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.

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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

The first day of shooting for the movie took place with the scene when Shane sees Seth outside the theater.

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Goofs

After Shane returns from chasing after the tracker, the camera shows Peter, Seth, and Zoe, then suddenly shows Peter, Lulu, and the baby.

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Quotes

Mr. Chun: [Seth sprays him in the face with a fire extinguisher] That stuff doesn't hurt.
[Seth hits him in the face with the extinguisher]

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Connections

References Shane (1953)

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Soundtracks

"We Will Rock You"
Written by Brian May
Performed by Queen
Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
Courtesy of Hollywood Records

User Reviews

SEAL Training Doesn't Cover This

One of the better comedies from the Walt Disney Studios in the past several years has been the Pacifier. If Arnold Schwarzenegger can manage kindergarten, than Vin Diesel can certainly babysit a whole family of a scientist who's been killed under mysterious circumstances.

Tate Donovan was doing some top secret work for the government and whoever killed him didn't get what they want. That puts his family in danger. Vin Diesel's been sent to protect them.

Of course getting into their lives wasn't included in the bargain. Mother Faith Ford has a handful with her kids who range from the teens down to the toddler. The handful is now dumped on Diesel.

Diesel's tough guy screen image is nicely played against by the kids. Look for a very nice performance by Brad Garrett as a blowhard assistant principal who Diesel puts nicely in his place.

For the conclusion, the film glides effortlessly back into the action genre we're more familiar with in Vin Diesel films.

Nice film for the whole family and try to learn the Andy Panda dance.