The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature is a 2017 3D computer-animated comedy film directed by Cal Brunker and written by Scott Bindley, Brunker and Bob Barlen. Based on characters created by Peter Lepeniotis. The film is a sequel to The Nut Job (2014). Produced by Gulfstream Pictures, Redrover International and ToonBox Entertainment, the film was released theatrically on August 11, 2017, by Open Road Films. Get Ready. Get Set. Get Nuts! (taglines)

Surly

 * [first lines] You might think life is easy for a cute little squirrel with a fluffy tail, but it's not. Sure when kids see you in the park, they go "Aww!". If you're lucky, they give you nuts. If you're unlucky, they are nuts. Being a little guy means everything's out to get you. Bikes, cars, gum. But things got a whole lot better last summer when the nut shop went out of business, and left a lifetime supply of food in the basement. For once, the little guy at the bottom of the food chain came out on top.
 * [repeated line] Jackpot.
 * [about the restaurant] Or should I say, le jackpot.
 * [about the popcorn] Salty, overpriced, snack food jackpot.
 * [about the doughnuts] Deep-fried, honey-glazed, artery clogging jackpot.
 * You scared us, you cute little guy. Boop.
 * [after watching Mr. Feng eat some Cotton Candy] That is a lot of sugar for a little guy.
 * I call that one the "Flying Squirrel".
 * It took a lot of clean-up to get rid of LibertyLand, but everyone in town pitched in.

Andie

 * [to the chipmunks] Does anybody else think that's a good idea?
 * Surly, they've got everyone. The Groundhogs, Mole, even Buddy.
 * Rise and shine, people. Today is gonna be a great day.

Precious

 * [to Surly] This is my feminine charm!
 * [after the Nut Shop explodes] Oh, no! The peanut butter machine was in there! Oh, I can still taste you on my lips.
 * [after she was launched into the air] I may not be aerodynamic, but I'm an excellent projectile!

Frankie

 * [first lines after getting hit by Precious] OK. Someone's gonna pay for that.
 * [to Precious] Hey there, Precious. [Precious: Huh? How do you know my name?] Wait you're name is actually Precious? Whoa. My name's Frankie. It's long for Frank.

Mr. Feng

 * [repeated line] DON'T CALL ME CUTE!
 * I'm a weapon of mouse destruction.
 * We are in this together!
 * [backstory] We were peaceful and happy, but people called us vermin. They forced us out. They turned our home into a golf course. We hid in the city and vowed to transform from cute and peaceful to armed and dangerous. We trained with the kung fu masters of the Shaolin temple. We grew strong and made sure our home would never be in danger again.

The Mayor

 * [first lines, as he signs a permit] Now that's my favorite thing about being mayor. [spins on his chair and laughs] You get to sign your own permits! [the others clap; Board Member: Hear hear!] Every square inch of this city is generating profits. [holds the Deputy Mayor by the neck with his cane] How else can we skim enough off the top to build ourselves that private golf course? Am I right, people? [he and the others laugh, Board Member: Fore!] But I got a thorn in my side. One part of this city puts nothin' in my pocket. [open the balcony doors] Liberty Park. Nothing but grass and trees sitting on premium city real estate, generates zero profit. And I can't very well charge children to climb trees, now can I? [Deputy Mayor: I'll look into it, sir. A dollar a climb?] No need. [grabs a bottle of champagne and pours it into his glass] I got bigger plans than trees. [laughing]
 * Ladies and gentlemen of the Press, welcome to Liberty Park. I think we call all agree that this boring old park needs a shot in the arm. Behold! LibertyLand! The greatest place on Earth!
 * Who wants a regular old park, when you can have an amusement park?
 * Ooh, some mangy little rodents think they can stop me?
 * "Lie-Land"?
 * Time to eat my vegetables. [Chuckles] And by vegetables, I mean ketchup.
 * So long, suckers. I hear Canada's nice this time of year.
 * [to Surly, who is above the balloon] Oh, I'm gonna mount your head on my wall.
 * You destroyed LibertyLand! And now, you're gonna die.
 * [to Gunther] I want that Squirrel's head deep fried on a stick!
 * [last words as he gets arrested] Help! I can't go to jail, I'm rich!

