In the film “Wholesale is cheaper than 2”, the actors under the direction of director Adam Shankman tried to repeat the success of the first part. Large father Tom, performed by master of the dramatic comedy Steve Martin, returned to the big screen in the same fun company.
Bakers on vacation
If anyone is supposed to have a long-awaited well-deserved rest in the country, then this is the head of the Baker family. This time the director felt sorry for his character and allocated a short vacation to the long-suffering dad. In continuation of the story of a friendly family, the actors of "Wholesale is cheaper than 2" starred in a quiet lake, where, according to the script, the couple brought their children to rest.
After business problems, the head of the family in the first part is hard to believe that the Bakers got out to rest. And even more so, Tom found time for himself. In the house by the lake they had to come to terms with the neighborhood of another family with the same temperamental dad. Two men enter into hilarious rivalry, following the lead in adolescent complexes.
The actors of the movie “Wholesale is cheaper than 2” got the opportunity to once again experience family unity on the set.
Comedy Master Steve Martin
Future world-famous actor in the comedy genre, Steve Martin is a native of the small town of Waco in Texas. He was born in 1945. In the outback, in an amazing way, he managed to set a clear life goal. The guy also received a good education. Steve made considerable progress in the study of philosophy, he was even seriously predicted a humanitarian career.
Steve moonlighted at Disneyland as a teenager. His journey towards cinema began there, the young man entertained the audience with his numbers for money. He was noted for playing the banjo, a string instrument, and showed tricks no worse than a good illusionist. Even the majority of his fans do not know about the last fact. Now the famous actor also knows how to cheer anyone in a relaxed atmosphere. This was felt by his shooting partners.
Young and star cast
The choice of the actress for the role of a teenage girl in a comedy is unlikely to have caused the team of directors any trouble during the casting. Hollywood was known to know the best candidate. Even earlier, blonde Piper Perabo (born in 1976), who starred in such roles, became an idol for the army of fans and fell in love with millions of boys. The actress was well suited for teenage heroines not only in appearance. She really knew how to play a typical high school student with all the problems of a difficult age. In "Wholesale is cheaper than 2" Piper starred in 29 years.
The army of fans and fans brought on the rental of the film two more young actors. We are talking about Hilary Duff (born in 1987) and Tom Welling (born 1977). Hilary at that time already had experience in the modeling business, as well as fans among the teenage audience after starring in a television series. On the set of the second film about the adventures of the Bakers, she was only 18 years old.
According to the director and producers of "Wholesale is cheaper than 2", actors with such experience could guarantee a good box office picture. The full list of role performers in the Baker family is as follows:
- Steve Martin
- Bonnie Hunt;
- Piper Perabo;
- Tom Welling;
- Hilary Duff;
- Kevin Schmidt;
- Alison Stoner ;
- Liliana Moomin
- Morgan York;
- Forrest Landsey;
- Blake Woodruff;
- Brent Kinsman;
- Shane Kinsman;
- Jonathan Bennett
Deep sense in humor
Viewers of the first part already know about the double style of the film, shot in comedy and family genres. The hero is surrounded by a kaleidoscope of cute and funny episodes. According to the plot, he is selected from the real problem. In the picture there is a place for fun and for real compassion for the heroes.
Here a whole bunch of typical problems of the average American family is collected: constant troubles due to lack of time for children, lack of money, when you have to cave in before the boss for the sake of a position, growing up older children, which is accompanied by terrible conflicts. All the attributes of large families are meticulously collected in the film by director Adam Shankman.
In the film “Wholesale is cheaper than 2”, the actors embodied his plan for the superiority of family values in the modern world. Any other problems are secondary - the main character Tom comes to this conclusion.
On the set of "Wholesale is cheaper than 2", the actors and roles went to the creators of the film from the previous director, who shot the first part. The new director had to pick up and develop the ideas of the previous tape, adapting them to his plan. He fully succeeded.
At the premiere of the movie "Wholesale is cheaper than 2", the actors and the plot gathered a lot of enthusiastic reviews. The misfortunes of the Baker family for the second time were highly appreciated by both viewers and critics.