# Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a 2005 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.
The film was shot in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and on Stoney Lake in Burleigh Falls, Ontario. It includes the book Green Eggs and Ham and the 2002 film Ice Age.

## Dialogue

    [from trailer]
    Tom: That is not gonna fit in your tent, Lorraine.
    Lorraine: Oh, I am gonna make it fit, Dad!
    [from trailer]
    Kate: Honey, you actually bought that shirt?
    Tom: Hey, every dad is entitled to one hideous shirt, and one horrible sweater. It's part of the dad code.
    Anne: If my dad finds out before I tell him–
    Charlie: You'll get grounded?
    Anne: Please! Just don't say anything.
    Tom: What do you do for a living, Eliot?
    Eliot: Well, I'm in the 8th grade.
    Kate: [as an enraged Sarah stomps into the house] Hey, honey. How'd it... [notices Sarah's angry facial expression] ...Go?
    Sarah: Dad was totally spying on me! [as Tom enters the house] You ruined everything! There's no way I'm competing for you in that stupid cup tomorrow! [storms off furiously; Kate gives Tom a disappointed look]
    Kim: I can't believe you did that.
    Jessica: Really, Dad, that is so big brother.
    Bud: Yeah, let's go.
    Nora: Come on, Bud. Let's put this baby to bed. [they all walk out of the room]
    Jake: Not cool, Dad. [leaves the room in disgust; leaving only Henry, Nigel, and Kyle]
    Henry: You know, you and Jimmy aren't so different, Dad. Different styles, yeah, but... same result. Let's go, guys. [they leave the room to go to bed, leaving an ashamed Tom alone with Kate]
    Kate: Oh, honey. Honey, we talked about this, didn't we? The tighter you hang on, the more they're gonna pull away, right? Oh, God. I'll go to talk to her.
    Tom: All right. From now on, no seeing the Murtaughs, no talking to the Murtaughs, no thinking about the Murtaughs!
    Sarah: Can't we just compete and still like, see them?
    Tom: No! Right now, I am not a father, I am a coach. And we're gonna be training twice a day, every day, starting outside in 10 minutes. No later.
    Lorraine: [after Sarah asks her for some make-up help] Now, let's start with some lip gloss. [unleashes the lip gloss]
    Sarah: Pink?! Can't we put on like a skin color?
    Lorraine: Hold still.
    Tom: Tire swing ready! [falls off tire swing] Tire swing, not ready!
    [Sarah knocks Mike off his skateboard]
    Mike: Sarah!!
    Tom: [to his newborn grandson] Tom. Hey, Tom. Welcome to family.
    Mark: Hello. Nature boy here, remember?
    Jimmy Murtaugh: Nice hands.
    Lorraine: Still smells the same. Old gross stuff, dead animals, and murky lake water.
    Tom: It's called fresh air, sweetie.
    Skippy: Okay, we're willing to let it slide this time if you promise to keep your kids under control.
    Tom: I really appreciate that, and we'll take care of it. Thank you.
    Jimmy: There you go. Thanks, Skippy.
    Skippy: Thank you, Mr. Murtaugh.
    Jimmy: You just gonna talk to her, Tom?
    Tom: How I discipline my kids is none of your business.
    Jimmy: You know, I've been trying to say this in a nice way, but, uh... well, there's a good reason your kids are screw-ups.
    Tom: My kids screwed up. They are not screw-ups!
    Jimmy: You're not strict enough. Parenting isn't a popularity contest, Tom, but I guess if you knew that, your kids wouldn't be so undisciplined.
    Tom: The only problem with my kids is that they're hanging out with your kids!!!!
    Jimmy: It wasn't my daughter who got caught stealing.
    Tom: And it wasn't my son who trashed a tennis court!
    Jimmy: Do you actually think I'm screwing up my kids, Baker?
    Tom: Yeah. And one day, they're gonna crack.
    Jimmy: Well, why don't we test that theory... on Labor Day!? Murtaughs vs. Bakers... for the cup!
    Tom: You're on. We'll see you there.
    Nora: I really love having a family dinner where all you can hear is forks hitting the plates. You know, this could be our last chance to be together and you're totally ruining it. I'm glad we're moving to Houston, and so is Iron Mike or Donna Baker Butkus McNulty.
    Tom: Bulk up. You're burning a hole in my face.
    Kate: Tom, you've gotta stop this whole training camp thing.
    Tom: This is not some little fence-line squabble, Kate. This is just an epic battle between two families.
    Kate: No, no, no, honey. I think this is Tom vs. Jimmy. I'm sorry, General, but you're starting to lose the respect of your troops. And that's dangerous. Give the kids some space.
    Tom: Are you asking me to back out of the competition?
    Kate: No, honey. It's just that... Especially with Sarah. This is her first crush. Come on.
    Tom: What, with Eliot?
    Kate: Yes. She needs to know that we trust her. She couldn't come to me and tell me that she wanted to wear makeup. Is that the kind of relationship you want her to have with us?
[Movie Theater named Ice Age.]
    Tom: What are you doing here?
    Jimmy: Well, if you must know, I'm still here to make sure that this movie is appropriate for our children.
    Tom: It's rated G.
    Movie Goer: Sir, could you please sit down?
    Jimmy: What are you doing here so early?
    Tom: The father of the daughter always arrives early for pickup duty. Everybody knows that.
    Theater Usher: Excuse me, is there a problem here?
    Jimmy: Yes, this man is harassing me.
    Tom: This man is guilty of overparenting.
    Theater Usher: If you two can't keep it down, I'm gonna throw both of you out.
    Tom: Oh, my God. Look at this.
    Jimmy: What? He's stretching.
    Tom: He's doing "the move".
    Jimmy: What move?
    Tom: You're sitting in the theater, you fake a yawn... Oh, boy, am I tired. The hand comes over. Then a little while later, the head comes over, giving you extra reach here, right?
    Movie Goer: Mom, look at those two down there.
    Tom: See what I mean?
    Movie Goer: Oh, sweet Jesus.
    Theater Usher: Warning number two.
    Jimmy: He was showing me "the move". Do you mind?
    Tom: You don't know the move?
    Jimmy: No, I don't know the move, okay? And I wasn't a hormone-crazed Romeo when I was a kid. I had self-control. I had social sophistication, just like my son.
    Movie Goer: Psst, be quiet down there!
    Tom: Your son has raging hormones like every other male teenager.
    Jimmy: Meaning what?
    Tom: Meaning on the sophistication scale, he's one step above ape.
    Jimmy: Are you calling my son an ape?
    Tom: He's an ape like every other male teenager.
    Jimmy: Take it back.
    Tom: I'm not gonna take it back.
    Jimmy: Take it... Take it back.
    Tom: Were you gonna poke me?
    Jimmy: No, I was not gonna poke you.
    Tom: You were gonna poke me.
    Jimmy: Because you were asking for it.
    Tom: Well, if I'm asking for it, why don't you give it to me? Give me a poke.
    Jimmy: Oh, you want a poke?
    Movie Goer: What's going on down there?
    Tom: You call that a poke?
    Jimmy: I call that a practice.
    Tom: Give me your best poke.
    Jimmy: You don't want my best poke.
    Tom: I want your best poke.
    Jimmy: Oh, you're asking for it!
    Tom: I do. Yeah.

