Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children, headed by Eugene Levy

Director:

Adam Shankman

Writers:

Sam Harper, Craig Titley (characters),

Stars:

Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Martin	...	Tom Baker
Eugene Levy	...	Jimmy Murtaugh
Bonnie Hunt	...	Kate Baker
Tom Welling	...	Charlie Baker
Piper Perabo	...	Nora Baker-McNulty
Carmen Electra	...	Sarina Murtaugh
Jaime King	...	Anne Murtaugh
Hilary Duff	...	Lorraine Baker
Taylor Lautner	...	Eliot Murtaugh
Alyson Stoner	...	Sarah Baker
Jonathan Bennett	...	Bud McNulty
Jacob Smith	...	Jake Baker
Liliana Mumy	...	Jessica Baker
Morgan York	...	Kim Baker
Kevin G. Schmidt	...	Henry Baker

Storyline

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children, headed by Eugene Levy

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Plot Keywords:

children | vacation | competition | rival | high school graduation | 

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Taglines:

Same Big Family... Even Bigger Adventure.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some crude humor and mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Fox [Brazil] Fox Home Entertainment [United States] - DVD site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 December 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doce fuera de casa

Filming Locations:

Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$13,579 (Iceland) (13 January 2006)

Gross:

$82,569,532 (USA) (28 April 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 21 Laps Entertainment, Dozen Canada Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In real life, of the two sets of parents (the Bakers and the Murtaughs), only one of the actors (Eugene Levy) has children (a son and a daughter).

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Goofs

Sarina is not wearing shorts in the canoe. When they get to shore, she is wearing shorts.

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Quotes

Lorraine Baker: You know how I feel about camping.
Tom Baker: But, we're staying in a house.
Lorraine Baker: A house with no air conditioning. That makes it camping.

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Connections

Referenced in Cheaper by the Dozen 2: Casting Session (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Michael Finnegan"
Traditional

User Reviews

Funny

I liked the first one better, but this movie was funny in its own right.

I read someone's review before about how its nothing like the book. I haven't read the book, but, I have to say this - In this day and age did you really expect them to keep to the book? Look at all the other movies based on books - Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, for examples - they are as true representations as you get. Everything else

• Ella Enchanted, for example - doesn't resemble the book in any way,

excluding the title and the names of the characters. I've learned not to have high expectations of movies based on books, and until you do, you're always going to be disappointed. You've got to look at the movie for what it is, not for what the book was.