College sweethearts Tom (Steve Martin) and Kate (Bonnie Hunt) both dreamed of having both fulfilling careers and a huge family. But after they had a few kids, Kate gave up her career as a sportswriter, Tom abandoned his hope of becoming the coach of their alma mater's football team, and they moved their brood from the city to the country. Now, after 12 children and a happy life in rural Illinois, Tom has been offered the chance to live his dream and coach the Stallions. No sooner does the family pack up and move to Chicago to pursue Tom's dream job than Kate's ship comes in as well: a publisher has picked up her manuscript based on her experiences raising 12 children. Of course, there's a hitch. Kate has to go to New York for a few days, leaving Tom as the primary caregiver for his clan. Can Tom hold it together with his kids--who didn't want to move in the first place--pulling him one way and the university pulling him the other? Shawn Levy directs this likable update of the 1950 film of the same title, which was based on a true (and very different) story.
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 2003
UMD Features:
Note: This release is in the UMD format for Sony PSP players only.
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
(unspecified) - English
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: "Frogs and Eggs"
Deleted Scenes (2)
Alternate Scenes: Extended Scenes (2)
Audio Commentary: Shawn Levy - Director
Trailers:
1. NAPOLEON DYNAMITE
2. ROBOTS
Stars
Bonnie Hunt: American actress, BEETHOVEN
Steve Martin: American actor/comedian/director/writer
Tom Welling: Actor
Piper Perabo: Actress
Hilary Duff:
Kevin Schmidt: Actor, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (2003)
Jacob Smith: Actor, HANSEL & GRETEL (2002)
Alyson Stoner: Actor, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (2003)
Morgan York: Actor, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (2003)
Liliana Mumy: Actor, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (2003)
Forrest Landis: Actor, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (2003)
Blake Woodruff: Actor, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (2003)
Brent Kinsman: Actor, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (2003)
Shane Kinsman: Actor, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (2003)
Ashton Kutcher: Actor
Director
Shawn Levy: American director, BIG FAT LIAR/NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
Producer
Robert Simonds: Producer/Upm
Michael Barnathan: Producer
Ben Myron: Producer, THE MOD SQUAD/CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2
Screenwriter
Sam Harper: Screenwriter, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR/CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN
Joel Cohen: Screenwriter/"Toy Story"
Alec Sokolow: Screenwriter
Composer
Christophe Beck:
Source Writer
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey: Author, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (2003)
Source Writer
Frank Buker Gilbreth, Jr.: Author, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (2003)
Story
Craig Titley: Screenwriter, SEE SPOT RUN (2001)
Director of Photography
Jonathan Brown: Director of Photography, BIG FAT LIAR (2002)
Review 1:
"[A] sprightly, updated remake."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.59 01/09/2004
Review 2:
"[T]he movie is lighthearted fun, providing little character bits for all of the family members."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.47 12/24/2003