90 minutes
11/23/2005
Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and salutes. The kids long for a permanent home. Helen North is a free spirit, a designer whose ten children live in loving chaos, with occasional group hugs. Helen and Frank, high school sweethearts, reconnect at a reunion, and it's love at first re-sighting. They marry on the spot. Then the problems start as two sets of kids, the free spirits and the disciplined preppies, must live together. The warring factions agree to work together to end the marriage.
Dennis Quaid
as Frank Beardsley
Rene Russo
as Helen North
Sean Faris
as William Beardsley
Danielle Panabaker
as Phoebe North
Miranda Cosgrove
as Joni North
Drake Bell
as Dylan North
Katija Pevec
as Christina Beardsley
Dean Collins
as Harry Beardsley
Tyler Patrick Jones
as Michael Beardsley
Haley Ramm
as Kelly Beardsley
Ty Panitz
as Ethan Beardsley
Miki Ishikawa
as Naoko North
Slade Pearce
as Mick North
Lil J.J.
as Jimi North
Rip Torn
as Commandant Sherman
Linda Hunt
as Mrs. Munion
Jerry O'Connell
as Max Algrant
Beau Holden
as Hardware Store Worker
Gian Franco Tordi
as The Speed Racer
Mateo Arias
as Bully Kid
David Koechner
as Darrell
Jenica Bergere
as Claudia
Jennifer Habib
as Bina North
Jessica Habib
as Marisa North
Lisa Waltz
as Reunion Classmate
Jaelin Palmer
as Bully Kid
Lisa Richman
as Buyer
Kirsten Gronfield
as Bed Store Employer
Diane Woods Carter
as Backup Singer
Donna Taylor
as Backup Singer
Ricky Fanté
as Reunion Singer
Rueben Grundy
as Buyer