## Taglines

* This Christmas, you better watch out!
* This Christmas You Better Watch Out!
* Same Big Family... Even Bigger Adventure.

## Cast

* Steve Martin - Tom Baker (the maternal grandfather of Tom McNulty)
* Bonnie Hunt - Kate Baker (the maternal grandmother of Tom McNulty)
* Piper Perabo - Nora Baker-McNulty (the mother of Tom McNulty)
* Jonathan Bennett - Bud McNulty (the father of Tom McNulty)
* Tom Welling - Charlie Baker (the maternal uncle of Tom McNulty)
* Hilary Duff - Lorraine Baker (the maternal aunt of Tom McNulty)
* Kevin G. Schmidt - Henry Baker (the maternal uncle of Tom McNulty)
* Alyson Stoner - Sarah Baker (the maternal aunt of Tom McNulty)
* Jacob Smith - Jake Baker (the maternal uncle of Tom McNulty)
* Forrest Landis - Mark Baker (the maternal uncle of Tom McNulty)
* Liliana Mumy - Jessica Baker (the maternal aunt of Tom McNulty)
* Morgan York - Kim Baker (the maternal aunt of Tom McNulty)
* Blake Woodruff - Mike Baker (the maternal uncle of Tom McNulty)
* Brent Kinsman - Nigel Baker (the maternal uncle of Tom McNulty)
* Shane Kinsman - Kyle Baker (the maternal uncle of Tom McNulty)
* Eugene Levy - Jimmy Murtaugh
* Carmen Electra - Sarina Murtaugh
* Shawn Roberts - Calvin Murtaugh
* Robbie Amell - Daniel Murtaugh
* Jaime King - Anne Murtaugh
* Melanie Tonello - Becky Murtaugh
* Taylor Lautner - Eliot Murtaugh
* Courtney Fitzpatrick - Lisa Murtaugh
* Madison Fitzpatrick - Robin Murtaugh
* Alexander Conti - Kenneth Murtaugh

## External links

* Cheaper by the Dozen 2 quotes at the Internet Movie Database