Just Desserts (TV 2004)

Marco Poloni's family owns a bakery in the Bronx and it seems that they have fallen on hard times and his family is considering selling the bakery. Marco then decides to enter a baking ... See full summary »

Director:

Kevin Connor

Writer:

Joseph Tropiano

Stars:

Lauren Holly, Costas Mandylor, Dorie Barton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lauren Holly	...	Grace Carpenter
Costas Mandylor	...	Marco Poloni
Dorie Barton	...	Candy Fallon
Andrew Lauer	...	Jacques du Jacques
Brenda Vaccaro	...	Lina
David Proval	...	Uncle Fabrizio
Maria Bertrand	...	Angela
Bruce Thomas	...	Jim
Rodger Bumpass	...	Boz Roswell
Alan Shearman	...	Barry Felt
Carol Ann Susi	...	Mrs. Guzzi
Gene Davis	...	Wesley King (as Eugene Davis)
Joseph La Rocca	...	Waiter (as Joe Laroca)
Wolfgang Puck	...	Himself
Jean Pierre Bergeron	...	Emile Fragonard

Storyline

Marco Poloni's family owns a bakery in the Bronx and it seems that they have fallen on hard times and his family is considering selling the bakery. Marco then decides to enter a baking competition hoping that the money and publicity will help them. But he needs a partner, so her asks Grace Carpenter, the baker of restaurant, but unfortunately they started off on the wrong foot, but she agrees. So they go to the competition and things seem to be looking good except for a few complications. One of the other contestant Jacques du Jacques is Marco's former classmate at the Academy, whom he says betrayed him. Emil, one of the judges, is Marco's former instructor at the Academy whom he did not leave a good impression on. And Marco's temper. So will they be able to pull it off. And at the same time Marco finds himself attracted to her but she already has a boyfriend.

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Plot Keywords:

bakery | baker | contest | female chef | cake | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 February 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cuki a sütid

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Entertainment, Alpine Medien Productions, Larry Levinson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Sweet Thing"
Written by Phil Steele and Roger Bellon

User Reviews

Corny

Just Desserts was, I must say, one of the worst movies I have ever seen. The acting was terrible and even the plot line was laughable. I gave it a 3 out of 10 instead of a 1 because I enjoy laughing at excruciatingly corny movies. My expectations weren't high to begin with, but it turned out to be cornier than I expected. I thought it might not be all that bad when it started, but as soon as the name of the competition--The Golden Whisk--came up i began changing my mind. It all went downhill from there. The only thing I did like about this movie, other than snickering at it's absurd plot and dialogue, was watching them cook. However, being a movie about pastry chefs, there were minimal scenes in which they actually baked anything. I would recommend watching the cooking channel instead of this movie. You get to see more food being prepared, and you dodge the pathetic one-liners. However, if you enjoy corny love stories, which is sometimes fun, go ahead and watch.