Based on a film from 1968 (that starred Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda), this is a family comedy about two large families who come together to create total chaos. Helen (Renee Russo) is the free-spirited mother of ten, including six adopted children. Meanwhile, Admiral Frank Beardsley (Dennis Quaid) has eight well-trained .. Read more
| Starring | Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, Linda Hunt, Danielle Panabaker |
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| Director | Raja Gosnell |
| Genres | Comedy, Family |
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A remake of the 1968 Lucille Ball/Henry Fonda film of the same name, this lacklustre comedy retains its dated set-up to... read more on Time Out
Mr. Quaid and Ms. Russo comfortably hold their own amid the madness...
Every one enjoyed this entertaining film, almost like cheaper by the dozen.
very predictable and boring- nothing new-children enjoyed it however
I rented this film because I had fond memories of the original Lucille Ball /Henry Fonda version from the 60's.The plot is based on a true story of a large blended family. This version--I'm burping bile just thinking about the obnoxious spectacle I've just witnessed--is the modern, trendy take on the original. The first warning siren went off when the original story line is tortured into a politically correct format--we now have a guy with 8 kids, and a woman with some natural kids and a bunch of multi-racial orphans. I was squirming when the approximately 7 year old gay oriental fashion designer orphan was hamming it up. In this version, we have Dennis Quaid as the dad--brother Randy would have been more suited to this mess--I guess Dennis needed the paycheck--parts like this have the whiff of extreme career decay about them. Rene Russo plays the idiotic mother--blechh! A new housekeeper character is introduced--she's an alcoholic midget played by Linda Hunt. Throw in a pot-bellied pig--the producers must have rented it for a week and were determined to get full value--I felt sorry for the pig! The family moves into a delapidated light house in Connecticut which would probably cost about $4 million in real life. Oh yes--truly puke-tastic scenes of little kids falling out of high windows. The whole thing is a nauseating mess--it's so assinine that even 5 year olds would be too sophisticated for it!!
I rented this film because I had fond memories of the original Lucille Ball /Henry Fonda version from the 60's.The plot is based on a true story of a large blended family. This version--I'm burping bile just thinking about the obnoxious spectacle I've just witnessed--is the modern, trendy take on the original. The first warning siren went off when the original story line is tortured into a politically correct format--we now have a guy with 8 kids, and a woman with some natural kids and a bunch of multi-racial orphans. I was squirming when the approximately 7 year old gay oriental fashion designer orphan was hamming it up. In this version, we have Dennis Quaid as the dad--brother Randy would have been more suited to this mess--I guess Dennis needed the paycheck--parts like this have the whiff of extreme career decay about them. Rene Russo plays the idiotic mother--blechh! A new housekeeper character is introduced--she's an alcoholic midget played by Linda Hunt. Throw in a pot-bellied pig--the producers must have rented it for a week and were determined to get full value--I felt sorry for the pig! The family moves into a delapidated light house in Connecticut which would probably cost about $4 million in real life. Oh yes--truly puke-tastic scenes of little kids falling out of high windows. The whole thing is a nauseating mess--it's so assinine that even 5 year olds would be too sophisticated for it!!
Funny film about 2 large families of 8+ kids get together by their parents marrying. The kids pitch a vengence to split up their parents until finally they realise they get on very well together & school is easier against bullying as their brothers & sisters all stand up for each other . Then its too late they have already split up their parents!! What will they do? has drake & carly in , out of drake & Josh. Good family film
Every one enjoyed this entertaining film, almost like cheaper by the dozen.
very predictable and boring- nothing new-children enjoyed it however
I rented this film because I had fond memories of the original Lucille Ball /Henry Fonda version from the 60's.The plot is based on a true story of a large blended family. This version--I'm burping bile just thinking about the obnoxious spectacle I've just witnessed--is the modern, trendy take on the original. The first warning siren went off when the original story line is tortured into a politically correct format--we now have a guy with 8 kids, and a woman with some natural kids and a bunch of multi-racial orphans. I was squirming when the approximately 7 year old gay oriental fashion designer orphan was hamming it up. In this version, we have Dennis Quaid as the dad--brother Randy would have been more suited to this mess--I guess Dennis needed the paycheck--parts like this have the whiff of extreme career decay about them. Rene Russo plays the idiotic mother--blechh! A new housekeeper character is introduced--she's an alcoholic midget played by Linda Hunt. Throw in a pot-bellied pig--the producers must have rented it for a week and were determined to get full value--I felt sorry for the pig! The family moves into a delapidated light house in Connecticut which would probably cost about $4 million in real life. Oh yes--truly puke-tastic scenes of little kids falling out of high windows. The whole thing is a nauseating mess--it's so assinine that even 5 year olds would be too sophisticated for it!!
Funny film about 2 large families of 8+ kids get together by their parents marrying. The kids pitch a vengence to split up their parents until finally they realise they get on very well together & school is easier against bullying as their brothers & sisters all stand up for each other . Then its too late they have already split up their parents!! What will they do? has drake & carly in , out of drake & Josh. Good family film
excellent and very funny film, plenty of laughs and sentiment thrown in. very enjoyable and even brought a tear to my eye at the end.
A good all round entertaining film for the whole family
The whole family enjoyed this one, typical over the top kids laughs and gags, but whatever still fun
THE WHOLE FAMILY ENJOYED CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, BUT THIS WAS A BIT MORE CHEESY. THE KIDS ENJOYED IT THOUGH.
Good Friday night 'need to laugh' movie. Get in a cheap bottle of wine & cheap choccies, a nice cosy rug and some low lighting, settle down and enjoy!!
Film is ok my daughter loved it, I saw a trailer and thought must watch this, it wasn't as funny as the trailer, had some good scenes in, Kids will love it.
A remake of the 1968 Lucille Ball/Henry Fonda film of the same name, this lacklustre comedy retains its dated set-up to... read more on Time Out
Mr. Quaid and Ms. Russo comfortably hold their own amid the madness...