Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American comedy-drama film about a family of fourteen, including the parents. It features a family of twelve children (seven boys and five girls). The screenplay was written by Craig Titley (screen story), Sam Harper, Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow; the title was borrowed from the biography Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth, but other than the title and the concept, the film bears no resemblance to the book. The film is directed by Shawn Levy who helped produce the sequel Cheaper by the Dozen 2.

Synopsis

When Tom Baker (Steve Martin) gets his dream job at his alma mater as the football coach, it means that the family will need to move from the country to the city, (Evanston, Illinois.) The kids are very displeased. His wife, Kate, (Bonnie Hunt) achieves her dream of having her book, Cheaper by the Dozen, published, so she goes on a book tour, leaving Tom alone for an two weeks with the kids.

Cast

• Steve Martin as Tom Baker
• Bonnie Hunt as Kate Baker

1. Piper Perabo as Nora Baker
2. Tom Welling as Charlie Baker
3. Hilary Duff as Lorraine Baker
4. Kevin Schmidt as Henry Baker
5. Alyson Stoner as Sarah Baker
6. Jacob Smith as Jake Baker
7. Forrest Landis as Mark Baker
8. Liliana Mumy as Jessica Baker
9. Morgan York as Kim Baker
10. Blake Woodruff as Mike Baker
11. Brent Kinsman as Nigel Baker
12. Shane Kinsman as Kyle Baker

• Ashton Kutcher as Hank, Nora's boyfriend
• Richard Jenkins as Shake, Tom's old best friend and head of the athletic department at their alma mater.

DVD Chapters

1. Twelve Is Our Number (Main Titles)
2. Managing Chaos
3. Breakfast with Beans
4. Shake's Offer
5. We're Not Moving!
6. Moving Day
7. A New Home
8. The Neighbors
9. Day 14 On The Alien Planet
10. Kate's Big News
11. Help from Nora
12. Heads Up, Hank
13. Funny, But Wrong
14. First Day of School
15. Dad in Charge
16. Looking for Backup
17. Missing Midland
18. Coaching Two Teams
19. Panic at the Party
20. The Tour's Over
21. Charlie's Choice
22. An Ultimatum
23. One Big, Happy Family
24. Looking for Mark
25. A Different Dream
26. We Love the Coach
27. Twelve Is Still Our Number
28. End Titles

Trivia & Goofs

• The boom microphone dips into the shot multiple times during the film.

• Liliana Mumy (Jessica Baker) and Morgan York (Kim Baker) in real life are a year apart but are fraternal twins in the movie.

• Brent and Shane Kinsman (Nigel and Kyle Baker) are really twins, not just look- alikes.

• In the outtakes, when Charlie and Kate are cleaning up the fallen chandelier, Tom Welling grabs Bonnie Hunt, twirls her around and pretends to kiss her.

• In the "vote to move", the vote was 8 No's 3 Yes's and 3 Maybes but all added together it was 14 not 12 (Possible Explanation: Two of the "Yes" votes belonged to the parents and the remaining "Yes" vote was that of Nora's)

• In the scene when Mark is re-united with his family he goes to hug his mother. When he does her glasses fall off. You will then notice that they are back on her head a second later.

• For a brief moment, Kate Baker's book can be seen. Her full name is revealed to be 'Kate Gilbreth Baker'. The Gilbreth's were the couple to write the book Cheaper by the Dozen

External links

2003 films | Comedy-drama films | American films | English-language films | 20th Century Fox films

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