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The Pacifier is a 2005 action comedy film, directed by Adam Shankman, and written by Thomas Lennon. It stars Vin Diesel, Faith Ford, Lauren Graham, Brittany Snow, Max Thieriot, Carol Kane, and Brad Garrett. The film was released in March 2005 by Walt Disney Pictures, and earned US$30 million in its opening weekend. The Pacifier is the first movie that Vin Diesel starred in not to earn a PG-13 rating or above.

Plot summary

A U.S. Navy SEAL named Shane Wolfe (Vin Diesel) is assigned to protect the Plummer children from enemies of their recently deceased father, a scientist who had created a top-secret weapon for the government (GHOST), and then hid the device. Wolfe must take care of the children while their mother is in Switzerland, retrieving the key to find the device. Much of the comedy is based on the contrast between Wolf's military background and the travails of his rebellious suburban brood. At the end of the movie, we find out that the Plummer's neighbors, a North Korean family named the Chungs, are actually spies! They come to get GHOST, but Wolfe does not know the password. In desperation, he starts singing the Peter Panda Dance and doing what it says (ex. "Roll... like a log") and it actually works! He gets ghost, and a fight ensues in which GHOST is destroyed, and the Chungs are arrested.

Tagline: Prepare for bottle.

Reception

The film received mostly negative to moderate reviews and was accused of being too tame, boring, and only moderately amusing. It performed very well at the box office however, raking in over $113 million — double its production costs.

Trivia

Jackie Chan was meant to star as Vin Diesel's role, but due to busy arrangements, did not take the role.

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