Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)

Director:

Raja Gosnell

Writers (WGA):

Ron Burch (screenplay) &
David Kidd (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

23 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Romance

Tagline:

18 kids, one house, no way.

Plot:

A widowed Coast Guard Admiral and a widow handbag designer fall in love and marry, much to the dismay of her 10 and his 8 children.

Plot Keywords:

Old Flame | Blind Date | Service Academy | Twins | Class President

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Dennis Quaid	...	Frank Beardsley
Rene Russo	...	Helen North
Sean Faris	...	William Beardsley
Katija Pevec	...	Christina Beardsley
Dean Collins	...	Harry Beardsley
Tyler Patrick Jones	...	Michael Beardsley
Haley Ramm	...	Kelly Beardsley
Brecken Palmer	...	Ely Beardsley
Bridger Palmer	...	Otter Beardsley
Ty Panitz	...	Ethan Beardsley
Danielle Panabaker	...	Phoebe North
Drake Bell	...	Dylan North
Miki Ishikawa	...	Naoko North
Slade Pearce	...	Mick North
Little JJ	...	Jimi North (as Lil' JJ)

Also Known As:

Yours, Mine & Ours (USA) (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild crude humor.

Runtime:

90 min | Philippines:88 min (cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Australia:PG | Iceland:16 | Brazil:Livre | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp | UK:PG | Malaysia:U | Ireland:PG | South Korea:All | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG | Philippines:G (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Time Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Miki Ishikawa's part was originally written for a boy, but it was changed to a girl for her.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene while the kids are messing up Helen’s room, and the monitor is out the window, and Mick is holding onto Lau, you see a hand holding onto Mick's leg but in the next shot there is no one there anymore.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Frank Beardsley: Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Move it! Move it! Move it!
Ethan: Move it! Move it! Move it!
Frank Beardsley: That means you too, Ethan. Head ashore, Sailor.
Ethan: Aye-aye! Head ashore.

Movie Connections:

References "Party of Five" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Head Up

A family of 20, and yet not one of them is funny

Nothing against Dennis Quaid or Rene Russo, but they certainly were in way over their heads, not because they had to contend with 18 snotty brats, but rather because of this tedious and contrived script adaptation that strangles a once amusing story.

First of all, the romance is implausible. A stern Coast Guard admiral who regiments his ten offspring like so many deck swabbies meets a free-spirit who lets her eight kids run wild, and these polar opposites fall instantly in love? Then, like two infatuated teenagers, they impulsively run off and elope faster than you can say, "Vegas wedding with Elvis, please." After this, the movie just disintegrates into a parade of scenes of this mob of kids yelling, crying, fighting, breaking things, or something always falling on the dad. No comedy; just tired, overused old jokes, and monotonously boring. The plot is built upon these hateful creeps plotting to destroy their parents' marriage and happiness. Funny? No, it's not. Typical of this inept movie is the routine ending which doesn't even fit the action that precedes it. For those who can't wait to see the obligatory scene of a little kid puking, don't worry; it's here too. After watching this, you may do the same.

Just plain irritating.