20 Jan, 10

Movies | TV Highlights

Cheaper By The Dozen

7:30pm - Wednesday, January 20 on TV 3

In modern America, where the average family has 1.87 children, Tom Baker and wife Kate have decided that life is better, if not cheaper, by the dozen. The Bakers live in a small Illinois town where Tom coaches the local college football team. When Tom is offered his dream job coaching a squad at a large university he and Kate uproot the family, much to the displeasure of all 12 children. At the same time, Kate learns that her memoirs are about to be published. Her agent whisks her away to New York to promote the book, leaving Tom home alone to handle the increasingly unhappy and hectic household, as well as his demanding new job. Starring Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, and Tom Welling.