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Cheaper by the Dozen 2
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Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a 2005 comedy film directed by Adam Shankman and written by Sam Harper, based on Cheaper by the Dozen, which it follows. Produced by Shawn Levy for 20th Century Studios, it stars Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt, and Tom Welling, with a score by John Debney. Filmed in Toronto and Hamilton and set partly in Chicago, the film follows the Baker family on a vacation competing against a rival family of eight children. It carried a budget of $60,000,000 against revenue of $129,181,830. The film runs 94 minutes.
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It is catalogued under topics including 2000s pregnancy films, 2005 American films and 2005 comedy films.
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6.2The Baker family, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.
Cast
- Steve Martin as Tom Baker
- Eugene Levy as Jimmy Murtaugh
- Bonnie Hunt as Kate Baker
- Tom Welling as Charlie Baker
- Piper Perabo as Nora Baker-McNulty
- Hilary Duff as Lorraine Baker
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- lake
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- holiday
- competition
- forbidden love
- big family
- father
- family relationships
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Adam Shankman
- Written by
- Sam Harper
- Based on
- Characters, by Craig Titley , Cheaper by the Dozen (1948 book), Belles on Their Toes , by Ernestine Gilbreth Carey , Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr.
- Produced by
- Shawn Levy Ben Myron
- Starring
- Steve Martin Eugene Levy Bonnie Hunt Tom Welling Piper Perabo Hilary Duff
- Cinematography
- Peter James
- Edited by
- Matthew Cassel Christopher Greenbury
- Music by
- John Debney
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox 21 Laps Entertainment
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- December 21, 2005 ( 2005-12-21 )
- Running time
- 94 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $60 million
- Box office
- $135 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Follows
- Cheaper by the Dozen
- Main subject
- human pregnancy
- Director
- Adam Shankman
- Screenwriter
- Sam Harper
- Cast member
- Adam Shankman
- Composer
- John Debney
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Hamilton
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 662001
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.cheaperbythedozen2movie.com
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- publication date
- 2006-02-23
- title
- Cheaper by the Dozen 2
- distributed by
- Disney+
- review score
- 34/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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Encyclopedic overview
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a 2005 American family comedy film directed by Adam Shankman. It is the sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and stars Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, and Hilary Duff with Kevin G. Schmidt, Alyson Stoner, Jacob Smith, Forrest Landis, Liliana Mumy, Morgan York, Blake Woodruff, and Brent and Shane Kinsman reprising their roles as members of the 12-child Baker family, alongside Eugene Levy, Carmen Electra, Shawn Roberts, Jaime King, Robbie Amell, Taylor Lautner, and Jonathan Bennett as new characters. It tells the story of the Baker family as they go on a vacation and contend with a rival family, the Murtaughs.
The film was released in the United States by 20th Century Fox on December 21, 2005. It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $135 million worldwide against a $60 million budget.
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