After her sister and brother-in-law die in a car accident, a young woman becomes the guardian of their three children.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kate Hudson | ... | Helen Harris | |
| John Corbett | ... | Pastor Dan Parker | |
| Joan Cusack | ... | Jenny Portman | |
| Hayden Panettiere | ... | Audrey Davis | |
| Spencer Breslin | ... | Henry Davis | |
| Abigail Breslin | ... | Sarah Davis | |
| Helen Mirren | ... | Dominique | |
| Sakina Jaffrey | ... | Nilma Prasad | |
| Kevin Kilner | ... | Ed Portman | |
| Felicity Huffman | ... | Lindsay Davis | |
| Sean O'Bryan | ... | Paul Davis | |
| Amber Valletta | ... | Martina | |
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Ethan Browne | ... | Devon |
| Michael Esparza | ... | BZ | |
| Katie Carr | ... | Caitlin | |
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Helen Harris is living the life she's always dreamed of: her career at a top modeling agency is on the rise; she spends her days at fashion shows and her nights at the city's hottest clubs. But her carefree lifestyle comes to a screeching halt when one phone call changes everything. Helen soon finds herself responsible for her sister's children: 15-year-old Audrey, 10-year-old Henry, and 5-year-old Sarah. No one doubts that Helen is the coolest aunt in New York, but what does this glamour girl know about raising kids? The fun begins as Helen goes through the transformation from super-hip to super-mom, but she quickly finds that dancing at 3a.m. doesn't mix with getting kids to school on time--advice that Helen's older sister, Jenny, is only too quick to dish out. Along the way, Helen finds support in the most unusual place--with Dan Parker, the handsome young pastor and principal of the kids' new school--and realizes the choice she has to make is between the life she's always loved ... Written by Sujit R. Varma
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Rated PG-13 for thematic issues involving teens | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
28 May 2004 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$50,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$14,239,252, 30 May 2004, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$37,486,138, 5 September 2004Company Credits
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Club Doorman: What we got here; 1,2,3,4 - 4 beautiful ladies. Come on. Cesar let them in. Nice. Not you, too random.
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Written by Fefe Dobson and Jay Levine
Produced by Jay Levine
Performed by Fefe Dobson
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
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In both this movie and in the TV series Heroes (2006), Hayden Panettiere and Katie Carr portray niece and girl friend respectively, to one of the main characters (Helen here, and Peter in Heroes). In both cases Carr plays a character named Caitlin. See more »Goofs
At the fashion show, Paris Hilton is seen arriving and sitting down in the section of seats next to where Helen and the kids are. Later, when Sarah sees Paris's dog, she is sitting across the catwalk. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Club Doorman: What we got here; 1,2,3,4 - 4 beautiful ladies. Come on. Cesar let them in. Nice. Not you, too random.
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Crazy Credits
On the first half of the end credits, Helen and Dan were on a Zamboni in the dark. See more »Connections
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If You Walk AwayWritten by Fefe Dobson and Jay Levine
Produced by Jay Levine
Performed by Fefe Dobson
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
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This is an atrocious piece of formulaic Hollywood cinema that insults the intelligence and sophistication of everyone.
There are no laughs in it whatsoever and nothing believable about the story, characters, etc.
You don't care about the characters at all..no development at all..in fact I still can't remember who actually was supposed to have died after the embarrassing 'Devo dance / bonding scene' that's supposed to endear you to the character who is dead 5 minutes later. I kept asking myself "Who died?"
I got up and left this turkey about an hour into it.