What will cheaper by the dozen be about?

Answer 1

The film was about the Baker family with it's ups and down. A family of 12 children who reside in Midland.

Tom Baker (Steve Martin) gets an offer for his dream job to become a football coach of the Stallions in the urban near North Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois.

Although Kate Baker (Bonnie Hunt) approves their children overhear and object to his proposed actions in a family conference. Even though the children brought about what they would rather do, Tom decide to accept the job and move to the city, many miles away from there countryside home. When they had moved to Chicago they were greeted by the neighbors, who take a negative attitude to the Bakers because of the number of their children and the fact that they often run wild.

One day Kate receives a call telling her that her new book is perfect and she should go on a promotion tour, so she decide to leave, and leaves her husband alone with the 12 children.

Problem soon erupt, but everything comes to a halt when, after being grounded, the Baker kids sneak out and accidentally wreck their friend's birthday party. Kate ends the book tour and returns home, angry at Tom for not telling her that he cannot handle it.

The family condition comes to light after Kate discovers a note on Mark's bed and Mark has gone missing. The family begins searching but after calling the police, Tom realizes that Mark's favorite place has been always the Midland house, and frantically make his way to the railway station. He soon finds Mark on a train heading towards Midland. they ride the train to Midland and are greeted by the family at the railway station the next morning.

They apologize to each other and Tom decides to quit his football career to find a job which would provide more time for him to spend with his family. While they return to the city and begin to adjust to their new life, Kate's book is published and stays at the number one at the bestseller's list on the book chart for 12 months.