Cheaper by the Dozen 2
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| Directed by | Adam Shankman |
| Produced by |
Shawn Levy Ben Myron |
| Written by | Sam Harper |
| Based on | Characters by Craig Titley Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Emestine Gilbreth Carey |
| Starring |
Steve Martin Eugene Levy Bonnie Hunt Tom Welling Piper Perabo Hilary Duff Carmen Electra |
| Music by | John Debney |
| Cinematography | Peter James |
| Edited by |
Matthew Cassel Christopher Greenbury |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Release date
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December 21, 2005 |
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Running time
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $129.1 million |
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a 2005 American comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox. It is the sequel to the family comedy film Cheaper by the Dozen (2003). Shawn Levy, the director of the first film, did not return as director for this sequel, which was instead directed by Adam Shankman (The Pacifier). Levy was a producer of the film and made an appearance as a hospital intern in the movie. Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, Piper Perabo, Alyson Stoner, and Tom Welling reprise their roles as members of the twelve-child Baker family. Eugene Levy co-stars as the patriarch of a rival family of eight children. Carmen Electra portrays Levy's wife.
The film was shot in Toronto and Eugene Levy's hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and on Stoney Lake in Burleigh Falls, Ontario.
Two years after Tom Baker resigned from his head coaching position, the Baker family begins to undergo many changes, beginning with Lorraine and her desire to study in New York. Their oldest daughter Nora is now married to Bud McNulty and is expecting their first child. They intend to move to Houston because of Bud's new job promotion.
Feeling the family is breaking apart as the children grow up and move away, Tom persuades the entire family to take one last family vacation all together at Lake Winnetka. Tom's old rival Jimmy Murtaugh and his large family (with "only" eight kids) are also there for the summer. Jimmy constantly flaunts his wealth and success to Tom, as well as the accomplishments of his children, often suggesting to Tom that the Baker children are less successful because of Tom's parenting style. The Baker kids get into many incidents, several of which are accidental: Mark Baker, along with Kenny Murtaugh, crashes into a tennis court with a golf cart; Sarah Baker is caught shoplifting in a gift shop, and Mark accidentally sets off a backpack of fireworks, causing widespread panic, especially when the backpack is thrown into a boat, igniting its engine and causing it to explode.
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