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Mayor Cupcake: Directed by Alex Pires. With Lea Thompson, Judd Nelson, Dorian Harewood, Frankie Faison. A hard-working cupcake maker is inadvertently elected mayor of a small town burdened with debt. Uneducated, she relies on her street smarts to clean up the town.
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- Alex Pires
Aug 17, 2009 · Mayor Cupcake starts as an uneducated, dropout, inexperienced maker of cupcakes. Lea Thompson’s husband, Howard Deutch, who directed and met her on the set of “Some Kind of Wonderful,” also plays in the movie as the Bridgeville mayor’s best friend. Their two daughters in real life play her daughters in the film.
Imagine my surprise when I googled Mary C. Pires, the inspiration for Mayor Cupcake, herself - Mother of Alex Pires. Al Pires is the preeminent Delaware resort bar phenom, spur in the side of Citizens to Preserve Dewey, and today, the lead story in today's News Journal as he's on the political attack to unseat Sen. Tom Carper. Sen.
A hard-working cupcake maker is inadvertently elected mayor of a small town burdened with debt. Uneducated, she relies on her street smarts to clean up the town.
Sep 11, 2009 · The story follows the unlikely ascent of Mary Maroni, mother and town cupcake-maker, to the position of mayor of Bridgeville. It's a Sarah Palin-type storyline that even includes a cameo by Fox News' Greta Van Susteren, who comes to town to interview the unlikely town leader.
One day, at a town shareholders meeting, Greg tries to undermine Mary’s abilities as mayor and also throws in a few disparaging remarks about her character, prompting her police officer husband, Donald (Judd Nelson), to punch him in the face.
The local very popular cupcake maker reluctantly runs for mayor but loses the election and by default gets elected when the winner has an accident. The town is in financial difficulty due to the corrupt council and she works to get it back on it's feet.
