Cheaper By The Dozen - Cheaper by the Dozen

Comedy, Familie

Steve Martin	Tom Baker
Bonnie Hunt	Mary Baker
Alyson Stoner	Sarah Baker
Piper Perabo	Nora Baker
Tom Welling	Charlie Baker
Hilary Duff	Lorraine Baker
Jacob Smith	Jake Baker
Blake Woodruff	Mike Baker
Morgan York	Kim Baker
Shane Kinsman	Nigel Baker
Ashton Kutcher
Brent Kinsman	Nigel Baker
Kevin Schmidt	Henry Baker
Liliana Mumy	Jessica Baker
Forrest Landis	Mark Baker
Paula Marshall	Tina Shenk

Director	Shawn Levy
Producer	Michael Barnathan; Ben Myron; Robert Simonds
Writer	Joel Cohen; Sam Harper
Cinematography	Jonathan Brown
Musician	Christophe Beck

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt corral a wild herd of rampaging children in Cheaper by the Dozen, an enjoyable family flick. When Kate Baker (Hunt, Jerry Maguire) gets a book deal for her chronicle of their abundant family life, she also gets drawn into a book tour--leaving Tom (Martin, Bringing Down the House, The Jerk) to run the house and cope with his new, high-pressure job as a football coach. Naturally, chaos erupts, bringing the family to the brink of meltdown. Cheaper by the Dozen is not a great movie or an important movie or even a surprising movie, but it is a warm-hearted crowd-pleaser. The Bakers' family life is a bit idealized and antiseptic, but anyone looking for an escape from their own less-ideal family lives won't mind. Also featuring Tom Welling, Hilary Duff, Piper Perabo, and an uncredited Ashton Kutcher. --Bret Fetzer