Bedtime Stories (2008)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Adam Shankman

Writers (WGA):

Matt Lopez (screenplay) and
Tim Herlihy (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

25 December 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Whatever they dream up... he has to survive.

Plot:

A family comedy about a hotel handyman whose life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true. |

Plot Keywords:

Bedtime Story | Handyman | Arrested Development | Guinea Pig | Gumball

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Adam Sandler	...	Skeeter Bronson
Keri Russell	...	Jill
Guy Pearce	...	Kendall
Russell Brand	...	Mickey
Richard Griffiths	...	Barry Nottingham
Teresa Palmer	...	Violet Nottingham
Lucy Lawless	...	Aspen
Courteney Cox	...	Wendy
Jonathan Morgan Heit	...	Patrick
Laura Ann Kesling	...	Bobbi
Jonathan Pryce	...	Marty Bronson
Nick Swardson	...	Engineer
Kathryn Joosten	...	Mrs. Dixon
Allen Covert	...	Ferrari Guy
Carmen Electra	...	Hot Girl

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild rude humor and mild language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44892) | Ireland:PG | Australia:G | South Korea:All | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:6 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Germany:o.Al. | New Zealand:PG | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Hong Kong:IIA | Taiwan:GP | South Africa:PG | Sweden:Btl | Portugal:M/6 | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Finland:K-7 | Mexico:A

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Gunn Films

Trivia:

While staying in Skeeter's room at the hotel, Patrick and Bobbi watch "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" (2005), a television series about two kids who live in a hotel. That series stars twins Dylan and Cole Sprouse, who starred opposite Adam Sandler in Big Daddy (1999/I).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Bugsy is looking at Kendall from inside his cage, it is clear that he is looking at him from an opening in the cage and that both eyes fit in the opening and his sight is unhindered. But when the camera is angled from Bugsy's point of view, the cage is hindering his view.

Quotes:

Skeeter Bronson: His name was Mr. Underappreciated.
Patrick: What is underdemeciated?
Skeeter Bronson: What?
Patrick: Underdemeciated?
Skeeter Bronson: That's right, I forgot, you're 6, well his name was Sir Fix-a-lot.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Time Spent Moments Saved

"Bedtime Stories" is NO bedtime story!

I was expecting another tacky platitude, similar to the unwatchable "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium", the unacceptable "Night at the Museum", the sugary "Charlotte's Web", and sundry other brainless and uninspired productions of the recent years which seem to bank on the medieval idea that children would be some gullible half-morons willing to swallow even the most awkward smoke-and-shadows games... Well, NO! "Bedtime Stories" is NO bedtime story - it's not meant to put anyone to stuporous sleep, being instead witty, energizing and fully enjoyable! The script is intelligent, with a solid structure and flexible articulations, and the directing, more than adequate: precise to a point, expressive, spirited and brilliant. In many senses, it reminded me the well-being that I've always been owing to the Zemeckis' "Back to the Future" trilogy: a movie that simply makes you feel full of buoyancy! I hate such politically correct (read: efficiently brainwashing) labels as "family movies", so I state it clearly: it's a good movie for children of all ages - from 3 to 83!