Some movies build their premise around a true story and make it the central focus of their marketing. Ripped-from-the-headlines cinema is a genre all its own, and it has a dedicated fan base waiting for a more dramatic telling of real-life events. Other stories, however, aren’t so clearly connected to reality, leaving viewers wondering if what they watched was mined from the depths of the writer’s mind or taken from a true-to-life inspiration. In the case of 2003’s Cheaper by the Dozen, there’s a bit of both.
‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ was a remake
In 2003, Cheaper by the Dozen hit theaters. The film’s starring cast included comedy dynamo Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, and Piper Perabo.
The film’s comedic charm tackles the challenges of a big family undergoing big changes. When Tom (Martin) and Kate (Hunt) suddenly have to navigate exploding career potential with their 12 children,...
‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ was a remake
In 2003, Cheaper by the Dozen hit theaters. The film’s starring cast included comedy dynamo Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, and Piper Perabo.
The film’s comedic charm tackles the challenges of a big family undergoing big changes. When Tom (Martin) and Kate (Hunt) suddenly have to navigate exploding career potential with their 12 children,...
- 10/1/2023
- by Suse Forrest
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The third incarnation of the venerable story of a blended family of twelve, Cheaper by the Dozen, starring Zach Braff and Gabrielle Union as the heads of house, plays out as predictably as one might expect heading into it, but there is an earnestness to the family dynamic at work that makes the whole business worthwhile once all is said and done.
Adapted from the novel by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, the film tells the tale of a family, the Bakers, as they navigate the waters of their now wildly frenetic life as they try to keep their family business – an all-day breakfast restaurant – running smoothly.
Of course, this is easier said than done as there are numerous obstacles to the family’s enduring happiness, the grandest of which is a move to a sleek, gated community that portends a higher station in life for the...
Adapted from the novel by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, the film tells the tale of a family, the Bakers, as they navigate the waters of their now wildly frenetic life as they try to keep their family business – an all-day breakfast restaurant – running smoothly.
Of course, this is easier said than done as there are numerous obstacles to the family’s enduring happiness, the grandest of which is a move to a sleek, gated community that portends a higher station in life for the...
- 3/19/2022
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
The remake of the 2003 film – itself a remake – follows the Bakers, a mixed family of 12, headed by Zach Braff and Gabrielle Union
It feels very Disney to have Cheaper by the Dozen premiering on the company’s streaming service, Disney+, in 2022. The family film is the remake of a remake – the 2022 version puts a new spin on the 2003 movie of the same name, which updated the 1950 movie based on the the semi-autobiographical novel by siblings Frank Butler Gilbreth Jr and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. It’s also potent nostalgia bait for young millennial parents; the 2003 version, starring Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt as the parents of 12 rowdy children, was a reliable (if tepidly reviewed) family-friendly staple of the 2000s whose brood contained a bevy of millennial-beloved stars – Hilary Duff, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling, Alyson Stoner.
The 2022 version, directed by the Black-ish producer Gail Lerner from a script by the show’s creator,...
It feels very Disney to have Cheaper by the Dozen premiering on the company’s streaming service, Disney+, in 2022. The family film is the remake of a remake – the 2022 version puts a new spin on the 2003 movie of the same name, which updated the 1950 movie based on the the semi-autobiographical novel by siblings Frank Butler Gilbreth Jr and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. It’s also potent nostalgia bait for young millennial parents; the 2003 version, starring Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt as the parents of 12 rowdy children, was a reliable (if tepidly reviewed) family-friendly staple of the 2000s whose brood contained a bevy of millennial-beloved stars – Hilary Duff, Piper Perabo, Tom Welling, Alyson Stoner.
The 2022 version, directed by the Black-ish producer Gail Lerner from a script by the show’s creator,...
