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, Genre : Adventure, Comedy, Family; I thought this movie was fun. The father also makes terrible mistakes and appears to be a very naive and oblivious father. It gave us a few laughs, but the first movie (Cheaper By The Dozen) was overall better (though that one wasn't the … Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. While she's away promoting the book, Tom has a hard time keeping the house in order while at the same time coaching his football team, as the once happy family starts falling apart. View production, box office, & company info.
But their dream vacation turns into an outrageous competition with the overachieving, overzealous family of Tom's long-time rival, Jimmy Murtaugh. Meanwhile, his wife also gets her dream of getting her book published.
As his wife, Lillian, Myrna Loy, who had graduated from being 'Nora Charles' in the "Thin Man" series, to being Hollywood's favorite wife/mom, shared Bonnie Hunt's sweetness, sense of organization, and dry humor, but lacked a sexual chemistry with Webb that would have actually produced twelve children (perhaps because of the less 'permissive' time the film was made, or perhaps because of Webb's screen persona). Jeanne Crain, one of 20th Century Fox's favorite ingénues for over six years, had a large fan base, which the studio capitalized on (She was actually second-billed in the film, behind Webb).
Ultimately, the film makers erred, I believe, in using the title of the earlier film, but not in the approach of making a 'family-friendly' comedy about a household of massive proportions.With Steve Martin, who has become Hollywood's quintessential 'Dad', as a loving, unconventional father/football coach given an opportunity to head his alma mater's team, he displays the same kind of sensitivity that made PARENTHOOD such a wonderful film. CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN does have its strong emotional beats, but mostly the story is played for hijinks. Check out our gallery of Emmy nominees in the leading and supporting acting categories in real life and in character. Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Tom Baker and his wife, Kate, bring their clan together for a memorable summer getaway. Bonnie Hunt, as his wife, is completely believable as a successful author who could handle her large family and still-frisky husband equally well. The Bakers, while on vacation, find themselves competing with a rival family of eight children.
An overworked mother and her daughter do not get along. With his wife doing a book tour, a father of twelve must handle a new job and his unstable brood. Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, later discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together. Enjoy a rich lineup of TV shows and movies included with your Prime membership. An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has an 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship. (E.g., the family encourages their 11-yr-old to date!!). Was this review helpful to you?
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