Main Cast: Ice Cube, Nia Long, John C. McGinley, Aleisha Allen, Philip Daniel Bolden
Release Year: 2007
Country: US
Run Time: 92 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
Having decided to ditch the city in favor of the suburbs, a newly formed family purchases a quaint "fixer-upper" that proves to be more trouble than they could have ever anticipated in a rollicking family comedy that's half sequel to Are We There Yet?, and half remake of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Nick (Ice Cube) and Suzanne (Nia Long) have tied the knot, and now the couple is looking for a suitable home in which to raise their family. What better place to bring up adolescents Lindsey (Aleisha Allen) and Kevin (Philip Daniel Bolden) than a quiet house in the suburbs? Despite their outward excitement at the prospect of moving into their very own home, the family soon discovers that dreams don't come easy as eccentric contractor Chuck Mitchell (John C. McGinley) clashes with the head of the family while forming a frustratingly close bond with his wife and two step-children. As the promising fixer-upper begins to pose a serious threat to the burgeoning family's bank account, Nick gradually begins to realize that the suburban dream doesn't come cheap. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Kelvin Humenny - Art Director, Ronald G. Muhammad - Associate Producer, Kevin Cornish - Associate Producer, Lynne Carrow - Casting, Susan Brouse - Casting, Paul Becker - Choreography, Jori Woodman - Costume Designer, Donald Sparks - First Assistant Director, Steve Carr - Director, Craig Herring - Editor, Neil Machlis - Executive Producer, Steve Carr - Executive Producer, Aaron Ray - Executive Producer, Derek Dauchy - Executive Producer, Heidi Santelli - Executive Producer, Teddy Castellucci - Composer (Music Score), Spring Aspers - Musical Direction/Supervision, Rebeccah Delchambre - Makeup, Nina Ruscio - Production Designer, Jack N. Green - Cinematographer, Ted Hartley - Producer, Ice Cube - Producer, Matt Alvarez - Producer, Todd Garner - Producer, Jim Ramsay - Set Designer, Michael Toby - Set Designer, Cheryl Kroll - Set Designer, David Husby - Sound/Sound Designer, Hector Gika - Sound/Sound Designer, Karen Vassar - Sound/Sound Designer, Hank Nelken - Screenwriter, Jon Cowley - Visual Effects Supervisor, Christian P. Minkler - Re-Recording Mixer, Jon Taylor - Re-Recording Mixer, Kelly Oxford - Supervising Sound Editor, Technicolor Creative Services Vancouver - Visual Effects, Peter Lando - Set Decorator, Melvin Frank - From Screenplay by, Norman Panama - From Screenplay by
This sequel picks up as the newly formed family of Nick, Suzanne, Lindsey and Kevin move from the city to the suburbs in the pursuit of an idyllic life. A renovation of the dilapidated mansion they buy leads to chaos, however, as Nick clashes with the eccentric contractor, Chuck Mitchell Jr. (John C. McGinley), who bonds with Suzanne and the kids. Nick is losing his family to the wacky contractor/inspector/real estate agent/midwife. At a certain point in the movie, Nick fires Chuck, causing him to drive his family away, and all his help. During a thunderstorm, Nick decides to fix the house by himself.
After talking to Mr.Rooney,Nick learns that Chuck's wife died 3 years ago and has no other family. Nick apologizes to Chuck about his behavior and rehires him. Days later, Suzanne goes into labor and needs Chuck's help. Chuck speedwalks to the mansion, along the way instructing Lindsey to get some materials including 'hotsauce'. Nick faints after seeing the baby's head. Lindsey uses the hotsauce to bring him back and Chuck arrives.
Suzanne give birth to a set of twins and Nick changes his Sports Magazine to a Home Building Magazine called 'Are We Done Yet?'. The Movie ends with a blind man opening a window that knocks over a ladder and hits Nick's car.
Are We Done Yet? received poor reviews with an 8% rotten rating at Rotten Tomatoes, which is worse than the previous film's rating of 12%, with suggestions that the film is very similar to Cheaper by the Dozen 2. On Metacritic the film has a score of 36 out of 100, which is slightly better than the previous film's rating of 27 out of 100.
Despite being panned by the critics, the film has made $58,388,068 worldwide.[1]
Home media
The Are We Done Yet?Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and UMD was released on August 7, 2007. Special features include:
KIDdin Around on the set: Making Are We Done Yet?
Blooper Reel
The Are We Done Yet? Quiz
Chuck Mitchell, Jr.: Jack of All Trades Featurette
