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Directed by | |||
| Shawn Levy | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. | (novel "Cheaper by the Dozen") (as Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr.) and | |
| Ernestine Gilbreth Carey | (novel "Cheaper by the Dozen") | |
| Craig Titley | (screen story) | |
| Sam Harper | (screenplay) and | |
| Joel Cohen | (screenplay) & | |
| Alec Sokolow | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Michael Barnathan | .... | producer | |
| Dustin Bernard | .... | line producer | |
| Carrie Brody | .... | assistant producer | |
| Ben Myron | .... | producer | |
| Ira Shuman | .... | co-producer | |
| Robert Simonds | .... | producer | |
| Aaron Wilder | .... | development executive | |
Original Music by | |||
| Christophe Beck | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jonathan Brown | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| George Folsey Jr. | |||
Casting by | |||
| Nancy Klopper | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Nina Ruscio | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Scott Meehan | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| K.C. Fox | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Sanja Milkovic Hays | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jody Burton | .... | hair stylist | |
| Frank Griffin | .... | hair stylist: Steve Martin (as Frank H. Griffin Jr.) | |
| Frank Griffin | .... | makeup artist: Steve Martin (as Frank H. Griffin Jr.) | |
| Norma Lee | .... | hair stylist | |
| Richard Lipinski | .... | hair stylist: Bonnie Hunt | |
| Lydia Milars | .... | makeup department head | |
| Patricia Miller | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Ned Neidhardt | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Douglas Noe | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Karen Scales | .... | makeup artist: Bonnie Hunt (as Karen J. Scales) | |
Production Management | |||
| Dustin Bernard | .... | unit production manager | |
| Demetra Diamantopoulos | .... | production supervisor | |
| Patrick Esposito | .... | post-production supervisor (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Will Batts | .... | set designer | |
| Richard Baum | .... | set dresser: Northern California | |
| Matt Callahan | .... | buyer | |
| Susan Chooljian | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Doug Crawford | .... | propmaker | |
| Shannon Curfman | .... | lead person (as Shannon Curfman-Dayan) | |
| Jann K. Engel | .... | set designer | |
| Stephanie Gilliam | .... | set designer | |
| Mark Haber | .... | set designer | |
| Dale Haugo | .... | scenic artist: Northern California | |
| Gabriel Higgins | .... | property master | |
| Allyson Hollingsworth | .... | art assistant | |
| Sean House | .... | set dresser: Northern California | |
| Matthew C. Kime | .... | assistant property master | |
| William F. Matthews | .... | set designer | |
| Kris Nagle | .... | welder foreman | |
| Steven O'Bannon | .... | labor foreman | |
| Jason Puga | .... | painter | |
| Steve Roll | .... | propmaker | |
| John H. Samson | .... | construction coordinator | |
| David Scott | .... | graphic designer | |
| Jonathan Woods | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Ilya Seperich | .... | additional props (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| James Bolt | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Derek Casari | .... | adr engineer | |
| Andrew DeCristofaro | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Marc Deschaine | .... | adr assistant | |
| Mark DeSimone | .... | adr mixer | |
| David Esparza | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Dawn Fintor | .... | foley artist | |
| Kevin Globerman | .... | digital recordist | |
| Tim Gomillion | .... | sound recordist | |
| Michael Hoffman | .... | sound mixer: B unit | |
| Jason Johnston | .... | cable person | |
| Steve Mann | .... | sound editor | |
| Paul Massey | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Tim McColm | .... | re-recording engineer | |
| Nancy Nugent | .... | dialogue supervisor (as Nancy Kyong Nugent) | |
| David Obermeyer | .... | sound mixer | |
| Michael Payne | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Thomas A. Payne | .... | boom operator | |
| Stephen P. Robinson | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Dennis Rogers | .... | sound recordist | |
| John C. Stuver | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Becky Sullivan | .... | supervising adr editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Robert DeVine | .... | special effects technician: stunt frog puppet | |
| David P. Kelsey | .... | special effects director (as David Kelsey) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr. | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Chris Hopkins | .... | 3D artist | |
| Heather Ignarro | .... | production coordinator | |
| Ken Locsmandi | .... | animator/modeler | |
| Robert Nall | .... | digital artist | |
| Roger Nall | .... | digital effects artist: 11:11 MediaWorks | |
| Marco S. Paolini | .... | digital compositor | |
| Tommy Tran | .... | digital effects artist | |
Stunts | |||
| Joe Childs | .... | utility stunts | |
| Sophia Crawford | .... | utility stunts | |
| John Dixon | .... | stunts | |
| David Hugghins | .... | stunt rigger | |
| Michael Hugghins | .... | stunts | |
| Gita Isak | .... | stunts | |
| Brandon Molale | .... | stunt actor | |
| Michael Munoz | .... | stunt double: kid | |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Rowbie Orsatti | .... | stunts | |
| Clark Tucker | .... | stunt double: Wayne Knight | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Danny Barfield | .... | best boy grip | |
| Tracy Bennett | .... | still photographer | |
| Hans Bjerno | .... | aerial director of photography | |
