The Pacifier (2005)

Disgraced Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains in the kids' house.

Director:

Adam Shankman

Writers:

Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant

Stars:

Vin Diesel, Brittany Snow, Max Thieriot

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vin Diesel	...	Shane Wolfe
Lauren Graham	...	Principal Claire Fletcher
Faith Ford	...	Julie Plummer
Brittany Snow	...	Zoe Plummer
Max Thieriot	...	Seth Plummer
Chris Potter	...	Capt. Bill Fawcett
Carol Kane	...	Helga
Brad Garrett	...	Vice Principal Dwayne Murney
Morgan York	...	Lulu Plummer
Kegan Hoover	...	Peter Plummer (as Keegan Hoover)
Logan Hoover	...	Peter Plummer
Bo Vink	...	Baby Tyler Plummer
Luke Vink	...	Baby Tyler Plummer
Tate Donovan	...	Howard Plummer
Scott Thompson	...	Director

Storyline

After a Navy SEAL fails to rescue a scientist who developed a top secret device, he is assigned to guard the man's children while searching for information on where the device may be hidden inside the house. Along the way, he must cope with rebellious teens, child care, an overbearing school official and foreign spies also looking for the device.

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Plot Keywords:

milk | duck | disarming someone | juice | beating | 

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Taglines:

Prepare for bottle. Prepare for battle.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Family | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action violence, language and rude humor

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English Korean

Release Date:

4 March 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Baby-sittor

Filming Locations:

Key West, Florida Keys, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$56,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$34,165 (Norway) (17 June 2005)

Gross:

£4,272,480 (UK) (29 July 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Shane is in Peter's room, before Lulu asks him about his "boobs", on the floor are letter blocks spelling out "One Race". One Race is the production company owned by Vin Diesel.

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Goofs

In repeated exterior shots of the house we see a boarded up second story window days before the ninja fight in which the window is actually broken.

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Quotes

Shane Wolfe: Rule number one: never be too eager to rush your opponent.

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Connections

Referenced in Goedemorgen Nederland: Episode dated 28 April 2005 (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II

User Reviews

Hey, this was really fun

Okay, sometimes I think the critics are all single "non-family" people. I just got back from viewing this movie with 7 adults and 11 children. It was wonderful to watch the kids giggle and hurrah at Vin Diesel, tough guy, nice guy, real softie routine. Whether he was kicking bad guys or changing diapers, he was great. While there were many clichés and material we've all seen in other forms, we sometime forget that this stuff works. My child is 8 and this is fresh to him. I'm so please that we were able to bring 18 people of varying ages who all had a good time. I say forget the negatives and focus on what we sometimes forget, an afternoon or evening with you kids is the best pacifier.