Redline

 * [repeated line] We're all gonna die!
 * More specifically, you're gonna die.
 * The Mayor is gone, the rides are destroyed! We're all gonna… live!

Dialogue

 * Surly: [watches the eating contest] Attaboy, Johnny! Show those nuts who's boss!
 * Andie: [offscreen] Are you joking?! An eating contest?!
 * Surly: What? It's good for morale.
 * Andie: [jumps down] Surly...!
 * Surly: Hold that cranky response. I got you something. [pulls a nut out of the crate]
 * Andie: [surprised] A Brazil nut?
 * Surly: Yeah. It's, uh, exotic. I, uh, thought you might like...
 * Andie: That's...really sweet. I-I can't believe you saved it for me. But, you know, I won't take food from the Nut Shop. [gives the nut back]
 * Surly: [pause] Well, that was supposed to play out differently. [throws the nut away]
 * Andie: Living off the Nut Shop was okay in the beginning, but look at what it's become.
 * Precious: [offscreen, commentating] And Jimmy tries to take the lead with his patented hammerhead technique. What a tremendous athlete!
 * [the animals cheer, a nut pops out of Jimmy's nose]
 * Surly: Ha ha ha! Classic.
 * Andie: This is not what animals do. We work hard, we store, we save. Look at all of you, lazy and spoiled and...fat.
 * Surly: [inhales sharply] Who you callin' fat?
 * Andie: [jumps back up] Come back to the park, Surly. It's where we belong. [leaves the Nut Shop]
 * [Surly quickly releases his breath after holding it for too long]


 * [after the Nut Shop exploded, Surly looks at Mole]
 * Surly: Mole, you had 1 job.
 * Mole: And what was that again?
 * Surly: Shut off the boiler so it doesn't explode!
 * Mole: It's not my fault. I told Jimmy to do it.
 * Jimmy: I told Johnny to do it.
 * Johnny: I told Jamie to do it.
 * Jamie: And I told Mole to do it.
 * Mole: Oh, right. It is my fault.
 * [Surly does a face-palm]


 * [the Mayor's limousine pulls up to a Press conference at Liberty Park. The Mayor exits the limo and walks past the Press]
 * Mayor Muldoon: Ladies and gentlemen of the Press, welcome to Liberty Park. I think we can all agree this boring old park needs a shot in the arm. Behold! [he removes the red sheet revealing a poster for an amusement park called LibertyLand] LibertyLand! The greatest place on Earth! [the Press takes photos] Who wants a regular park, when you can have an amusement park? It's more fun, more rides, more games. [to his deputy; quietly] And more profit. [the deputy laughs] LibertyLand is my greatest creation!
 * Female voice: You told me I was your greatest creation!
 * [the Mayor's daughter, Heather, and her dog, Frankie, appear behind the Press who both glare at the Mayor]
 * Mayor Muldoon: No, no. Of course you are, sweetheart. Uh, LibertyLand is my second greatest creation.
 * Heather: [she and Frankie walk up to the poster] No, no, no. This is all wrong. I want the tilt-a-wheel here, bumper cars here, and cotton candy here, here, here, here, here, and HERE!
 * Mayor Muldoon: That's a lot of cotton candy now, Snookums. We don't want your teeth to fall out.
 * Heather: But I want it! [she screams so loud it makes the birds fly away]
 * Mayor Muldoon: OK, she wants her teeth to fall out, let's do it. Can we get some more cotton candy in here, please?
 * Deputy: Yes, sir.
 * Mayor Muldoon: Now!
 * [Surly, Andie and Buddy, appearing from some rocks have witnessed everything]
 * Andie: This doesn't look good.
 * Surly: [sarcastically] Why don't you sing a song about it? [Andie glares at him]
 * Female Reporter: Mr. Mayor, over here. Mr. Mayor. Mr. Mayor, what's going to happen the animals in the park?
 * Mayor Muldoon: Ah. Nobody care about these animals. [chuckles; the press gasp, shocked at what he said] Nobody care more than me. But don't you worry, I will take care of 'em. I will make sure they're all take care of. And without further ado… [he presses a button on his cane which makes a Shovel appear] let the ground-breaking begin. [he and Heather pose for their photos to be taken by the Press]
 * Andie: Look at that sign. They're going to destroy the park!
 * Redline: [from the distance nearby, he jumps out of a bush] WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!
 * Surly: Calm down. It’s a fat guy with a tiny shovel. How much damage can he do? [a massive Excavator appears out of nowhere and digs up the ground next to him] Oh, I get it. Tiny shovel was a symbolic gesture.
 * [the Excavator begins to dig the ground where Andie, Buddy and the others are standing]
 * Andie: Oh no! Run! [she and the animals quickly evacuate as the Excavator digs the ground. The Mayor returns to his Limo]
 * Mayor Muldoon: Well, my work here is done. [to Heather as his deputy closes the door] You see, sweetheart, I make the speech, they do the work. [chuckles]
 * Deputy: Whew.
 * [Heather appears out nowhere, pressing her tongue against the window, scaring him. As the Mayor drives away, a blue truck enters Liberty Park]


