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Comedy superstar Steve Martin and TV/film favorite Bonnie Hunt couldn't be more likeable in this hilarious tale of two loving parents trying to manage careers and a household--amid the chaos of raising twelve rambunctious kids.With a crowd-pleasing supporting cast, including rising young stars Hilary Duff, Tom Welling and Piper Perabo, this heartwarming hit comedy delivers super-sized fun and laughs by the dozen!  What is UMDTM?
UMD, Universal Media Disc, is a brand-new and groundbreaking optical storage medium, designed for the high speed and efficient delivery of digital entertainment content that can store up to 1.8 GB of digital data on a 60mm disc -- or an entire feature film on a single UMD video. All UMD DVDs are produced in Widescreen and encoded using advanced AVC compression. UMD for PSP will play on the new PlayStation Portable handheld entertainment system.
Specifications
Diameter: 60 mmMaximum Capacity: 1.8GB (Single-sided, dual layer)Laser wavelength: 660nm (Red laser)
"Two thumbs up!" Ebert & Roeper
"Hilarious Chaos and Heartwarming Fun!" Jeanne Wolf's Hollywood
"Out of a possible 10, it gets a 12!" Joel Siegal, Good Morning America
Editor's Note
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.
| Features | Audio: English, Spanish, French Dolby Digital Stereo | | DVD Quality Picture | | Full Length Movie | | Interactive Menus | | Subtitles: English | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Fox Home Entertainment |
| Release Date: 4/4/2006 |
| Running Time: 106 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 2231799 | | UPC: 00024543217992 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.78:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Bonnie Hunt | | Piper Perabo | | Steve Martin | | Tom Welling | | Christophe Beck, et. al. - Original Music By | | Frank Gilbreth, Jr., at. al. - Based On Novel By | | George Folsey, Jr., et. al. - Editor | | Jonathan Brown - Cinematographer | | Michael Barnathan, et. al. - Producer | | Nina Ruscio - Production Designer | | Sam Harper, et. al. - Screenplay | | Shawn Levy - Director |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"[A] sprightly, updated remake." 01/09/2004 p.59Chicago Sun-Times
"[T]he movie is lighthearted fun, providing little character bits for all of the family members." 12/24/2003 p.47 Entertainment Weekly 8 of 10
Martin and Hunt are exactly the right lively but not sticky authority figures to keep the house (and the comedy pace) bouncing. - Lisa Schwarzbaum
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
Hey, I liked Cheaper by the Dozen. These actors are skilled at being nice. It's just that the movie settles when it ought to push. Consider the Bonnie Hunt character. Here she's reasonable, exasperated, and loves that lunk of a husband. But compare her work here with what she did in Stolen Summer (you remember, that 2002 "Project Greenlight" movie I recommended, but you ignored my review and went to see Sorority Boys instead). In that one she was the mother of a large Irish Catholic family in Chicago, where she had edge and sass and was not afraid to smack a potty-mouth up alongside the head. - Roger Ebert
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