Directed by: Adam Shankman
Written by: Sam Harper
Produced by: Shawn Levy, Ben Myron
Other cast: Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling
Release date: December 21, 2005
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Running time: 94 minutes
Tom Baker and his wife, Kate, take their children for what they hope will be a relaxing summer at a lakeside resort. When the Bakers end up with the shoddiest unit imaginable, a clueless but well-meaning Tom struggles to repair it himself. To make matters worse, Tom's old nemesis -- Jimmy Murtaugh -- and his similarly gigantic family appear on the scene and engage the Bakers in a not-so-friendly rivalry that threatens to spoil their trip.
Taglines
– This Christmas, you better watch out!
– Same Big Family… Even Bigger Adventure.
Trivia
– Real baby and childhood pictures of Hilary Duff and Alyson Stoner were used for the “photo albums” of their characters.
– This is the second film that opens with a graduation ceremony for a character played by Hilary Duff, the first being The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003).