 * Surly: [follows Andie] Andie! Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down. Who put you in charge here?
 * Andie: [stops] This isn't about who's in charge, Surly, it's about keeping us safe.
 * Surly: Are you saying I can't keep us safe?
 * Andie: You had your chance to take care of the group and you blew it. Instead of doing what was right, you did what was easy.
 * Animals: [shocked] Ooh...!
 * Surly: Easy?! Ha! Look at you! You're runnin' away! What could be easier than that?
 * Andie: Oh, I'm sorry, what do you think we should do?
 * Surly: We, uh... [thinks for a moment] We fight!
 * Chipmunk: [nervously] Fight the humans?
 * Redline: WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!
 * Andie: Tiny animals do not fight humans with giant machines.
 * Surly: If you wanna tuck tail and run, go ahead. But I'm staying here. [jumps up a rock] This park belongs to us, and I think it's worth fighting for. Let's go get 'em! Who's with me?!
 * Chipmunk: We're with you, Surly!
 * Jimmy: Heck yes we are! [he and Johnny chest-bump each-other]
 * Andie: [Surly jumps off the rock] Please, Surly, think about what you're saying!
 * Surly: FOR THE PARK! [the animals cheer and follow him]


 * Andie: [climbs up a tree and finds Surly] Hey! There you are. I never got a chance to say you were amazing today.
 * Surly: I'm always amazing. Today you just happened to notice.
 * Andie: I'm serious! I didn't think we stood against those bulldozers, but when you pulled everyone together, we were...unstoppable.
 * Surly: Well, don't get used to it. It was a one-time thing.
 * Andie: Today was a good day. Why are you so intent on being grumpy?
 * Surly: [pause, refers to the Nut Shop] Are you happy it's gone?
 * Andie: Surly...
 * Surly: Answer the question.
 * Andie: I'm...glad we're all living together in the park again, yes.
 * Surly: Even if we starve?!
 * Andie: We're not gonna starve! Quit being so dramatic. Animals did just fine before there were nut shops.
 * Surly: Well, sorry if I'm not as excited about it as you are. [turns his back]
 * Andie: It would be nice if you could be.
 * Surly: Excited?
 * Andie: Yes.
 * Surly: About scrounging for dusty old nuts? Huh!
 * Andie: The animals look up to you, Surly. You need to set an example.
 * Surly: And what do you expect me to do?
 * Andie: You could start by getting up at sunrise, get a head start on the scrounging. The animals will wake up and see you working hard and think "I should work hard too.".
 * Surly: I'm gonna have to give that a hard pass. I'm sleepin' in.
 * Andie: Well, you know what they say: "The early squirrel gets the nut". [chuckles]
 * Surly: That's not even a thing! You just replaced "bird" with "squirrel" and "worm" with "nut".
 * Andie: Well, that doesn't make it any less true.
 * Surly: Goodnight, Andie. [runs up the tree]


 * Jimmy: Hey, Andie, I'm starving. What's for breakfast?
 * Andie: Whatever you want. [the animals cheer] As long as you gather it yourself. [the animals groan]
 * Jimmy: Are you kidding me?!


