Plot
Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.
Written by
Terrel Seltzer, Ellen Simon
Directed by
Michael Hoffman
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
20th Century Fox, Via Rosa Productions, Fox 2000 Pictures
Languages
Español, English
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 6 nominations total