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Groundswell

Emma, a chef, travels to Hawai'i and meets a surf instructor whose lessons help her to regain her footing on the heels of a personal and professional setback.

Director

Lee Friedlander

Year

Genre

comedy, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

Island Film Group,Hallmark Media,Synthetic Cinema International,Magic Valley Productions

Awards

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Homepage

https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/groundswell

Emma

Ben

Aunt June

Frankie

Omar Bustamante

Garrett

Darren Darnborough

Sheridan

Walter S. Gaines

Katie Lee Biegel

Celebrity Hawaiian Host

Lee Anne Wong

Sebastian

Napoleon Tavale

Laura

Christina Souza

Chef #1

Bernard Aderhold-Lindsey

Line Cook Luke

Line Cook Tracy

Lundon Knighten

Ricardo

Zipline Worker

Surf Shop Tourist

Chef

Bartender

Surf Shop Cantina Patron

Sous Chef

Andrea Elizabeth Sikkink

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Sheridan Reeve's last review
of Chez Garrett, it was good, - Groundswell

Sheridan Reeve's last review of Chez Garrett, it was go...

Got to give him a
different experience. - Groundswell

Got to give him a different experience.

Soon, we will be celebrating
you having your own restaurant. - Groundswell

Soon, we will be celebrating you having your own restaurant.

Just know, honey, that your
home away from home here on Oahu - Groundswell

Just know, honey, that your home away from home here on Oahu

I heard rumors that your food
here was vastly more elevated - Groundswell

I heard rumors that your food here was vastly more elevated

You know I like your food, but
tonight had so much more heart. - Groundswell

You know I like your food, but tonight had so much more hear...

And that potato dish
was exceptional. - Groundswell

And that potato dish was exceptional.

You know, it reminds me of my
grandma's brabant potatoes, - Groundswell

You know, it reminds me of my grandma's brabant potatoe...

What was that incredible
sauce you created for it? - Groundswell

What was that incredible sauce you created for it?

Smoked paprika cashew aioli. - Groundswell

Smoked paprika cashew aioli.

I did a little mint on
the top to bring out - Groundswell

I did a little mint on the top to bring out

Yeah, but if tonight
wasn't the right moment, - Groundswell

Yeah, but if tonight wasn't the right moment,

I just... the Gourmet
Network is more interested - Groundswell

I just... the Gourmet Network is more interested

And I'm going to shout
it from the rooftops - Groundswell

And I'm going to shout it from the rooftops

I'm sure after seeing Chef
Garrett prepare the food - Groundswell

I'm sure after seeing Chef Garrett prepare the food

But you can contradict
what you just told me. - Groundswell

But you can contradict what you just told me.

It's actually not
just business for me. - Groundswell

It's actually not just business for me.

This is over, professionally
and personally. - Groundswell

This is over, professionally and personally.

Before you met me, you
were cooking on the line - Groundswell

Before you met me, you were cooking on the line

Without my recommendation, you
are just another line cook. - Groundswell

Without my recommendation, you are just another line cook.

Did I just pack a bag
and fly to Hawaii? - Groundswell

Did I just pack a bag and fly to Hawaii?

First of all, coming
to this island - Groundswell

First of all, coming to this island

You remember, it
was your food that - Groundswell

You remember, it was your food that

I'm not without skills. - Groundswell

I'm not without skills.

Emma, honey, you
can't build a house - Groundswell

Emma, honey, you can't build a house

Sorry to say, it
sounded like yours - Groundswell

Sorry to say, it sounded like yours

If Garrett can't acknowledge
who you are, in and out - Groundswell

If Garrett can't acknowledge who you are, in and out

I know it must be so hard
to be here without him. - Groundswell

I know it must be so hard to be here without him.

You remember him saying when
you're out in the ocean, - Groundswell

You remember him saying when you're out in the ocean,

Mira, I brought you
a little bit of food - Groundswell

Mira, I brought you a little bit of food

Except her serving of
mofongo would have been, - Groundswell

Except her serving of mofongo would have been,

And if you left one
little bite... - Groundswell

And if you left one little bite...

Did you sleep in here
again last night? - Groundswell

Did you sleep in here again last night?

You'd be surprised how
comfy this thing is. - Groundswell

You'd be surprised how comfy this thing is.

Oh, so you're worried
because I no longer - Groundswell

Oh, so you're worried because I no longer

OK, but if she was still
running the shop with you, - Groundswell

OK, but if she was still running the shop with you,

I do, but I wouldn't
recommend those for beginners. - Groundswell

I do, but I wouldn't recommend those for beginners.

You came to Hawaii to
find yourself, right? - Groundswell

You came to Hawaii to find yourself, right?

Gentlemen, this is my
niece Emma, all the way - Groundswell

Gentlemen, this is my niece Emma, all the way

Finally, an updated version of
my mother's Asopao de Pollo - Groundswell

Finally, an updated version of my mother's Asopao de Po...

It just melts together into this
palate-pleasing combination. - Groundswell

It just melts together into this palate-pleasing combination...

