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Cheaper by the Dozen
Promotional poster
Directed by	Shawn Levy
Produced by	Michael Barnathan Robert Simonds
Written by	Craig Titley Sam Harper Joel Cohen Alec Sokolow
Starring	Steve Martin Bonnie Hunt Hilary Duff Piper Perabo Tom Welling Alyson Stoner Ashton Kutcher
Music by	Christophe Beck
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	December 25, 2003 (2003-12-25)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$40 million
Gross revenue	$190,212,113
Followed by	Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American comedy film about a family with twelve children (seven boys and five girls). The film takes its title from the 1948 biography of Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth and their twelve children, but other than the title and the concept of a family with twelve children, the film bears no resemblance to the book. The film was directed by Shawn Levy, who also helped produce the sequel Cheaper by the Dozen 2. It was released on Thursday, December 25, 2003 by 20th Century Fox.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast and crew 3 Reception 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Plot

The Baker family is a happy and large family with 12 children who reside in Midland, Indiana. One day Tom Baker gets an offer for his dream job: Become the coach of the Stallions. Tom returns home with the new job and promotion in the urban, near-north Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois with education advantages and a new vehicle; although Kate approves, his children overhear and object to his proposed actions in a family conference. Even though the children vote about what they would rather do, Tom decides to accept the job and move to the city, many miles away from their current countryside home.

One day, aspiring author Kate receives a call, telling her that her new book is perfect and she should go on a promotion tour, so she makes the decision to leave, and leaves her husband alone with the 12 children. Problems soon erupt, but everything comes to a halt when, after being grounded, the Baker kids sneak out and wreck their friend's birthday party. Kate ends the book tour and returns home, angry at Tom for not telling her that he could not handle it.

The state of the family's condition seriously comes to light after Kate discovers a disturbing note on Mark's bed and Mark has gone missing. The family begins searching, but after calling the police, Tom realizes that Mark's favorite place has always been the Midland house, and frantically makes his way to the railway station. He soon finds Mark, on a train heading towards Midland. They ride the train together to Midland and are greeted by the family at the railway station the next morning. They apologize to each other and Tom decides to quit his football career to find a job which would provide more time for him to spend with his family. While they return to the city and begin to adjust to their new life, Kate's book is published and stays at number one on the bestseller's list for 12 months.

[edit] Cast and crew

• Steve Martin as Tom Baker, the father of the twelve children and husband of Kate Baker
• Bonnie Hunt as Kate Baker, the mother of the twelve children and wife of Tom Baker
• Piper Perabo as Nora Baker, the oldest child of the Bakers
• Tom Welling as Charlie Baker
• Hilary Duff as Lorraine Baker
• Ashton Kutcher as Hank, Nora's ex-boyfriend
• Kevin G. Schmidt as Henry Baker
• Alyson Stoner as Sarah Baker
• Jacob Smith as Jake Baker
• Forrest Landis as Mark Baker
• Morgan York and Liliana Mumy as Kim and Jessica Baker, twin girls
• Blake Woodruff as Mike Baker
• Shane Kinsman and Brent Kinsman as Kyle and Nigel Baker, twin boys
• Richard Jenkins as Shake McGuire, Tom Baker's superior

[edit] Reception

Cheaper By The Dozen has been nominated and won several awards. The following is a list of these:

Result	Type of award	Category	Year
Nominated	Teen Choice Award	Choice movie blush (Hilary Duff) , Choice breakout movie star (male) (Tom Welling), Choice movie liplock	2004
Won	Young artist award	Best Ensemble Cast	2004
Nominated	Young artist award	Best performance in feature film (Alyson Stoner and Forrest Landis)	2004[1]

Critical reception of the film was generally mixed to negative, only receiving a score of 23% on Rotten Tomatoes.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Archive of Official Website
• Cheaper by the Dozen at the Internet Movie Database
• Cheaper by the Dozen at Rotten Tomatoes
• Cheaper by the Dozen at Allmovie
• Movie stills

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