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See production notesU.S. Navy SEAL lieutenant Shane Wolfe is assigned to rescue Howard Plummer, a man working on a top-secret government project, from a group of Serbian rebels. Shane and his team successfully get Howard off an enemy boat. Boarding the helicopter to escape, the team gets attacked again and Howard gets killed. Shane spends two months in the hospital recovering from gunshot wounds to the chest during the attack. At the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Shane's commanding officer, Captain Bill Fawcett, explains that he has been assigned to escort Howard's widow, Julie, to Zürich, to retrieve the contents of Howard's safety deposit box. Meanwhile, Shane has been assigned to stay at the Plummer residence in Bethesda, to search for the secret project called GHOST and mind the family's five children: Zoe, Seth, Lulu, Peter, and baby Tyler. They prove to be difficult to handle, even with the help of her nanny Helga, who quits when one of Zoe and Seth's pranks intended for Shane goes wrong, with Helga suffering the prank instead. Shane eventually begins to discover the children's problems and resolve them, gaining their trust after saving them from a pair of intruders looking for the GHOST program. Later, the school's vice principal, Duane Murney, informs Shane that Seth has cut and bleached his hair, has a Nazi armband in his locker, and has skipped a month of wrestling practices. At home, Seth tells Shane he only joined the wrestling team because of his father. After Seth sneaks out of the house, Shane follows and learns that Seth has secretly joined an amateur production of The Sound of Music, playing the role of Rolf. The director quits, and Shane takes charge of the show, takes care of the house, gives Zoe driving lessons, and teaches Lulu and her fellow Firefly Scouts martial arts to defend themselves against rival scouts. As Seth quits the wrestling team, Shane challenges Murney to a wrestling match in front of the entire school, which he easily wins despite Murney's show of bluster. The Firefly Girl Scouts use the fighting skills that Shane taught them to fight and tie up the rival Boy Scouts. Zoe and Shane share stories of their fathers, both of whom had died in similar circumstances, and both hug. They are interrupted by a phone call from Julie, who has figured out the password "My Angel," retrieved a two-prong key from the box, and is on her way home. The kids immediately plan a "Welcome Home" party for her. That evening, Shane discovers a secret vault underneath the garage, which requires the key Julie just acquired. When Bill and Julie arrive home, he and Shane go to the garage, where Shane says he is rethinking his career. The two intruders from the other day arrive and pull off their masks, revealing themselves as the Chuns, the Plummers’ Korean next-door neighbors. Suddenly, Bill overpowers Shane and knocks him out, revealing himself to be a double agent working with the Chuns. After Bill ties up and gags the children, Mr. Chun holds them hostage in the playroom while Bill and Mrs. Chun take Julie down to the vault. They open the door, but a dangerous security system prevents them from proceeding, with one of the traps burning off Mrs. Chun's eyebrows. The children escape, take down Mr. Chun, and wake Shane, who sends them to get help while he goes to the vault to help Julie. Mr. Chun follows them in Bill's car. With Zoe at the wheel, the kids force him to crash into a car dealership. Shane gets past the security system using the dance Howard had used to lull Peter to sleep each night. Julie knocks out Mrs. Chun, and Shane's voice activates the final vault, opening the door which knocks Bill unconscious. By then, the children have lured a large crowd of the Police to the house. Mr. Chun arrives and holds all of them at gunpoint. Shane notices the school principal and his love interest Claire Fletcher right behind him, having followed the chase upon seeing it pass the school. Shane distracts Mr. Chun with the help of the family pet duck Gary, and Claire subdues him. Bill and the Chuns are arrested, and Shane and the Plummers say their goodbyes. At Seth's performance, it is revealed that Shane has retired from the Navy and joined the school staff as the new wrestling coach. Murney, dressed as a nun, also performs in the play, singing "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" off-key, and Claire and Shane kiss backstage.
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See all quotes[first lines] Atten-hut! Here's our man. Professor Howard Plummer. He's been kidnapped by a group of Serbian rebels. Yeah, I know we've been up for 72 hours, but I expect perfection. Nothing else. The enemy has a boat, 4 jet skis, and a chopper.