Most gringas, they can't
tell the subtle but important - Groundswell

Most gringas, they can't tell the subtle but important

So how many carrots do
I have to chop for you - Groundswell

So how many carrots do I have to chop for you

Oh, actually, she's
taking a break - Groundswell

Oh, actually, she's taking a break

I mean, I guess
cooking with a friend - Groundswell

I mean, I guess cooking with a friend

I'll whip up my famous
passion fruit mojitos, - Groundswell

I'll whip up my famous passion fruit mojitos,

Oh, no, no, no, no, no. - Groundswell

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

Well, I've seen Blue
Crush, like, four times, - Groundswell

Well, I've seen Blue Crush, like, four times,

I just have to say, I'm kind
of sort of extremely terrified - Groundswell

I just have to say, I'm kind of sort of extremely terri...

It's... it's the waves. - Groundswell

It's... it's the waves.

Just FYI, I respond better
to positive reinforcement. - Groundswell

Just FYI, I respond better to positive reinforcement.

I feel like I've got
this surfing thing down. - Groundswell

I feel like I've got this surfing thing down.

And hold it, the board,
on this position. - Groundswell

And hold it, the board, on this position.

I might be an amateur, but
there are two surfboards here. - Groundswell

I might be an amateur, but there are two surfboards here.

For me today, it's just a
raft to go out with you. - Groundswell

For me today, it's just a raft to go out with you.

It's surprisingly
peaceful out here. - Groundswell

It's surprisingly peaceful out here.

Way out there, there's
a storm, and it's - Groundswell

Way out there, there's a storm, and it's

Speaking of which, when
I tell you to paddle, - Groundswell

Speaking of which, when I tell you to paddle,

And when I say pop
up, you're going - Groundswell

And when I say pop up, you're going

Like I said, just make sure
you cover your head on your way - Groundswell

Like I said, just make sure you cover your head on your way

I'll be right here to get you. - Groundswell

I'll be right here to get you.

Good because wipeouts are
a big part of surfing. - Groundswell

Good because wipeouts are a big part of surfing.

When I tell you
to start paddling, - Groundswell

When I tell you to start paddling,

Mm, it was a little like Blue
Crush 2 meet a washing machine. - Groundswell

Mm, it was a little like Blue Crush 2 meet a washing machine...

My aunt and uncle were just
the most amazing couple, - Groundswell

My aunt and uncle were just the most amazing couple,

He showed me that true
love is still alive - Groundswell

He showed me that true love is still alive

There's nothing to spill. - Groundswell

There's nothing to spill.

Other than I quit my job, I
broke up with my boyfriend, - Groundswell

Other than I quit my job, I broke up with my boyfriend,

Emma, you're gorgeous, kind. - Groundswell

Emma, you're gorgeous, kind.

Oh, Franky, you're so sweet. - Groundswell

Oh, Franky, you're so sweet.

But then it wasn't what it
seemed or who he seemed. - Groundswell

But then it wasn't what it seemed or who he seemed.

Maria, my partner
for the competition, - Groundswell

Maria, my partner for the competition,

Seems to me like
you already have. - Groundswell

Seems to me like you already have.

We do make a great
team, and you're already - Groundswell

We do make a great team, and you're already

You have to turn yourself over
to the wave and just ride it. - Groundswell

You have to turn yourself over to the wave and just ride it.

Franky says you're
an amazing chef. - Groundswell

Franky says you're an amazing chef.

Somebody has got to watch
over the staff at the cantina. - Groundswell

Somebody has got to watch over the staff at the cantina.

You might know me as
one of Hawaii's hottest - Groundswell

You might know me as one of Hawaii's hottest

I'd like to welcome you all
to the 10th annual Big Wave - Groundswell

I'd like to welcome you all to the 10th annual Big Wave

Today, we have six incredibly
talented culinary duos. - Groundswell

Today, we have six incredibly talented culinary duos.

Those four teams will
then fight it out - Groundswell

Those four teams will then fight it out

She is a TV personality, top
chef, and cookbook writer. - Groundswell

She is a TV personality, top chef, and cookbook writer.

And finally, I'd like to
introduce our celebrity mentor. - Groundswell

And finally, I'd like to introduce our celebrity mentor...

This chef will not be a
part of the judges panel - Groundswell

This chef will not be a part of the judges panel

Look, when you said you're
coming to visit your aunt, - Groundswell

Look, when you said you're coming to visit your aunt,

Well, I'm sure you can
find a new chef de cuisine. - Groundswell

Well, I'm sure you can find a new chef de cuisine.

Ben, what are you doing here? - Groundswell

Ben, what are you doing here?

Hey, break an egg. - Groundswell

Hey, break an egg.

Today, you'll be using
an ingredient from one - Groundswell

Today, you'll be using an ingredient from one

Each team will be making
a dessert using rum - Groundswell

Each team will be making a dessert using rum

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Emma, a chef, travels to Hawai'i and meets a surf instructor whose lessons help her to regain her footing on the heels of a personal and professional setback.

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Director: Lee Friedlander

Writer: John Eliot Jordan, Carlie Mantilla-Jordan, Heather Maidat

Production: Island Film Group,Hallmark Media,Synthetic Cinema International,Magic Valley Productions

Genre: comedy, romance

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 21 Aug 2022

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/groundswell