History Film / ThePacifier

* MeaningfulEcho: "You do things my/our way! No highway option!"

* ThrowItIn: The whole sequence with Lulu telling Shane she think he is cute was apparently an exact recreation of the first meeting between the young actress Morgan York and Vin Diesel, including his bemused "Thanks?"

* MeaningfulEcho: "You do things my/our way! No highway option!"

* ThrowItIn: The whole sequence with Lulu telling Shane she think he is cute was apparently an exact recreation of the first meeting between the young actress Morgan York and Vin Diesel, including his bemused "Thanks?"

* CoverInnocentEyesAndEars: Zoe covers Tyler's eyes when the coach comes out in a nasty looking wrestling outfit.

* DeanBitterman: Principal Fletcher is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure. Vice Principal Murney, on the other hand, is an egotistical {{Jerkass}} who clearly has it out for the Plummers (''especially'' Seth.)

* ThrowItIn: The whole sequence with Lulu telling Shane she think he is cute was apparently an exact recreation of the first meeting between Morgan York (Lulu) and Vin Diesel, including his bemused "Thanks?"

VinDiesel stars in his first (and to date, only) family comedy. After a rescue mission to save a government scientist ends with the scientist dead and Navy Seal Shane Wolfe (Diesel) in the hospital, Shane is sent to protect the scientist's family while their mother goes to Zurich, Switzerland, to retrieve a deposit box her husband had left there. Initially, the five kids, {{Alpha Bitch}} wannabe Zoe, rebel without a cause Seth, [[strike: Girl]] [[ScoutOut Firefly Scout]] Lulu, toddler Peter, and baby Tyler, cannot stand their new guardian and do everything they can think off to get him out. In response, Shane treats the family to some military style discipline.

* TheMole: [[spoiler: The Plummer's neighbors are secretly North Korean spies, and Shane's superior plans to sell GHOST to North Korea once it's found.]]

* ThrowItIn: The whole sequence with Lulu telling Shane she think he is cute was apparently an exact recreation of the first meeting between the young actress and Vin Diesel, including his bemused "Thanks?"

* [[spoiler: TheMole]]: [[spoiler: The Plummer's neighbors are secretly North Korean spies, and Shane's superior plans to sell GHOST to North Korea once it's found.]]

Though not critcally acclaimed, receiving a 21% on RottenTomatoes, it performed exceptionally well at the box office, pulling in more than $115 million, more than twice its prodution cost. It's a reasonable, if somewhat derivative, family comedy. Most of the humor comes from Diesel performing the same tough guy he normally plays but applying it to domestic issues.

* AmazonBrigade: Lulu's firefly troop becomes this, due to having Shane as a den mother.

* CulturedWarrior: When Shane finds out Seth is sneaking out to rehearsals for ''TheSoundOfMusic,'' he is impressed, even taking over as director when the first one quits. He even remarks that ''The Sound of Music'' is his favorite musical cause "A nun giving up the habit for a military guy" can't be all bad.
* DawsonCasting: In-movie - the actress cast as Liesl in ''TheSoundOfMusic'' is obviously too old for the role.
* DeanBitterman: Principal Fletcher is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure. Vice Principal Murney, on the other hand, is an egotistical {{Jerkass}} who clearly has it out for the Plumbers (''especially'' Seth.)

* FatalFamilyPhoto: Howard Plumber shows Shane a photo of his family just before getting killed by Serbian rebels.

* IKnowKarate: After being harrased by a rival troop of boys, Shane teaches the Fireflies to defend themselves. The next time the boys try something, the girls give tham a beatdown that ends with them tied to each other, bound and gagged.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: [[spoiler: They're secretly the Plumber's neighbors.]]

* MistakenForSubculture: Seth, the older son, is mistaken for a Neo-Nazi when he dyes his hair blond and a swastika was found in his locker. Turns out that he was actually playing Rolf in ''TheSoundOfMusic''.
* [[spoiler: TheMole]]: [[spoiler: The Plumber's neighbors are secretly North Korean spies, and Shane's superior plans to sell GHOST to North Korea once it's found.]]

* ShoutOut: The kids' mother's name Julie Plummer is an explicit reference to ''TheSoundOfMusic'' stars '''Julie''' Andrews and Christopher '''Plummer'''.
** There are many references to TheSoundOfMusic: All the way up the comparing the movie to the musical itself.

* TimeCompressionMontage: Shows Shane warming up to the family, Zoe's driving skills improving, Seth practicing for the play, Lulu and her scouts learing [[IKnowKarate martial arts]], and Shane learning how to change a diaper.

* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bitch]]: Shown during the WildTeenParty below. Zoey is yelling at her boyfriend for inviting a whole bunch of people that she didn't know to her house for a party. After Shane gets back and makes them clean up the mess they made (which includes [[RunningGag baloney plastered to the ceiling with mustard]]), she's upset...''because her boyfriend will never speak to her again.'' Shane, being a SEAL, has the sense to call her out on that.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: [[spoiler: They're secretly the Plumber's North Korean neighbors.]]

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja

* DeanBitterman: Principal Fletcher is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure. Vice Principal Murney, on the other hand, is an egotistical {{Jerkass}} who looks for any reason who clearly has it out for the Plumbers (''especially'' Seth.)

* DeanBitterman: Principal Fletcher is a ReasonableAuthorityFigure. Vice Principal Murney, on the other hand, is an egotistical {{Jerkass}} who looks for any reason to give the Plumbers (''especially'' Seth) hell.

* SuckECheeses: Woody Woodchuck's
--> Shane: And they say ''war'' is hell.

* TitleDrop: Shane is describing his special ops wrestling grapples with one in particular (and his personal favorite) called "the Pacifier." Just so you know, [[OrificeInvasion it involves putting his own fist in his mouth.]]
* TokenRomance: Shane and Claire

* MistakenForSubculture: Seth, the older son, is mistaken for a Neo-Nazi when he dyes his hair blond and a swastika was found in his locker. Turns out that he was actually playing Ralph in ''TheSoundOfMusic''.

* MistakenForSubculture: Seth

* PrejudicedForPecs: Lulu is impressed by Shane's "boobs"

* [[NotSafeForWork Not Safe for Kids]]: Zoe covers Tyler's eyes when the coach comes out in a nasty looking wrestling outfit.

* SuckECheeses: Wooky Woodchuck's

* TitleDrop: Shane is describing his special ops wrestling grapples with one in particular (and his personal favorite) called "the Pacifier."