| | | Growing pains? They've got twelve of them!
Features: DVD, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Actor Commentary, Featurette, French, Spanish, Dubbed, English, Subtitled
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!
"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 Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; Spanish, French Dolby Surround | | Scene Selection | | Interactive Menus | | Director's Viewfinder: Creating A Fictional Family Featurette | | Inside Look: Garfield Trailer A & Content | | 6 Deleted Scenes | | Includes both Widescreen and Full Screen Versions | | Director Commentary | | Actor Commentary |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 8/31/2004 |
| Running Time: 98 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 2221608 | | UPC: 00024543116080 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen/Standard 1.85:1/4:3 |
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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 - 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 - Roger Ebert
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