Yours, Mine & Ours (2005 film)
Yours, Mine & Ours is a 2005 American family comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, Rip Torn, and Linda Hunt. It is a remake of the 1968 film of the same name. The film follows a blended family with 18 children, who try to stop the marriage between the two parents.
Yours, Mine & Ours was released by Paramount Pictures in the United States and by Sony Pictures Releasing International in international markets on November 23, 2005. It received negative reviews by critics and grossed $72.7 million against a $45 million budget.
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. After he and Helen North, a widowed handbag designer by trade with 10 children, 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 on the same property where they shared their first kiss, joined by the North children's numerous pets, 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. Their respective children, shocked by the news of their quick wedding, initially do not get along well, even turning a planned lighthouse renovation project into an all-out paint fight.
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 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 big wild party downstairs, which quickly grows uncontrollable. 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. This causes their worst fight yet, and the children, realizing how happy Frank and Helen have been together, 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. 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, but he is convinced that Helen no longer wants to be with him, until he sees her turn on the lighthouse spotlight. Successfully reunited, they marry once again, this time with the children involved.
Cast
- Dennis Quaid as Admiral Franklin "Frank" Beardsley, the patriarch of the Beardsley Family and Helen's second husband
- Rene Russo as Helen North, the matriarch of the North Family and Frank's second wife
- Rip Torn as Admiral Sherman, Commandant of the Coast Guard
- Linda Hunt as Mrs. Munion
- Jerry O'Connell as Maxwell "Max" Algrant
- David Koechner as Captain Darrell Edwards
- Jenica Bergere as Claudia
- Josh Henderson as Nick De Pietro
- Dan Mott as Pizza Delivery Guy
- Sean Faris as William Beardsley, Frank's first son
- Katija Pevec as Christina Beardsley, Frank's first daughter
- Dean Collins as Harrison "Harry" Beardsley, Frank's second son
- Tyler Patrick Jones as Michael Beardsley, Frank's third son
- Haley Ramm as Kelly Beardsley, Frank's second daughter
- Brecken Palmer as Ely Beardsley, Frank's fourth son and Otter's twin brother
- Bridger Palmer as Otter Beardsley, Frank's fifth son and Ely's twin brother
- Ty Panitz as Ethan Beardsley, Frank's sixth son
- Drake Bell as Dylan North, Helen's first son
- Danielle Panabaker as Phoebe North, Helen's first daughter
- Lil' JJ as Jimi North, Helen's adoptive second son
- Miki Ishikawa as Naoko North, Helen's adoptive second daughter
- Miranda Cosgrove as Joni North, Helen's third daughter
- Slade Pearce as Mick North, Helen's third son
- Andrew Vo as Lau North, Helen's adoptive fourth son
- Jennifer Habib as Bina North, Helen's adoptive fourth daughter and Marisa's identical twin sister
- Jessica Habib as Marisa North, Helen's adoptive fifth daughter and Bina's identical twin sister
- Nicholas Roget-King as Aldo North, Helen's adoptive fifth son