FILM · 2003 · USA
Cheaper by the Dozen
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- #001
The scene in which the twins dump out an entire bag of dog food was not in the script; the twins came up with it themselves.
- #002
The "Oprah Winfrey" TV crew is made up of the cast of Ashton Kutcher's show Punk'd (2003).
- #003
Robin Williams was considered for the role of Tom Baker.
- #004
Tim Allen, Kurt Russell and Tom Hanks were considered for the role of Tom Baker.
- #005
The film is adapted from the real-life Gilbreth family. The name Gilbreth appears several times throughout the film as Kate's maiden name.
- #006
When Tom Welling and Ashton Kutcher were models, they worked together on an advertising campaign and have been friends since then.
- #007
The Gilbreth family on which the film is based had 6 boys and 6 girls. They also had no twins. All of the children were single births, and the father regretted this because he thought multiple births were more efficient.
- #008
Tom Welling states that Steve Martin is one of his favorite actors.
- #009
The list of children from oldest to youngest is as follows: Nora (22), Charlie (17/18), Lorraine (15/16), Henry (12), Sarah (11), Jake (10), Mark (9), Jessica (8), Kim (8), Mike (7), Kyle (5), Nigel (5). In reality, Jacob Smith (Jake Baker) is 3 years older than Alyson Stoner, who plays his older sister Sarah Baker. Morgan York (Kim Baker) is also the same age as Alyson Stoner, and Forrest Landis, Blake Woodruff and Liliana Mumy are all the same age even though there is at least a one-year age difference between their characters.
- #010
The actors Ashton Kutcher, Wayne Knight and Jared Padalecki do not appear in the credits of Cheaper by the Dozen.
- #011
The enormous house in Evanston would cost more than 2 million dollars. The land alone would be worth a million.
- #012
Hilary Duff, Alyson Stoner, Morgan York and Steven Anthony Lawrence each appeared in a Disney Channel show. Duff played the title character in Lizzie McGuire; Stoner played Max in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and voiced Isabella in Phineas and Ferb; York played Sarah in Hannah Montana, and Lawrence played Beans in Even Stevens.
- #013
Mel Gibson was considered for the role of Tom Baker.
- #014
Gunner is an American bulldog.
- #015
Chevy Chase was considered for the role of Tom Baker.
- #016
Alan Ruck is best known for his role as Cameron in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). His character lives in Evanston. The filming location of Ferris Bueller's house was in Evanston.
- #017
Mark's new room had a slide leading down to the bushes, so the children did not need to climb down a rope from the window to sneak out for Dylan's party.
- #018
Bill Murray was considered for the role of Tom Baker.
- #019
Mason Williams's musical composition "Classical Gas" features prominently in the film. Williams was the head writer of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967), where he hired a newly graduated Steve Martin; it was Martin's first big Hollywood break.
- #020
The train scene is first Amtrak, then Metra, and then Amtrak again.
- #021
Forrest Landis was 9 years old when the film was released, just like his character Mark Baker.
- #022
Steve Martin, Piper Perabo and Hilary Duff were all born in Texas. Steve Martin was born in Waco, TX, Hilary Duff in Houston, TX and Piper Perabo in Dallas, TX.
- #023
Charlie drives a 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme.
- #024
What drew Steve Martin to this project more than anything was the scenes in which Tom swings from a chandelier and in which Tom, standing on a bouncing castle, is launched into the air when the castle explodes; it was a chance to do physical comedy, a genre he absolutely loves.
- #025
Tom drives a 2003 Chevrolet Express [GMT610] and a 1973 Volkswagen Station Wagon [Type 2 / T2].
- #026
Hank's car is a 1987 Chrysler LeBaron convertible.
- #027
Despite having 12 children and the surname Baker, no character uses the term "Baker's Dozen."
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