Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)

Yours, Mine & Ours is a 2005 American family comedy film about a family with 18 kids. It's a remake of the 1968 film of the same name. Directed by Raja Gosnell, it stars Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo and was released on November 23, 2005. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Nickelodeon Movies, and Robert Simonds Company, and was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures.
== Plot ==
Widowed U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Frank Beardsley moves back to his hometown of New London, Connecticut, with his eight children from his first marriage. Due to Frank's job the family moves from place to place which not all the kids like, Frank also runs his house like a tight ship. Also in the town is Helen White, a widowed handbag designer by trade with 10 children (four biological, six adopted), Helen is more care free and has the help of all her kids to run the house. Frank and Helen unexpectedly encounter each other at a restaurant while on separate dates, they do so again at their 30-year high school reunion.
Instantly rekindling their old sparks, Frank and Helen quickly decide to marry in a private ceremony, shocking both sets of children. They move into a new home (a lighthouse) on the same property where they shared their first kiss, joined by the White children's numerous pets (including a pot-bellied pig), and Frank's housekeeper, Mrs. Munion. It soon becomes apparent that Frank's very regimented view of doing things clashes with Helen's more free-spirited, laissez-faire attitude but agree that it's a good idea to keep things orderly due to the amount of kids. Their respective children, still not pleased with this idea, initially do not get along well, their bickering causes a boat ride to go wrong and even turning a planned lighthouse renovation project into an all-out paint fight. When Frank and Helen return home Frank slides across the floor and gets covered in paint. Frank is furious at the kids for wrecking the house and trashing the yard. He tells the kids to pretend to like each other until they do and if they do not cooperate will bring the hammer down. Helen suggests a group hug which the Beardsleys reluctantly get in on.
That night Frank's oldest son, William, calls a meeting with his siblings and explains that they can rid themselves of their new situation by joining forces to make Frank and Helen's respective philosophical differences apparent, which will cause them to fight. However, while doing so, they gradually begin to bond, attending their siblings' soccer games and helping William in his class president campaign.
A short time later, Frank and Helen are to attend a formal Coast Guard dinner where his superior, Commandant Sherman, officially offers him the opportunity to be his successor. He respectfully declines it, citing both his obligation to the Coast Guard Academy and his new family. Meanwhile, as the young children have a food fight upstairs in the bedroom, the older ones throw a wild party downstairs, as Mrs. Munion is off for the weekend. The party quickly grows uncontrollable as some people show up with beer and they are left to pay for $379 worth of pizza. During this though Christina defends Phoebe from her ex and they hug. When Frank and Helen return to find the place in total chaos, Frank is furious, and while also upset, Helen's more laidback approach only angers him more. When questioning Phoebe, she says Helen agreed to this but Helen says she didn't. Frank manages to send the party away by warning everyone they will be forced to enlist in the Coast Guard. After calling everyone into the kitchen Frank yells at the kids while Helen in a much calmer manner expresses her disappointment. This causes their worst fight yet, and the children, realizing how happy Frank and Helen have been together, they begin to realize that they might have pushed things too far.
The next day, Frank informs Helen that he has decided to take the position as Commandant after all, and they schedule a family meeting to inform the children. As the children return home from school, jubilant over having defended their younger siblings from bullies and with the news of William having won the class election, Frank quickly deflates the mood by telling them of his decision to accept the new position as Commodore and they will be splitting up. Before leaving Frank tells the Beardsley kids to start packing as he found a new house in Washington D.C., and their housekeeper will bring them there saying this will be their permanent home. Feeling guilty for having torn him and Helen apart, they set about undoing their mistakes, with the younger children enlisting Helen to aid in their efforts. Together, the older ones launch the family's boat in an effort to intercept Frank (thereby fulfilling his previous dream of having an all-family sailing team that failed earlier), but he is convinced that Helen no longer wants to be with him, until he sees her turn on the lighthouse spotlight (referencing a story he had told her earlier about a beautiful female lighthouse keeper). Successfully reunited, they marry once again, this time with the children involved.
== Cast ==
* Dennis Quaid as Franklin "Frank" Beardsley
* Rene Russo as Helen North Beardsley
* Rip Torn as Admiral Sherman, Commandant of the Coast Guard
* Linda Hunt as Mrs. Munion
* Jerry O'Connell as Max Algrant
* David Koechner as Captain Darrell Edwards
* Jenica Bergere as Claudia
* Josh Henderson as Nick De Pietro
* Dan Mott as Pizza Delivery Guy
The Beardsley Children
* Sean Faris as William Beardsley
* Katija Pevec as Christina Beardsley
* Dean Collins as Harry Beardsley
* Tyler Patrick Jones as Michael Beardsley
* Haley Ramm as Kelly Beardsley
* Brecken Palmer as Ely Beardsley
* Bridger Palmer as Otter Beardsley
* Ty Panitz as Ethan Beardsley
The North Children
* Danielle Panabaker as Phoebe North
* Drake Bell as Dylan North
* Lil' JJ as Jimi North
* Miki Ishikawa as Naoko North
* Miranda Cosgrove as Joni North
* Slade Pearce as Mick North
* Andrew Vo as Lau North
* Jennifer Habib as Bina North
* Jessica Habib as Marisa North
* Nicholas Roget-King as Aldo North
== Release ==
=== Promotion ===
Quaid and some of the child actors appeared on the November 22, 2005 episode of Dr. Phil to promote the film.
=== Box office ===
The film opened at number three behind Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Walk the Line, with an opening weekend of $17.5 million in the US. Its final North American box office was $53.4 million and its international box office was $19.3 million, earning a combined total of $72.7 million, against its $45 million production budget.
== Reception ==
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 6% based on 107 reviews, with an average rating of 3.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The initial set-up is unbelievable, the plotting is predictable and stale, and the comedy depends on repetitive pratfalls that soon get old." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 38 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.
Category:2005 films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Category:Nickelodeon Movies films
Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Raja Gosnell
Category:Films distributed by Paramount Pictures
Category:Films distributed by Columbia Pictures
Category:Films starring Dennis Quaid
Category:Films starring Rene Russo
Category:Rated PG