Night at the Museum (2006)

Director:

Shawn Levy

Writers (WGA):

Robert Ben Garant (screenplay) &
Thomas Lennon (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

22 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Everything comes to life.

Plot:

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.

Plot Keywords:

Chaos | Attila The Hun | Bone | Boy | Torso Cut In Half

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

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Cast

Ben Stiller	...	Larry Daley
Carla Gugino	...	Rebecca
Dick Van Dyke	...	Cecil
Mickey Rooney	...	Gus
Bill Cobbs	...	Reginald
Jake Cherry	...	Nick Daley
Ricky Gervais	...	Dr. McPhee
Robin Williams	...	Teddy Roosevelt
Kim Raver	...	Erica Daley
Patrick Gallagher	...	Attila the Hun
Rami Malek	...	Ahkmenrah
Pierfrancesco Favino	...	Christopher Columbus
Charles Q. Murphy	...	Taxi Driver (as Charlie Murphy)
Steve Coogan	...	Octavius
Mizuo Peck	...	Sacajawea

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild action, language and brief rude humor.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Germany:6 | Argentina:Atp | USA:PG | South Korea:All | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Hong Kong:I | Portugal:M/6 | Netherlands:6 | Brazil:Livre | Ireland:PG | Greece:K | New Zealand:PG | Malaysia:U | Peru:PT | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | France:U | Finland:K-11 | UK:PG | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Philippines:G (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

American Museum of Natural History - Central Park West and 79th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The woman in the employment office is Ben Stiller's mother, Anne Meara.

Goofs:

Continuity: In closeup, Teddy and Sacajawea are on horseback at the dance; however, in the wide shots, they are dancing in the foreground.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Taxi Driver: [as Larry walks into the street] Hey, watch it!

Movie Connections:

References Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966)

Soundtrack:

Friday Nite

Well... I laughed! So did everyone in the theater.

Don't go into this movie expecting a complex plot and deep insight into the human condition. The story and plot are lightweight but that doesn't matter too much. The characters are likable enough and the situation is definitely full of possibilities.

The humor is silly and well-done slapstick without much in the way of vulgarity. I especially enjoyed the antics and heroics of the miniature Cowboys, Mayans and Romans. (Though my inner stickler was a tad annoyed with slight shifts in their scale.)

I recommend it for family viewing. My 8-year-old was in stitches AND asking me questions about history after the movie.