- 3/18/2022
- by Adrian Horton
- The Guardian - Film News
What began as an autobiographical lark for a brother and sister scribbling down stories about growing up in a radical family of an unconventional size has turned into the basis for Hollywood’s decades-long obsession with their familial farces. The portrait of charming, controlled chaos within Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey’s novel “Cheaper by the Dozen” has been adapted for the screen twice before, produced during two drastically different eras. Each version retained the name but featured varying outcomes for the characters, with the 1950s iteration featuring a not-so-plucky ending compared to its more current counterpart in 2003. Yet the resonant themes, centered on an unsinkable family’s resilience during trying times, are what tie them together.
In that same vein comes this modernized spin on the timeless tale for Disney Plus. Director Gail Lerner and co-writers Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry and Kenya Barris (who also produces) retrofit...
In that same vein comes this modernized spin on the timeless tale for Disney Plus. Director Gail Lerner and co-writers Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry and Kenya Barris (who also produces) retrofit...
- 3/17/2022
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
Disney has debuted a new trailer for the remake of the family comedy ‘Cheaper By The Dozen.’
The remake of the 2003 Steve Martin comedy, the movie follows the raucous exploits of a blended family of 12, the Bakers, as they navigate a hectic home life while simultaneously managing their family business.
The movie stars Gabrielle Union, Zach Braff, Erika Christensen, Timon Kyle Durrett, Journee Brown, Kylie Rogers, Andre Robinson, Caylee Blosenski, Aryan Simhadri, Leo Abelo Perry, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Christian Cote, Sebastian Cote and Luke Prael.
Directed by Gail Lerner with a screenplay by Kenya Barris & Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry based upon the novel by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Kenya Barris is producing, with Shawn Levy, Gabrielle Union, Brian Dobbins and Donald J. Lee, Jr. serving as executive producers.
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The movie will be available for streaming on Friday,...
The remake of the 2003 Steve Martin comedy, the movie follows the raucous exploits of a blended family of 12, the Bakers, as they navigate a hectic home life while simultaneously managing their family business.
The movie stars Gabrielle Union, Zach Braff, Erika Christensen, Timon Kyle Durrett, Journee Brown, Kylie Rogers, Andre Robinson, Caylee Blosenski, Aryan Simhadri, Leo Abelo Perry, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Christian Cote, Sebastian Cote and Luke Prael.
Directed by Gail Lerner with a screenplay by Kenya Barris & Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry based upon the novel by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Kenya Barris is producing, with Shawn Levy, Gabrielle Union, Brian Dobbins and Donald J. Lee, Jr. serving as executive producers.
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The movie will be available for streaming on Friday,...
- 2/8/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
(Welcome to ...And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.)
If a movie is fit to be rebooted once before, why not one more time? Disney seems to be taking a lesson straight out of the "If it ain't broke..." playbook, reviving "Cheaper by the Dozen" after the last film in the series released in 2005, which itself was a reboot of the 1950 iteration. That film, of course, was based on the original series of novels by writers Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. This...
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If a movie is fit to be rebooted once before, why not one more time? Disney seems to be taking a lesson straight out of the "If it ain't broke..." playbook, reviving "Cheaper by the Dozen" after the last film in the series released in 2005, which itself was a reboot of the 1950 iteration. That film, of course, was based on the original series of novels by writers Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. This...
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- 11/16/2021
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Actor Zach Braff will star in the upcoming remake of the Hollywood comedy hit, Cheaper By The Dozen.
Braff, known for his role of Jd in the TV series Scrubs, will star alongside Gabrielle Union in the film, which revolves around a multiracial family of 12, reports variety.com.
Kenya Barris, best known for creating the TV series Black-ish, has co-written the script and is also set to produce the remake. Gail Lerner, who has previously collaborated with Barris on Black-ish, will direct the film.
Cheaper By The Dozen is expected to debut on the Disney Plus streaming service in 2022.
The original Cheaper By The Dozen had released in 1950, and was based on the autobiographical book by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey.
It was given a new spin in 2003 with a film starring Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt as the parents to the Baker clan. The 2003 film also starred Piper Perabo,...
Braff, known for his role of Jd in the TV series Scrubs, will star alongside Gabrielle Union in the film, which revolves around a multiracial family of 12, reports variety.com.
