Directed by:
Bradford MayCinematography:
James W. WrennComposer:
P.J. HankeCast:
Dean Cain, Kristy Swanson, Wade Williams, Donna Pescow, William R. Moses, Galadriel Stineman, Alec Gray, Michael McCafferty, Mike C. Manning, Emily Warfield (more)Plots(1)
When Army Colonel Griff Carson (Dean Cain) 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 (Kristy Swanson) and two teenagers, Kim (Galadriel Stineman) and Ollie (Alec Gray).
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.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Dean Cain](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271160_289ffd.jpg)
Dean Cain
USA
Best movies:
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)
Out of Time (2003)
Rat Race (2001)
![Kristy Swanson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269052_a73a46.jpg)
Kristy Swanson
USA
Best movies:
Hot Shots! (1991)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
What If... (2010)
![Wade Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273713_32c27d.jpg)
Wade Williams
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
![Donna Pescow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/262/160262315_4850b8.jpg)
Donna Pescow
USA
Best movies:
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Dead Husbands (1998) (TV movie)
Jackie's Back! (1999) (TV movie)
![William R. Moses](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/448/448883_0688af.jpg)
William R. Moses
USA
Best movies:
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Missing Pieces (2000) (TV movie)
![Galadriel Stineman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/112/166112058_09be65.jpg)
Galadriel Stineman
USA
Best movies:
LaRoy, Texas (2023)
Fame (2009)
Betrayed at 17 (2011) (TV movie)
![Alec Gray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/262/160262314_94795e.jpg)
Alec Gray
Best movies:
The Good German (2006)
Operation Cupcake (2012) (TV movie)
![Michael McCafferty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273064_e3ce25.jpg)
Michael McCafferty
USA
Best movies:
Changeling (2008)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
Idiocracy (2006)
Mike C. Manning
USA
Best movies:
Babylon (2022)
I Do (2012)
Love Is All You Need? (2016)
![Emily Warfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/477/158477150_f4f78b.jpg)
Emily Warfield
USA
Best movies:
The Man in the Moon (1991)
Bonanza: Under Attack (1995) (TV movie)
Bonanza: The Return (1993) (TV movie)
Judi Evans
USA
Best movies:
She's Having a Baby (1988)
Working miracles (2010) (TV movie)
Intensive Care (2018) (TV movie)
![Amanda Dreschler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/354/159354757_a6c9e8.jpg)
Amanda Dreschler
Best movies:
Operation Cupcake (2012) (TV movie)
![Amin Joseph](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/630/161630554_3dc4df.png)
Amin Joseph
USA
Best movies:
The Expendables (2010)
Starlet (2012)
Dope (2015)
Troy Glass
Best movies:
Operation Cupcake (2012) (TV movie)
Amy Cale Peterson
Best movies:
A Taste of Romance (2012) (TV movie)
Dead Within (2014)
Operation Cupcake (2012) (TV movie)
Victoria Bruno
Best movies:
20th Century Women (2016)
I Melt with You (2011)
Wakefield (2016)
![Angela Elayne Gibbs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/082/167082994_7ca902.jpg)
Angela Elayne Gibbs
USA
Best movies:
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Drumline (2002)
Think Like a Man (2012)
Kate Gilligan
USA
Best movies:
Santa Switch (2013) (TV movie)
Lies For Rent (2020) (TV movie)
Deadly Assistant (2019) (TV movie)
Annie Korzen
USA
Best movies:
Tootsie (1982)
Nobody's Perfect (1989)
Stardust Memories (1980)