Like the recent Cheaper by the Dozen, Yours, Mine and Ours is a remake in name only. Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball costarred in the 1968 original, which is based on the true story of a huge blended family. This 2005 version stars Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo as Frank and Helen, former high school sweethearts and prom royalty who are reunited after the deaths of their spouses. He has eight children. She has ten. Further complicating matters are the couple’s distinct parenting styles. Frank, a Coast Guard admiral, likes his household in ship-shape and has his brood on color-coded schedules. Helen is a free spirit who thinks the home should nurture free expression. Suffice to say, their respective children are instantly at odds (“Mom gets married, we get drafted,” one of Helen’s sons complains), until they decide to cooperate in a scheme to break up Frank and Helen. Quaid and Russo make for a charming couple and anchor this rambunctious comedy that, like the children, adheres to a schedule of predictable slapstick scenes, sibling rivalries, sad goodbyes, and heartwarming reconciliations. For good measure, Quaid gets knocked down a lot and slimed (did I mention that Helen’s family has a pet pig?). Academy Award winner Linda Hunt provides further comic relief as the wildly extended family’s beleaguered housekeeper. Yours, Mine and Ours wins no awards for originality, but it is a reassuring reaffirmation of family values. It may even help inspire a more widely recognized cultural touchstone than itself: The original’s success has been credited as a factor in ABC’s decision to green-light The Brady Bunch in 1969.

Yours, Mine & Ours
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Release Date: | 02/02/2021 |
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UPC: | 0032429351210 |
Original Release: | 2005 |
Rating: | PG |
Source: | Paramount |
Presentation: | [Wide Screen] |
Sound: | [DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound] |
Time: | 1:27:00 |
Sales rank: | 32,852 |
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