Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Adam Shankman

Writers (WGA):

Sam Harper (written by)
Craig Titley (characters)

Release Date:

21 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

This Christmas, you better watch out!

Plot:

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 |

Plot Keywords:

Rival | Children | Competition | Vacation | Family Relationships

Awards:

4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 11

1:00 PM

FX

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Moins cher la douzaine 2 (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some crude humor and mild language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Brazil:Livre | USA:PG (certificate #42232) | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | France:U | Malaysia:U | Australia:G (re-rating on appeal) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:All

Filming Locations:

Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

A poster of Napoleon Dynamite (2004) is seen in the background when Tom (Steve Martin) enters the theater.

Goofs:

Continuity: Sarina's drink swaps hands as she sits down at the table on the decking.

Quotes:

Nora Baker-McNulty: You get Lorraine and ill pee in the back

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Jaws (1975)

Soundtrack:

Sunday Morning (Acoustic Version)

A hilarious movie

As a teenage girl, and a fan of the first movie, I found the sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen to be above my expectations. Usually, movie sequels are a disappointment, I have found, as was with Shrek 2, for example, but I found that Cheaper by the Dozen 2 was hilarious and a really good movie outlining the importance of family and family values. Yes, it was slightly predictable, as these movies often are, but I found that was strongly over-ridden by the comedy and 'slap-stick' that happened throughout the film to make it so entertaining. All the family had matured since that first film and it was interesting to see what the children had grown up to be like, and how much they had changed since the first film. I recommend this movie to fans of the first film, or anyone who just wants to see a light-hearted, 'feel-good' and all-over great movie.