Cheaper by the Dozen Page #3

Synopsis: The Bakers, a family of 14, move from small-town Illinois to the big city after Tom Baker gets his dream job to coach his alma mater's football team. Meanwhile, his wife also gets her dream of getting her book published. While she's away promoting the book, Tom has a hard time keeping the house in order while at the same time coaching his football team, as the once happy family starts falling apart.
Genre: Comedy, Family
Director(s): Shawn Levy
Production: 20th Century Fox
  2 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
46
Rotten Tomatoes:
24%
PG
Year:
2003
98 min
$138,507,634
Website
3,500 Views


- That's good! That's good!

That's what I'm talkin' about.

Way to go, Marcus.

- Way to go, boys.!

- Nice passes.

- Right here.

- Nice job!

Man, you're gettin'

old and ugly.

Shake.

Hey.

Hey, what are you

doin' here?

What, are you still too busy bein' the

pansy house-husband to read the newspapers?

That coach was 5-3.

That's doesn't cut it.

I'm trying to grow a program.

Hey, guys. Remember Shake?

We played college ball together.

Yeah, the hot dog.

Mom said it first.

We're having

adult time here, boys.

No idea what that means.

Well, it's this crazy thing

where grown-ups...

actually get to have a conversation

without being interrupted by kids.

- Sounds wicked boring.

- It is.

So why don't you run along?

Mom's right.

He is a wiener.

Sorry about that. Kate likes you.

It's just that,you know...

she had to have the biggest

stud on the team.

So she, uh, chose

the third-string receiver...

and got all this.

Yeah.

So, are you gonna

tell me why you're here?

Lincoln's a winning machine.

You think you can make

our old team a champion again?

- You mean coach?

- Coach.

Tom, what is it? Just tell me.

- Just-

- Okay. Wait.

Dad's covering with the machines.

- To the chute!

- Go, go, go!

My, this is big.

Shake Maguire wants me

to coach the Stallions.

- Get out!

- He offered me...

a fat five-year contract, housing

allowance, moving expenses.

Kate, we can finally get new furniture.

We can get a new car.

And get this. University employees

can send their kids to school for free.

Wow.

Oh. I don't know, honey.

A Division I coaching job...

that's a lot of pressure

and a lot more hours.

Yeah, but with all the kids in school next

year, we could handle more job pressure.

Yeah, but, honey, Midland is our home.

I mean, the kids' lives are here.

Midland has been great

for raising our kids...

but I never expected 'em

to sacrifice the way that I did.

You loved your childhood.

Yeah.

Except for this part-

the raggedy, hand-me-down part.

The Stallions head coach.

It's your dream job,

isn't it, honey?

I want this one, Kate.

Let's talk to the kids.

How do you think

they'll handle it?

We're gonna move!

Okay, everybody,

you know the drill.

On "three,"

you give me a big "cheese. "

Jake, do you have

to wear black?

Black works, Mom. Jesus, like,

has his funeral on Christmas.

- He died on Easter, Barbie.

- Whatever.

He was resurrected

on Easter, moron.

- Be quiet.

- Don't touch me.!

- Hey, hey, hey!

What's all the fighting about?

Exactly when did you plan

on telling us about moving?

- I'm not moving!

- Yeah, because I'm not moving, all right?

- I'm not moving.

- Charlie, Evanston is only four hours away.

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