Kenya Barris, best known for creating the TV series Black-ish, has co-written the script and is also set to produce the remake. Gail Lerner, who has previously collaborated with Barris on Black-ish, will direct the film.
Cheaper By The Dozen is expected to debut on the Disney Plus streaming service in 2022.
The original Cheaper By The Dozen had released in 1950, and was based on the autobiographical book by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey.
It was given a new spin in 2003 with a film starring Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt as the parents to the Baker clan. The 2003 film also starred Piper Perabo,...
- 1/29/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
‘Scrubs’ actor Zach Braff has joined the cast of the Disney+ remake of ‘Cheaper By The Dozen’, which is set for a release in 2022.
Braff will star alongside Gabrielle Union, the latest version will centre on a multiracial, blended family of 12, navigating a hectic home life and their family business.
Gail Lerner will helm the film from ‘Black-ish’ Creator Kenya Barris co-written script. Barris will also produce, Union will executive produce, along with Shawn Levy.
This will be the third incarnation of the film, the first was released back in 1950 and based on the autobiographical book by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. The best-known version came in 2003 with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt as the parents to the huge Baker clan. The cast also included Hilary Duff, Ashton Kutcher and Dax Shepard. The film was so popular it garnered a sequel in 2005.
Also in news – First look...
Braff will star alongside Gabrielle Union, the latest version will centre on a multiracial, blended family of 12, navigating a hectic home life and their family business.
Gail Lerner will helm the film from ‘Black-ish’ Creator Kenya Barris co-written script. Barris will also produce, Union will executive produce, along with Shawn Levy.
This will be the third incarnation of the film, the first was released back in 1950 and based on the autobiographical book by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. The best-known version came in 2003 with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt as the parents to the huge Baker clan. The cast also included Hilary Duff, Ashton Kutcher and Dax Shepard. The film was so popular it garnered a sequel in 2005.
Also in news – First look...
- 1/29/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Zach Braff has been cast in the upcoming Disney Plus remake of “Cheaper by the Dozen.”
He will star alongside Gabrielle Union in the movie, which centers on a multiracial, blended family of 12, navigating a hectic home life and their family business. “Cheaper by the Dozen” will debut on the Disney Plus streaming service sometime in 2022.
Kenya Barris, best known for creating the TV series “Black-ish,” co-wrote the script and will produce “Cheaper by the Dozen.” Gail Lerner, who has previously collaborated with Barris on “Black-ish,” is directing the film. Union will executive produce, along with Shawn Levy.
The original “Cheaper by the Dozen” was released in 1950 and was based on the autobiographical book by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Decades later, 20th Century Fox gave the property another spin in 2003 with a movie starring Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt as the parents to the unusually populous Baker clan.
He will star alongside Gabrielle Union in the movie, which centers on a multiracial, blended family of 12, navigating a hectic home life and their family business. “Cheaper by the Dozen” will debut on the Disney Plus streaming service sometime in 2022.
Kenya Barris, best known for creating the TV series “Black-ish,” co-wrote the script and will produce “Cheaper by the Dozen.” Gail Lerner, who has previously collaborated with Barris on “Black-ish,” is directing the film. Union will executive produce, along with Shawn Levy.
The original “Cheaper by the Dozen” was released in 1950 and was based on the autobiographical book by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Decades later, 20th Century Fox gave the property another spin in 2003 with a movie starring Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt as the parents to the unusually populous Baker clan.
- 1/28/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Opens Dec. 25
Suggested by but otherwise bearing little resemblance to the book and the charming 1950 Clifton Webb-Myrna Loy movie of the same name, Cheaper by the Dozen is a standard-issue family comedy that easily could have been mistaken for a Wonderful World of Disney entry had it not been for the 20th Century Fox logo and the presence of Steve Martin.
With the ever-affable Martin on board, though, it's much easier to market the hand-me-down material to paying audiences who could otherwise view this type of featherweight holiday fare in the comfort of their own TV rooms.
And pay they will -- this Christmas Day arrival is a sure bet in a month that isn't exactly overrun with comedies that have been sufficiently sanitized for families of all ages.
