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 end 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 from critics and grossed $72.7 million against a $45 million budget.
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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 (four biological, six adopted), 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 (including a pot-bellied pig), 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. They even turn a planned lighthouse renovation project into an all-out paint fight.
Frank's oldest son, William, calls a meeting with his siblings. He explains 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 their 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.
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
Production
In April 2003, it was reported MGM and Paramount Pictures would be co-producing a remake of the 1968 film Yours, Mine and Ours with Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir slated to write the script. By February 2005, Raja Gosnell was set to direct with Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo as the leads. The film was fast-tracked for a Holiday 2005 release date in the hopes it would duplicate the success of 2003's Cheaper by the Dozen which was also produced by Robert Simonds and executive produced by Tracey Trench.
Release
Promotion
Dennis Quaid and some of the child actors appeared on the November 22, 2005 episode of Dr. Phil to promote the film.
Box office
The film opened at number three behind Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Walk the Line, with an opening weekend of $17.5 million in the US. Its final North American box office was $53.4 million and its international box office was $19.3 million, earning a combined total of $72.7 million, against its $45 million production budget.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 6% of 106 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "The initial set-up is unbelievable, the plotting is predictable and stale, and the comedy depends on repetitive pratfalls that soon get old." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 38 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.
Soundtrack
Hawk Nelson performed a song featuring Drake Bell, titled "Bring Em' Out", as the film's main theme song. The group itself performs during the party sequence.
Home media
Yours, Mine & Ours was released on VHS and DVD on February 28, 2006, by Paramount Home Entertainment, with the former being one of the last films to ever be released in the format. A Blu-ray release followed on February 2, 2021.
