The Pacifier (2005)

Director:

Adam Shankman

Writers (WGA):

Thomas Lennon (written by) &
Robert Ben Garant (written by)

Release Date:

4 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Action | Family | Thriller

Tagline:

This Navy S.E.A.L. Meets His Match.

Plot:

Disgraced Navy SEAL Shane Wolf (Diesel) is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains in the kids' house.

Plot Keywords:

Traitor | Cliche | Tae Kwon Do | Cheerleader | Duck

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Vin Diesel	...	Shane Wolfe
Lauren Graham	...	Principal Claire Fletcher
Faith Ford	...	Julie Plummer
Brittany Snow	...	Zoe Plummer
Max Thieriot	...	Seth Plummer
Chris Potter	...	Capt. Bill Fawcett
Carol Kane	...	Helga
Brad Garrett	...	Vice Principal Dwayne Murney
Morgan York	...	Lulu Plummer
Kegan Hoover	...	Peter Plummer (as Keegan Hoover)
Logan Hoover	...	Peter Plummer
Bo Vink	...	Baby Tyler Plummer
Luke Vink	...	Baby Tyler Plummer
Tate Donovan	...	Howard Plummer
Scott Thompson	...	Director

Also Known As:

Gnome (Philippines: English title)
Pacificateur, Le (Canada: French title)
Baby-sittor (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Babynator, Der (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Niñera a prueba de balas (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Canguro superduro, Un (Spain) [es]
Captain Wolfe (Japan: English title) (dubbed version) [en]
Elitbarnvakten (Sweden) [sv]
Elitepædagogen (Denmark) [da]
Eriväelasest lapsehoidja (Estonia) [et]
Gever Me Sh'Metapelet (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Missione tata (Italy) [it]
Operação Babá (Brazil) [pt]
The pacifier - tuttisoturi (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated PG for action violence, language and rude humor.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English | Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Taiwan:GP | Norway:11 | Spain:T | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:MG6 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG | UK:PG (cut)

Filming Locations:

Key West, Florida Keys, Florida, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

The address handed to Shane (3 Rosemary Lane) is the real address of the house. The house is actually in Toronto, though.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Shane and the Fireflies enter the kids play area, you can see a mother try to pull her kid out of a ride. In the next shot, we see the same mother and child walking behind them, but when we cut back to the play area, the mother is still trying to get the kid back out of the ride.

Quotes:

Shane Wolfe: [garage door opens, and minivan is revealed] What is it?
Seth Plummer: It's a minivan.

Movie Connections:

References "Yûgiô" (1998)

Soundtrack:

The Anthem

Hey, this was really fun

Okay, sometimes I think the critics are all single "non-family" people. I just got back from viewing this movie with 7 adults and 11 children. It was wonderful to watch the kids giggle and hurrah at Vin Diesel, tough guy, nice guy, real softie routine. Whether he was kicking bad guys or changing diapers, he was great. While there were many clichés and material we've all seen in other forms, we sometime forget that this stuff works. My child is 8 and this is fresh to him. I'm so please that we were able to bring 18 people of varying ages who all had a good time. I say forget the negatives and focus on what we sometimes forget, an afternoon or evening with you kids is the best pacifier.