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.
Elenco: Michelle Pfeiffer , George Clooney , Mae Whitman , Alex D. Linz , Charles Durning , Jon Robin Baitz , Ellen Greene , Joe Grifasi , Pete Hamill , Anna Maria Horsford , Gregory Jbara , Sheila Kelley , Bitty Schram , Barry Kivel , Robert Klein , George Martin , Michael Massee , Amanda Peet , Holland Taylor , Rachel York , Marianne Muellerleile , Steven Jang , Samantha Cintrón , Victor Truro , Ashley Greenfield , Sidney Armus , Hal Panchansky , Maggie Wagner , Isabelle Ashland , Jasmin Hartmann , Larry Sherman , Shaun Duke , Thomas Schall , Michael Badalucco , Jeanie Van Dam , Kirstin Allen , Michael Genet , Julia Ryder Perce , P.J. Aliseo , Liam Ahern , José Rabelo , Darla Hill , Joe Avellar , Jullie Chung , Dale Kasman , Andrew Magarian , Katherine Argo , Rob Kelly-Buntzen , Brian Cahill , Fred Goehner , Kuniko Narai .