 * Gunther: Mr. Mayor, you have called the right man for the job. You'll be back to building your amusement park in no time. [closes the trunk door] Let me demonstrate. [holds a plush squirrel doll] The little squirrel having a nice day, he sees a nut. "Hello there, nut!". [cage trap snaps] Cage closes, we drive him off to the forest, let him go, good as new.
 * Mayor Muldoon: I see, and this won't hurt the animals?
 * Gunther: Oh no, Mr. Mayor. Humane traps only. Nobody's hurt, everybody's happy.
 * Mayor Muldoon: Well, may I?
 * Gunther: Of course. [gives the Mayor the doll]
 * Mayor Muldoon: I don't want humane! I want gainful, gruesome TERMINATION! [rips the doll's head off]
 * Gunther: Mr. Mayor, that is a horrible and twisted way to deal with the animals. [he and the Mayor start to laugh maniacally]


 * Mole: Let me get this straight. Liberty Park was destroyed, the backup park was a bust, and now Buddy's hurt too?
 * Andie: Yes, yes, and yes.
 * Mole: Wow, I'm never right. Now it happens 3 times in a row and I'm not even happy about it.


 * Mayor Muldoon: Tell your crew of illiterate layabouts to hurry up!
 * Foreman: Mr. Mayor, if we go any faster, we're gonna have to start cutting corners.
 * Mayor Muldoon: So cut 'em! I never liked corners. I prefer rounded shapes myself. [chuckles]
 * Foreman: [gestures to one ride] Look at this ride. Those are office chairs.
 * Mayor Muldoon: Kids love office chairs. [a chair falls off]
 * Foreman: What if somebody gets hurt?
 * Mayor Muldoon: That is an excellent point. I'm gonna need you to make a sign with large red letters that says: "NO REFUNDS!"!


 * Precious: Hey, Buddy. I never got a chance to say thanks for breakin' me out. [licks Buddy's nose]
 * Surly: [gently pushes Precious's face away] Leave him alone.
 * Precious: I was just tryna say thanks. [Buddy rubs his nose]
 * Surly: [notices Buddy moving] D-Did he just move? C'mon, Buddy. [snaps his fingers] Wake up. Come back to me, Buddy.
 * Andie: Surly...
 * Surly: [turns to Precious] Lick him again.
 * Precious: But...
 * Surly: Do it!
 * Precious: But you just said...
 * Surly: Who cares what I said? Just do it! [Precious licks Buddy's nose again] C'mon, c'mon. [Buddy rubs his nose again] Haha! I knew it! Even in a coma, nobody can stand to have dog slobber on their face!
 * Precious: Hey, I resent that.
 * Surly: I've seen the places you lick.
 * Precious: Hmm, touché.
 * Surly: Now hit him with everything you got. [Precious licks Buddy's entire body, causing him to wake up instantly] Buddy! I thought I lost you. [they hug and the animals cheer]
 * Precious: My licks are magical! Hey, anyone else need one?
 * Chipmunk: No, we're good.


 * [Andie wakes up in her cage, after being knocked out]
 * Male: Andie.
 * Female: She's awake.
 * Andie: Mmm. Is everyone here?
 * Jamie: [sighs] Everyone but Surly.
 * Mole: What happened to Surly?
 * Precious: He's probably got those Animal Control creeps right where he wants 'em.
 * [an Animal Control Guy climbs into the van and slams the door]
 * Animal Control Guy: [to the animals while banging on the wall] You're not gonna like where you're goin'. [he starts the engine and laughs cruelly as he drives away, taking the animals to be exterminated]
 * Andie: What's going on? Where are they taking us?
 * Redline: [depressed] We're all gonna die. Definitely gonna die.
 * [the Animal Control Guy continues driving until he comes across Surly in the road]
 * Surly: Stop!
 * Animal Control Guy: Hello, road kill. [he pushes the gas petal to make it go faster towards Surly while laughing]
 * Surly: Now!
 * Mr. Feng: [he and his mouse henchmen charge from an alley] CHARGE!!! [they hit the van, causing it to tip over and freeing Andie and the animals from their cages]
 * Andie: Surly?
 * Surly: Before you get mad, just remember, you're the one who wanted a crazy plan. I'd like you to meet my new friend Mr. Feng.
 * Mole: Oh, he's so cute. [Mr. Feng punches him away and he lands on the Bruisers]
 * Surly: That reminds me, don't call him cute.
 * Andie: How did you convince a gang of city mice to come help us?
 * Mr. Feng: We are not city mice. We are just mice.
 * Surly: A long time ago, Mr. Feng and his friends were chased out of their homes, too.
 * Mr. Feng: Nobody was there to stand up for us, and we lost everything. But Surly is right. We are all animals and we are in this together.
 * Surly: Individually, we might be tiny, be together we're giants.
 * [Mr. Feng's mouse henchmen snarl]
 * Mr. Feng: FOR THE PARK!
 * Surly: For the park!
 * Animals: FOR THE PARK!!!


