Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)

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.

Director:

Raja Gosnell

Writers:

Ron Burch (screenplay), David Kidd (screenplay)

Stars:

Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, Jerry O'Connell

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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)

Storyline

Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and salutes. The kids long for a permanent home. Helen North is a free spirit, a designer whose ten children live in loving chaos, with occasional group hugs. Helen and Frank, high school sweethearts, reconnect at a reunion, and it's love at first re-sighting. They marry on the spot. Then the problems start as two sets of kids, the free spirits and the disciplined preppies, must live together. The warring factions agree to work together to end the marriage.

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Plot Keywords:

blended family | family relationships | stepfamily | large family | marriage | 

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Taglines:

Rock The House!

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild crude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Gaumont Columbia Tristar [France] MGM [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Yours, Mine and Ours

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,461,108, 27 November 2005

Gross USA:

$53,412,862, 16 February 2006

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$72,028,752

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM),Nickelodeon Movies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

In the party scene, they play the second verse of the song ("Bring 'em Out" by Hawk Nelson) before the first verse.

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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.

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Connections

Referenced in Psych: No Country for Two Old Men (2013)

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Soundtracks

Jerk It Out
Written by Joakim Åhlund
Performed by Caesars
Courtesy of Astralwerks
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

"Yours, Mine and Ours," but not much for the moviegoer

My 11-year-old daughter loved "Yours, Mine and Ours." Of course, my daughter loves all movies, including the one from earlier this year about the talking zebra. On the way out from "Yours, Mine and Ours," she commented, "That was a great movie, wasn't it, Dad?"

"Yeah, it was great," I lied.

This is a cold, often times mean-spirited movie involving scheming children hell-bent on destroying their parents' marriage. As plans are set in motion, the once loving relationship between the unsuspecting Quaid and Russo quickly deteriorates into heated arguments, hurt feelings and tearful nights. Charming stuff.

There are very few laughs in this movie. Ten minutes of 18 kids doing their best to destroy their fixer-up lighthouse home was enjoyable. But as 10 minutes turned into 60 minutes of the same — food fights, flying paint and spewing vomit — I couldn't wait for this mess to come to an end.

No substance, no warmth, no charm. "Yours, Mine and Ours" should have been about family fun. Well, at least my daughter liked it.