Dispensing with the efficiency expert angle that motivated the original Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey book and the Walter Lang-directed film, the 2003 version presents the 12-child Baker family (Baker's dozen? Hello!) as just your average small-town American, sprawling clan.
But life as they know it is about to change when dad Tom (Martin) has been offered a coaching job at a large Illinois university, while mom, Kate (Bonnie Hunt), receives word from her New York agent that her memoirs, titled Cheaper by the Dozen, are about to be published. (Contrary to what the overworked product placement might otherwise infer, neither owns nor manages a Crate and Barrel.)
The uprooting isn't exactly embraced by the kids, but to complicate the obligatory adjustment to the new neighborhood and schools, Kate is sent on a book tour, leaving poor dad to single-handedly manage the brooding brood while she's rubbing elbows with Regis and Kelly.
Naturally, the inevitable chaos ensues, which has been choreographed with sitcom precision by director Shawn Levy (Just Married, Big Fat Liar), working off a comically uninspired script credited to Sam Harper and Joel Cohen & Alec Sokolow.
Thanks to Martin and Hunt, who both have a seemingly casual flair for mining laughs from even the most generic lines of dialogue, Cheaper by the Dozen works better than it might have in less capable hands, but even they're challenged by some of the picture's forced mood swings.
At least they make a convincing couple, which is more than can be said for a family unit that includes the likes of Tom Smallville Welling, Hilary Lizzie McGuire Duff and Piper Coyote Ugly Perabo, which has a lot more to do with all-inclusive demographics than it does with credible genetics.
Cheaper by the Dozen
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox presents a Robert Simonds production
Credits:
Director: Shawn Levy
Screenwriters: Sam Harper and Joel Cohen & Alec Sokolow
Screen story: Craig Titley
Book by: Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Producers: Robert Simonds, Michael Barnathan, Ben Myron
Director of photography: Jonathan Brown
Production designer: Nina Ruscio
Editor: George Folsey Jr.
Costume designer: Sanja Milkovic Hays
Music: Christophe Beck
Cast:
Tom Baker: Steve Martin
Kate Baker: Bonnie Hunt
Nora Baker: Piper Perabo
Charlie Baker: Tom Welling
Lorraine Baker: Hilary Duff
Henry Baker: Kevin G. Schmidt
Sarah Baker: Alyson Stoner
MPAA rating: PG
Running time: 99 minutes.
Suggested by but otherwise bearing little resemblance to the book and the charming 1950 Clifton Webb-Myrna Loy movie of the same name, Cheaper by the Dozen is a standard-issue family comedy that easily could have been mistaken for a Wonderful World of Disney entry had it not been for the 20th Century Fox logo and the presence of Steve Martin.
With the ever-affable Martin on board, though, it's much easier to market the hand-me-down material to paying audiences who could otherwise view this type of featherweight holiday fare in the comfort of their own TV rooms.
And pay they will -- this Christmas Day arrival is a sure bet in a month that isn't exactly overrun with comedies that have been sufficiently sanitized for families of all ages.
Dispensing with the efficiency expert angle that motivated the original Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey book and the Walter Lang-directed film, the 2003 version presents the 12-child Baker family (Baker's dozen? Hello!) as just your average small-town American, sprawling clan.
But life as they know it is about to change when dad Tom (Martin) has been offered a coaching job at a large Illinois university, while mom, Kate (Bonnie Hunt), receives word from her New York agent that her memoirs, titled Cheaper by the Dozen, are about to be published. (Contrary to what the overworked product placement might otherwise infer, neither owns nor manages a Crate and Barrel.)
The uprooting isn't exactly embraced by the kids, but to complicate the obligatory adjustment to the new neighborhood and schools, Kate is sent on a book tour, leaving poor dad to single-handedly manage the brooding brood while she's rubbing elbows with Regis and Kelly.
Naturally, the inevitable chaos ensues, which has been choreographed with sitcom precision by director Shawn Levy (Just Married, Big Fat Liar), working off a comically uninspired script credited to Sam Harper and Joel Cohen & Alec Sokolow.