 * Precious: [finds Frankie lying sadly on the ground] Hey, Frankie. Thought I'd stop by and see how you're doing.
 * Frankie: I'm fine.
 * Precious: I also wanted to say...I'm sorry.
 * Frankie: Don't worry about it. I'm used to people treatin' me bad.
 * Precious: Hey, nobody deserves to live like that.
 * Frankie: [gets up and walks away] Y'know, you don't have to pretend to like me anymore.
 * Precious: Hey, I'm not pretending.
 * Frankie: [angrily] Then why'd you run out on me?
 * Precious: I don't regret running away, right? I regret not taking you with me. [Frankie's face turns calmer] You looked out for me. You're a good guy with a good heart. That's not something I'm walkin' away from.
 * Frankie: Why should I trust you? [pause, Precious tries to puke] What are you doin'?
 * Precious: I'm tryna regurgitate somethin' for you. [gagging] Sorry, I haven't...eaten in a while.
 * Frankie: [happily] Oh, babe, you'd do that for me?
 * Precious: Like you said, together, we're Frecious. [they embrace]


 * [after Mr. Feng and his henchmen attacked him, the Mayor faces Sarge]
 * Sarge: Mr. Mayor, you're coming with me.[holds a pair of handcuffs]
 * [The Mayor groans with despair. Later, two officers wheel a cart of donuts away as one of them holds a donut in his hand. Sarge takes the Mayor to a police car]
 * Police Officer: Sarge, we're gonna take this into evidence. Code 7.
 * Sarge: Copy that, rookie.
 * Mayor Muldoon: Get your hands offa me! Do you know who I am?
 * Sarge: You, sir, are going to jail for a long time! [he shoves the Mayor into the car before closing the door, sending him face first into a window]
 * Mayor Muldoon: [last words] Help! I can't go to jail, I'm rich!
 * [an officer carries Heather]
 * Heather: Get your hands off me! Do you know who I am?
 * [the scared officer tosses her into another police car and closes the door. Gunther is in too]
 * Gunter: Ah!
 * Heather: [last words] You! You shot me with a dart!
 * Gunther: Please, please, let me explain!
 * [yelling with anger, Heather attacks him]
 * Gunther: [last words] Help! Help! Somebody call the police! Her tiny teeth are so sharp! Ow! Ow.
 * Sarge: [walks over as the car drives off] This amusement park is closed. [he motions for one of the officers to turn off the lights and walks off]

Taglines

 * Get Ready. Get Set. Get Nuts!
 * This Summer's Nuttiest Family Adventure.
 * Protect Your Nuts. (Surly tagline)
 * Drool Rules. (Precious tagline)
 * Fur-Ever Love. (Precious and Frankie tagline)
 * The Squirrel Power. (Andie tagline)
 * Large and in Charge. (Johnny tagline)
 * The Bruiser. (Jimmy tagline)
 * A Wacky Mole. (Mole tagline)
 * A Weapon of Mouse Destruction. (Mr. Feng tagline)

Cast

 * Will Arnett — Surly the Squirrel
 * Maya Rudolph — Precious the Dog
 * Bobby Cannavale — Frankie the Dog
 * Bobby Moynihan — Percival J. Muldoon the Mayor
 * Isabela Merced — Heather Muldoon the Mayor's Daughter
 * Peter Stormare — Gunther the Animal Control Officer
 * Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias — Jimmy the Groundhog
 * Jeffrey Dunham — Mole the Mole
 * Sebastian Maniscalco — Johnny the Groundhog
 * Kari Wahlgren — Jamie the Groundhog
 * Jackie Chan — Mr. Feng the Mouse
 * Katherine Heigl — Andie the Squirrel
 * Robert Tinkler — Redline the Mouse
 * Tom Kenny — Buddy the Rat
 * Dwayne Hill — Sarge the Police Officer