Plot Summary
In Portland, Lindsey and Kevin Kingston are two mischievous siblings who sabotage the relationships of their divorced mother in a determined effort to keep her single until their parents reconcile. Meanwhile, single child-hating sports shop owner Nick Persons purchases a brand new Lincoln Navigator and boasts with his beloved bobblehead doll of Satchel Paige who comes to life of its own will, though only Nick can hear him. After reaching his store, he witnesses a beautiful woman named Suzanne from across the street.
On his way to talk to her, he is disgusted to find she has two kids, who turn out to be Lindsey and Kevin. Later that night, Nick runs into Suzanne and agrees to take her home after she has trouble with her car. As weeks go by, both of them bond and start getting closer to each other. On New Year’s Eve, when Nick brings Suzanne to the local airport to go to Vancouver for a business trip, Suzanne’s ex-husband Frank calls to say he is sick and cannot pick up to see the children, leaving her to put her trust in Nick. Once at her house, Nick meets Kevin and Lindsey for the second time and their babysitter warns Nick he will fail as the kids fight over the front seat.
The three go to the airport, where Kevin learns that corkscrews, a gift he got from Nick, are prohibited to bring onboard planes. Unable to get to a trash can, he slips the corkscrew in Nick’s jacket pocket, which leads to Nick being subdued by security. They decide to take a train, but Kevin and Lindsey jump off to collect a cape from Kevin’s action figure just as Nick boards with the train departing seconds later, forcing him to jump off and lose their luggage.
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Info & Stats
Director:
Brian Levant
Writers:
Steven Gary Banks, Claudia Grazioso, J. David Stem
Stars:
Ice Cube, Nia Long, Aleisha Allen
Categories:
Family, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Budget:
$32,000,000.00
Revenue:
$97,918,663.00
Age: PGÂ Â |Â Â Duration: 1h 35m
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