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

They had to shine a red light at Vin Diesel's ear to get the duck to bite it.

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Goofs

In the chaos scene, Peter is standing in the fish tank wearing a red cape. In one shot the cape is half out and half in the water, then in the next shot it is all in the water, and in the rest of the shots it is back to half and half.

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Quotes

Shane Wolfe: Think of it as a Bradley Assault Vehicle.
Seth Plummer: Yeah, especially with Zoe driving.

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Connections

References Yûgiô (1998)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Attack duck!

Probably one of my most enjoyable movie experiences ever. My (22-year-old) daughter and her friend are Vin Diesel fans, and I like stupid movies, so we went off to see this with no particular expectations. It was delightful! The acting was good, the writing was just off-kilter enough to surprise, and the plot, while predictable, was only predictable a few seconds in advance (which is about how long it took for Vin Diesel's character to process a thought). Our little group of cynics was charmed and quoting lines from the movie all the way home afterwards. We agreed that it was indeed a Disney movie, but it didn't have the cheesy hollowness and wannabe withitness that has hampered those productions since Hayley Mills was my age. Bits of it were unexpectedly moving. Vin Diesel's little side romance was also charming, with a breath of gentle kinkiness ("On land, you're the superior officer," he says to his honey, and she smirks.) Basically it was funny, stupid, and sweet without being annoying, and Vin Diesel was excellent in it. I'll buy it when it comes out in video, or my daughter will--she works in a trendy video store, so that she liked the movie is saying a lot.