Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.

Director:

Shawn Levy

Writers:

Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon,

Stars:

Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Stiller	...	Larry Daley
Amy Adams	...	Amelia Earhart
Owen Wilson	...	Jedediah
Hank Azaria	...	Kahmunrah / The Thinker - (voice) / Abe Lincoln - (voice)
Robin Williams	...	Teddy Roosevelt
Christopher Guest	...	Ivan the Terrible
Alain Chabat	...	Napoleon Bonaparte
Steve Coogan	...	Octavius
Ricky Gervais	...	Dr. McPhee
Bill Hader	...	George Armstrong Custer
Jon Bernthal	...	Al Capone
Patrick Gallagher	...	Attila the Hun
Jake Cherry	...	Nicky
Rami Malek	...	Ahkmenrah
Mizuo Peck	...	Sacajawea

Storyline

Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.

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Plot Keywords:

museum | security guard | sailor | imagination | tyrannosaurus | 

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Taglines:

When the lights go off the battle is on.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild action and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Another Night

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£4,160,496 (UK) (22 May 2009)

Gross:

$177,243,721 (USA) (30 October 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 21 Laps Entertainment, 1492 Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hank Azaria had previously worked with Ben Stiller in Mystery Men. Azaria also made cameo appearances in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and Along Came Polly, both of which also starred Stiller.

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Goofs

The Archives is not part of the Smithsonian Institution. It is also the National Archives, not the "Federal Archives."

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Quotes

Kah Mun Rah: I am Kah Mun Rah, half god, once removed on my mother's side.

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Crazy Credits

There is an extra scene during the credits where Sailor Joey Motorola is seen reverse-engineering Larry Daley's cell-phone. He says to his mother (off camera) "I think I'm on to something!"

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Connections

Referenced in The Simpsons: Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Let's Groove"
Written by Maurice White and Wayne Vaughn
Performed by Earth Wind & Fire (as Earth, Wind & Fire)
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

User Reviews

strictly for kids

I thought this movie was boring and not funny. It's just like the first one except less original ideas with few to none laughs. At least the first one was some what entertaining.

The simple plot is most of the museum characters are being moved to the Smithsonian. Larry is not a night watchman anymore and is spending less and less time at the museum. The magic tablet was supposed to stay at the museum in New York, but I think it was the monkey took it to the Smithsonian. Jed calls Larry(how does a 2 inch cowboy make a call????) and tells him the tablet has awoken an evil Egyptian Pharaoh. So the rest of the film is Larry trying to take back the tablet while keeping his friends safe. He also meets up with Amelia Earhart whom is his tag along.

FINAL VERDICT: I didn't care for it but I think kids would like it.