Thanks to Martin and Hunt, who both have a seemingly casual flair for mining laughs from even the most generic lines of dialogue, Cheaper by the Dozen works better than it might have in less capable hands, but even they're challenged by some of the picture's forced mood swings.
At least they make a convincing couple, which is more than can be said for a family unit that includes the likes of Tom Smallville Welling, Hilary Lizzie McGuire Duff and Piper Coyote Ugly Perabo, which has a lot more to do with all-inclusive demographics than it does with credible genetics.
Cheaper by the Dozen
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox presents a Robert Simonds production
Credits:
Director: Shawn Levy
Screenwriters: Sam Harper and Joel Cohen & Alec Sokolow
Screen story: Craig Titley
Book by: Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Producers: Robert Simonds, Michael Barnathan, Ben Myron
Director of photography: Jonathan Brown
Production designer: Nina Ruscio
Editor: George Folsey Jr.
Costume designer: Sanja Milkovic Hays
Music: Christophe Beck
Cast:
Tom Baker: Steve Martin
Kate Baker: Bonnie Hunt
Nora Baker: Piper Perabo
Charlie Baker: Tom Welling
Lorraine Baker: Hilary Duff
Henry Baker: Kevin G. Schmidt
Sarah Baker: Alyson Stoner
MPAA rating: PG
Running time: 99 minutes.
- 1/15/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After finding success on the small screen with her ABC series, Life With Bonnie, on which she plays a working mom, writer-director-actress Bonnie Hunt will try her hand at motherhood on the big screen, joining Steve Martin in 20th Century Fox's remake of Cheaper by the Dozen for helmer Shawn Levy. Hunt has closed a deal to star in the role originated by Myrna Loy in the 1950 comedy about the Gilbreth family and their often amusing struggle to keep it all together with a brood of 12 children. Hunt and Martin are the first two actor deals to close on the project, but deals for several of the children's roles are expected to close in the next few days as production is scheduled to begin March 31, the studio said. The original Cheaper was based on the book by Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Sam Harper penned the contemporary adaptation with TCF vp production Vanessa Morrison overseeing for division topper Hutch Parker. Producing the project for the studio are Robert Simonds, Michael Barnathan and the project's original rights holder, Ben Myron. Hunt is repped by ICM. Her series has wrapped for the season, but it recently was picked up for a sophomore run on next year.
After finding success on the small screen with her ABC series, Life With Bonnie, on which she plays a working mom, writer-director-actress Bonnie Hunt will try her hand at motherhood on the big screen, joining Steve Martin in 20th Century Fox's remake of Cheaper by the Dozen for helmer Shawn Levy. Hunt has closed a deal to star in the role originated by Myrna Loy in the 1950 comedy about the Gilbreth family and their often amusing struggle to keep it all together with a brood of 12 children. Hunt and Martin are the first two actor deals to close on the project, but deals for several of the children's roles are expected to close in the next few days as production is scheduled to begin March 31, the studio said. The original Cheaper was based on the book by Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Sam Harper penned the contemporary adaptation with TCF vp production Vanessa Morrison overseeing for division topper Hutch Parker. Producing the project for the studio are Robert Simonds, Michael Barnathan and the project's original rights holder, Ben Myron. Hunt is repped by ICM. Her series has wrapped for the season, but it recently was picked up for a sophomore run on next year.
Helmer Shawn Levy is in negotiations to board the 20th Century Fox contemporary adaptation of the 1950 comedy Cheaper by the Dozen. Levy, who replaces Matt Williams in the director's chair, will make Cheaper his next gig, with the project on a fast track for a late-February start. Although he's turning his attention toward Cheaper, Levy will also continue to develop the studio's baseball comedy Fever Pitch, which is out to talent and remains in active development. The original Cheaper -- directed by Walter Lang and released by Fox -- starred Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy in the true-life story of the Gilbreth family and their often amusing struggle to keep it all together with a family of 12 children. Cheaper was based on the book by Frank B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey and produced by Lamar Trotti.
- 11/15/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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