Continuity mistake: When Mark and Tom get off the train, Mark is wearing his hat. When the rest of the family come around the corner, he is not wearing his hat. We see it fall halfway out the pocket of his coat when he hugs Kate, but it seems he did not have enough time to take it off and put it in the pocket of his coat, especially given the fact he was using both hands to carry the box with his belongings inside. (01:21:05)
mightymick
17th Jan 2011
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
8th Sep 2010
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Other mistake: There are four days when Jake, Mark, Kim, Jessica and Mike are shown going to school in Chicago. All five wear the exact same clothes on the first three days, only on the fourth day are they dressed differently.
28th Aug 2010
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Tom goes into Shake's office to resign as coach, the position of the football in the display case behind Shake, goes from being horizontal to tilted to horizontal again, between shots. (01:24:05)
25th Aug 2010
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Continuity mistake: When the family runs out of the house to go and look for Mark, Jake is riding his skateboard and rides down the path well ahead of everyone else. In the next shot, several family members run out the gate ahead of Jake, who should have been first out the gate. (01:17:30)
25th Aug 2010
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Continuity mistake: At the hospital, Dylan has a black eye and broken arm after Tom fell on him at his birthday party. A little later when Kate goes to the Shenk's house to tell them Mark has run away, Dylan shows no signs of the injuries he suffered. (01:04:45 - 01:18:25)
25th Aug 2010
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Character mistake: In the sequence when Tom is on the phone trying to find a babysitter, he repeatedly says he needs a babysitter for 12 children. However, Charlie, Lorraine and Nora, who does not even live at home, are much too old to need a babysitter. (00:50:45 - 00:51:25)
25th Aug 2010
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Other mistake: When Kim and Jessica run into the kitchen at the start of the breakfast scene, Jessica looks up at the camera. (00:04:45)
1st Aug 2010
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Gunner is running under the table towards Hank, on the left we can see Henry's and Jake's legs as if they are sitting at the table. But neither Henry or Jake are sitting at the table at this moment, we see them come into the room a few seconds later. (00:38:05)
24th Jul 2010
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Sarah and Jake grab a handful of meat from the kitchen, Sarah is wearing purple and Jake is wearing red. Both are wearing different clothes a moment later when they are in the basement with Mike and Henry, soaking the underwear. (00:34:45)
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