| The Pacifier | |
|---|---|
 "Prepare for Bottle." | |
| Directed By | Adam Shankman |
| Written By | Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant |
| Cast | Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham, Brittany Snow, Faith Ford |
| Produced By | Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman |
| Cinematography By | Peter James |
| Film Editing By | Christopher Greenbury |
| Music By | John Debney |
| Studio | Spyglass Entertainment, Walt Disney Pictures |
| Distributed By | Buena Vista Pictures |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Release Date | March 4, 2005 |
| Runtime | 95 Minutes |
| Rating | PG |
| Budget | $56,000,000 |
| Gross | $200,000,000 |
Overview[]
The Pacifier is a 2005 American produced family-comedy film starring Vin Diesel. It was directed by Adam Shankman.
Trained. Armed. Ready for Battle. On the land, air, or sea; Lt. Shane Wolfe is a top ranked and highly successful U.S. Navy SEAL who traveled all over the world on assignment from Somalia, Serbia, and even Bosnia.
But he may have finally have met his match. His most challenging and dangerous assignment yet. The one place where his highly advanced training and skills mean absolutely nothing. The untamed wilds of ... Suburbia.
Plot[]
Cast[]
- Vin Diesel as Lieutenant Shane Wolfe
- Faith Ford as Julie Plummer
- Lauren Graham as Claire Fletcher
- Brittany Snow as Zoe Plummer
- Max Thieriot as Seth Plummer
- Morgan York as Lulu Plummer
- Kegan Hoover as Peter Plummer
- Logan Hoover as Peter Plummer
- Bo Vink as Baby Tyler Plummer
- Luke Vink as Baby Tyler Plummer
- Chris Potter as Captain Bill Fawcett
- Carol Kane as Helga
- Brad Garrett as Vice Principal Dwayne Murney
- Tate Donovan as Howard Plummer
- Dennis Akayama as Mr. Chun
- Mung-Ling Tsui as Mrs. Chun
- Anne Fletcher as Liesel
- Allison Lynn as Maria Rainer
- Gabriel Antonacci as Captain von Trapp
- Mary Pitt as Brigitta
- Dan Sutcliffe as Friedrich
- Vanessa Cobham as Gretl
- Jordan Allison as Kurt
- Rachael Dolan as Louisa
- Charlotte Szivak as Marta
- Toya Alexis as Mother Abbess
- Maria Georgas as Firefly
- Nikki Shah as Firefly
- Jordan Todosey as Firefly
- Emi Yaguchi-Chow as Firefly
Production[]
Additional/Alternate Movie Taglines[]
- Welcome to the Infantry.
- This Navy S.E.A.L. Meets His Match.
- Prepare for Bottle.
Reception[]
The Pacifier was released on March 4, 2005 in the United States, premiering alongside Be Cool and The Jacket. It debuted in 3,131 theaters nationwide and earned a total gross of $30,552,694 for its opening weekend which enabled it to jump to the number 1 spot for that weekend. It was supplanted by the debut of Robots by the next weekend, dropping to the number 2 spot. It continued its steady decline over the next few weeks, toppling out of the Top 10 ranking by its eighth weekend and then out of the Top 20 by its thirteenth weekend. It ended after its 19-week box office run in the low 30 most popular films.
Overall, it earned a total of $113,086,868 domestically in the United States and an additional $85,550,000 in the foreign markets for a worldwide total of $198,636,868; more than doubling its original production budget.
Despite performing well in the box office, The Pacifier did not receive similar treatment by the critics who dismissed it as "only moderately amusing" with noted film critic Roger Ebert claiming that "the premise is promising, but somehow the movie never really takes off". The Rotten Tomatoes website gave it a low 20% "Rotten" approval rating with Metacritic scored it "30 out of 100".
Trivia[]
- Originally, Jackie Chan was intended to be the primary star of this film but had to bow out later on resulting in Vin Diesel being cast.
- The Plummers were named in honor of actor Christopher Plummer whose most well known for his role in The Sound of Music as Captain Georg Von Trapp.