Tom Welling in the Baker family which had 12 children, in the family comedy "Cheaper by the Dozen" with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt, which is a remake of the 1950 movie starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy, based on the 1948 book about the family of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth and written by two of their children. Welling talked about why he was interested in the project in an interview with Paul Fischer: "The top three reasons I decided to do this film were, one, Steve Martin, two, Steve Martin and three, Steve Martin. That was the number one draw for
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