Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film) Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film) Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American family comedy film directed by Shawn Levy, and stars Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. The film was released on December 25, 2003, by 20th Century Fox and grossed $190 million worldwide against its $40 million budget. Tom Baker is a football coach at Lincoln College, a small rural college near Midland City, Illinois. He met his future wife, Kate at Illinois Poly Tech, and together, they gave birth to 12 children (Nora, Charlie, Lorraine, Henry, Sarah, Jake, Mark, fraternal twins Jessica and Kim, Mike, and identical
Cheaper to Keep Her (film) alimony payments. The film takes its title from the song of the same name, which can be heard over the opening credits. "Cheaper to Keep Her" is considered a hard-to-find film. Critical reaction to the film has been overwhelmingly negative. Leonard Maltin rated it a bomb, while the reviewing duo of Mick Martin and Marsha Porter labeled it a turkey. Cheaper to Keep Her (film) Cheaper to Keep Her is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Ken Annakin, which starred singer-turned-actor Mac Davis alongside Tovah Feldshuh. William "Bill" Dekker (Davis) is a newly divorced swinger who goes to work