The Pacifier (2005)

Director:

Adam Shankman

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

4 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Family | Thriller

Tagline:

Welcome to the infantry.

Plot:

Disgraced Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe 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:

Navy Seal | Wrestling Match | Bodyguard | Double Agent | Evil Teacher

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 25	1:25 PM	USA
Fri. Dec. 25	10:57 PM	USA

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)
Le pacificateur (Canada: French title)
Baby-sittor (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Der Babynator (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Niñera a prueba de balas (Argentina) (Venezuela) [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]
Kodikos - Pipila (Greece) [el]
Komando dadi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Missione tata (Italy) [it]
Operação Babá (Brazil) [pt]
The pacifier - tuttisoturi (Finland) [fi]
Un canguro superduro (Spain) [es]

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 | Iceland:L | Spain:T | Malaysia:U | Norway:11 | 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 (certificate #41513) | UK:PG (cut)

Filming Locations:

Key West, Florida Keys, Florida, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Adam Shankman]the student driver teacher with Brittany Snow.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Montgomery County, Maryland police officers wear black uniforms, not light blue as seen in the movie.

Quotes:

First Junior Grizzly: Hey Skeever, what do you put in a jar and shake till they're dead?
Second Junior Grizzly: Fireflies!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gossip Girl: The Handmaiden's Tale (#1.6)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

SEAL Training Doesn't Cover This

One of the better comedies from the Walt Disney Studios in the past several years has been the Pacifier. If Arnold Schwarzenegger can manage kindergarten, than Vin Diesel can certainly babysit a whole family of a scientist who's been killed under mysterious circumstances.

Tate Donovan was doing some top secret work for the government and whoever killed him didn't get what they want. That puts his family in danger. Vin Diesel's been sent to protect them.

Of course getting into their lives wasn't included in the bargain. Mother Faith Ford has a handful with her kids who range from the teens down to the toddler. The handful is now dumped on Diesel.

Diesel's tough guy screen image is nicely played against by the kids. Look for a very nice performance by Brad Garrett as a blowhard assistant principal who Diesel puts nicely in his place.

For the conclusion, the film glides effortlessly back into the action genre we're more familiar with in Vin Diesel films.

Nice film for the whole family and try to learn the Andy Panda dance.