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Scott: What's your problem, man? Hey, get off me! Zoe: Oh, my God! What are you doing, you spaz? That's my boyfriend! Shane Wolfe: So you're the one that has been breaking in! Go back inside! Zoe: No! Mrs. Chun: [speaks Korean] Shane Wolfe: [speaks Korean] Mr. Chun: Oh, we speak English, buddy. Mrs. Chun: Look, about the sirens and the strobe lights. We own a bakery, so we're up kind of early. Would you mind? Shane Wolfe: Sorry. [sirens stop] Mr. Chun: Oh, and we found this in our pool filter. Try to keep that zoo reined in, huh, babysitter? Scott: Yo, fool, handle me like that again and I'll be forced to lay knuckles upside your head. Zoe: Okay. Enough is enough! Come on, Scott. Let's go. Come on. Shane Wolfe: [pulls Scott back] No, you don't. Get back here. Give me 20. [Scott pulls out his wallet to give Shane $20] I meant push-ups. Scott: Zoe? Shane Wolfe: Drop down! Do 20! [Scott does push-ups] Zoe: Okay, this is not the Army or the Navy. Real nice move, Lieutenant Smooth. He'll pr
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Shane Wolfe: Got them here. My fault. Murney: Yeah, I always said these kids needed a parole officer. I guess Mrs. Plummer thought so too, huh? Wow, you got a real upper torso going on, huh? You ever do any time? Seth: [low] Sasquatch. Murney: You got something to say, boy? Seth: No. Murney: No? Good. Wow, it looks like you have a pair of legs coming out of your shoulders. You hit the gym a lot, do you? Shane Wolfe: Eh. Seth: [low tone] Woolly mammoth. Murney: All right, you know what, Creeper? You just bought yourself an extra 15 minutes on the mats with the Murninator! Shane Wolfe: Excuse me. Lieutenant Shane Wolfe. I'm watching the kids for the Plummers, a few days. Murney: Oh, babysitter, huh? Well, good, whatever job you can get, right? I'm Murney, Dwayne Murney. My friends call me "Little Puppet". I'm the VP here. I'm in charge of discipline, conduct and truancy from top to bottom, K through 12. You're in my house now, strong man. Shane Wolfe: You're the vice principal. Murney: A
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Seth: Hey! Shane Wolfe: Enough. Murney: All right, you heard the lady. Let's break it up, guys. Come on. Hmm? Relax, Popeye. Boys will be boys, huh? Anyway, it's kinda good for the creeper. Gives him a chance to punk up. Learn to defend himself. Shane Wolfe: Six against one? Murney: Well, you know, the odds are never pretty, but look at it, as like, a preparation for him. You know, the naked streets of Bethesda can be so dark and dangerous, right, creeper? [Seth angrily tries to attack Murney, but Shane restrains him] Shane Wolfe: Ooh, whoa. Murney: You're pretty quick there, frogman. I, myself, happen to be a blackbelt. That's why they wanted me to coach the wrestling team. Ooh-aah! Sensei. You know what that's called, homeboy? Total control. You all right? Hmm? I tell you what, maybe sometime you can pop by our wrestling class, and we'll show a couple pros how it's done. What do you think? I'll go easy on you. Shane Wolfe: I'm on duty. Murney: You're on duty. Oh, that's right. That's
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Seth: What are you doing? Shane Wolfe: You're burning daylight. Move! Seth: It's Sunday. And it's 6:00 am. You're insane!
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Shane Wolfe: Okay, so she wrecked the Driver's Ed car. The insurance will pay for it. Murney: They were parallel parking when the instructor jumped from the car. But it's not about her. It's about the boy. Shane Wolfe: Has he been skipping class again? Claire Fletcher: Skipping class? He always skips sixth period, but... Murney: All right, Seth! Okay, take off the hat. Shane Wolfe: Go ahead. Murney: Look at that. That's how he showed up for practice today. And that's not all. I was doing a little recon in his locker and I found this, okay? [holds up a Nazi armband, part of Seth's "Young Rolf" costume] Now if it was a girlie magazine or a hamster, fine. Boys will be boys. But this is sick. Shane Wolfe: All right, he dyed his hair. He's not a Nazi. Claire Fletcher: This is not normal. We're very concerned. [bell rings] All right, kids, why don't you get back to class? Mr. Murney, would you give me a minute? Look, I'm sure this is about their father. We've tried to get Seth and Zoe to tal
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