUND LIKE THAT.

ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?

- ROGER THAT.

- YOU CAN DO THAT.

HONEY, DOES SHE NEED

TO BE HERE?

YES, JUST DON'T ENGAGE.

AND IF SHE ENGAGES FIRST?

SURRENDER.

HERE, YOU TRY.

OKAY.

FOLD THOSE IN.

THIS GOES OVER.

THAT GOES OVER.

THEN YOU GOTTA PU THESE FLAPS IN HERE.

AND THEY CAN BE:

A LITTLE TRICKY, OKAY?

ANY QUESTIONS?

JUST ONE.

DOES EVERYTHING:

HAVE TO BE SO PINK?

OH, YOU'RE EMBARRASSED.

THAT'S CUTE.

NOT HELPING.

YOU KNOW WHAT,

MAYBE I SHOULD JUST STAY.

SWEETHEART, NO.

YOU GO AHEAD.

YOU GO ON YOUR MEETING.

I'LL BE FINE.

DON'T WORRY.

I'LL KEEP A SHORT LEASH ON HIM.

LET'S JUST GO OVER THIS

ONE MORE TIME, HERE.

HONEY, HONEY, WE'VE GONE OVER

EVERYTHING THREE TIMES ALREADY.

I'VE GOT IT.

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