| Kirk Bloom | .... | second assistant camera | |
| John Bratlien | .... | rigging electrician | |
| Erik L. Brown | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Damon Doherty | .... | key rigging grip | |
| Tulio Duenas | .... | film loader | |
| Adam Harrison | .... | electrician | |
| Jay M. Huntoon | .... | digital video assist operator | |
| Elizabeth Miller | .... | second assistant camera (as Elizabeth Smith) | |
| Juan Morse | .... | electrician | |
| Anthony G. Nakonechnyj | .... | gaffer | |
| Paul Plannette | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Landon Ruddel | .... | grip | |
| Thomas J. Ruffner | .... | dolly grip | |
| Mark Sadler | .... | set lighting | |
| Jorge Sánchez | .... | assistant camera | |
| Ronald Schlueter | .... | video assist | |
| Larissa Supplitt | .... | second assistant camera: "b" camera | |
| Sam Urdank | .... | still photographer | |
| Andy Young | .... | best boy rigging grip | |
Casting Department | |||
| Justine Hempe | .... | casting associate | |
| Sharon D. King | .... | extras casting: local | |
| Terri Kinney | .... | extras casting | |
| Jeff Olan | .... | extras casting | |
| Tony Rasmussen | .... | extras casting | |
| Bryan Riley | .... | casting assistant | |
| Jacquie Schmall | .... | extras casting | |
| Tim Sullivan | .... | extras casting | |
| Randi Acton | .... | extras casting (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Suzy Magnin | .... | costume assistant | |
| Lawrence Quon | .... | set costumer | |
| Lani Reynolds | .... | costumer: Bonnie Hunt | |
| Irena Stepic | .... | key costumer | |
| Don Vargas | .... | costumer: Steve Martin | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Gary Burritt | .... | negative cutter | |
| Alexander Garcia | .... | assistant editor | |
| Lonnie A. Mathes | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Dennis McNeill | .... | color timer (as Denny McNeill) | |
| Brad E. Wilhite | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Nadav Streett | .... | post-production assistant (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Mike Deasy | .... | musician | |
| Hilary Duff | .... | music crew | |
| Mark Graham | .... | music librarian | |
| Dave Jordan | .... | music supervisor | |
| Andrew Kaiser | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Kevin Kliesch | .... | orchestrator | |
| Mike Nowak | .... | conductor | |
| John Rodd | .... | orchestral scoring recordist | |
| Steven L. Smith | .... | music preparation | |
| Casey Stone | .... | music scoring mixer | |
| Ceiri Torjussen | .... | orchestrator | |
| Jojo Villanueva | .... | music coordinator | |
| Terry Wilson | .... | music editor | |
| Peter Erskine | .... | musician (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Lewis Burnett | .... | driver: honeywagon | |
| Margo Hunt | .... | driver | |
| Ron Kunecke | .... | transportation captain | |
| William Lubin | .... | driver | |
| Rhonda Martin | .... | transportation office coordinator | |
| Joe Vanis | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Bryce Guy Williams | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Bonnie Yamahiro | .... | driver | |
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Tom (Steve Martin) and Kate Baker (Bonnie Hunt) have a Baker's dozen--children, that is. When Tom, a football coach, gets a job offer to coach a college football team just outside of Chicago, and Kate's book about raising 12 children finally gets a publishing offer, they see bright things for their future. The only problem is that their 12 children do not want to move from their rural Illinois home, and things become nearly disastrous when Kate has to leave for a couple weeks to promote her book.
While I didn't enjoy Cheaper By The Dozen as much as the original version of the film from 1950, the 2003 "re-imagining" is still a 9 out of 10 for me (the original was a 10 out of 10 for me). It's a re-imagining rather than a remake because although the overall plot arc has some similarities, these are two very different films, with very different messages, and very different kinds of families. Both are rather cartoonish, which works for me--I don't require much realism in my films. For anyone who is looking for something primarily believable, Cheaper By The Dozen may not fit the bill.
The major change from the original to the new film is a change from control to near-chaos. In the Baker's case, it doesn't take long to realize that the chaos arises from their lack of disciplining their children. While this may not be realistic (surely anyone planning to have a family this large would realize that discipline and control would be necessary to not have one's home destroyed), it does lead to a lot of comic situations, and that's really the point here. Yes, there is a message in the end about putting family first, but what director Shawn Levy really wants you to do is laugh. My wife and I laughed quite a bit while watching the film, so Levy accomplished his goal with us. My only slight complaint on this end was that some of the funniest material involved the eldest Baker daughter's boyfriend, Hank (Ashton Kutcher), and he just wasn't in the film enough. The material about the Shenk's, neighbors of the Baker's, was also funny and a bit underused. This was the reason for lowering my score 1 point.
The rest of the cast is good, although like the original Cheaper By The Dozen, we barely get to know some of the children, but that's understandable when we have to deal with 14 characters as well as ancillary characters. Steve Martin was excellent, as always (I enjoy his work in even his less popularly appreciated films), and although Hilary Duff (as daughter Lorraine Baker) seemed a bit odd in the context of the family, I enjoyed her performance a lot, also. There's something about her that I like, and it's not just her looks.