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Overview
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Release Date:
22 May 2009 (USA)
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Tagline:
When the lights go off the battle is on.
Plot:
Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake. | full synopsis
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Security Guard
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Museum
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Angel
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Al Capone
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Astronomer
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Awards:
1 win
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3 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(266 articles)
The role of the star in the movie may be wilting to nothing
(From The Guardian - Film News. 8 December 2009, 1:00 AM, PST)
Catch A Buzz With "The Green Hornet"-December 22, 2010...
(From SneakPeek. 7 December 2009, 3:38 PM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 8 December 2009, 1:00 AM, PST)
Catch A Buzz With "The Green Hornet"-December 22, 2010...
(From SneakPeek. 7 December 2009, 3:38 PM, PST)
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Exceeded my Expectations
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Additional Details
Also Known As:
Night at the Museum 2 (Australia) (Singapore: English title) (UK) (USA) (working title)
Another Night (USA) (working title)
Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian (USA) (working title)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
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Another Night (USA) (working title)
Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian (USA) (working title)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild action and brief language.
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Runtime:
105 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:PG (certificate #44999) |
South Korea:All |
UK:PG |
Singapore:PG |
Finland:K-7 (re-rating after appeal) |
Ireland:PG |
Norway:7 |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
Philippines:G (MTRCB) |
Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) |
Portugal:M/6 |
Brazil:Livre |
Netherlands:6 |
Sweden:7 |
Hong Kong:I |
Iceland:L |
Mexico:A |
Argentina:Atp |
Peru:PT |
Japan:G |
Australia:PG
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Fun Stuff
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Hank Azaria's performance is a nod to Boris Karloff because Karloff played Im-Ho-Tep in the Universal film The Mummy (1932) and Karloff had a distinct English accent with a slight lisp.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: The Smithsonian Institution does maintain storage for items not on display in the museums but they are located throughout the Washington D.C. suburbs, not in sub basements under the museums.
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Quotes:
Amelia Earhart:
Do you know why I became a pilot?
Larry Daley: I have no idea.
Amelia Earhart: For the fun of it. Why else would anyone do anything?
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Larry Daley: I have no idea.
Amelia Earhart: For the fun of it. Why else would anyone do anything?
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Movie Connections:
Spin off Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) (VG)
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Soundtrack:
Love Bug
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When I saw the trailer for this, I was pretty excited. I loved the whole premise of the first one, and having a sequel opened up whole new opportunities. I was excited when I saw all these famous characters from history being mashed together, Al Capone, Napoleon Bonaparte, Amelia Earhart, to name a few.
I walked into the theater not expecting to much, but when I left I was very happy with it. They handled every characters personality beautifully, and the inside jokes were hilarious. I don't want to give much away, but trust me, you'll laugh. It tackles many themes like, a house divided cannot stand, the way to happiness is doing what you love, don't dwell on the past, etc. For a family flick they handle this jumbled cast of characters with complex personalities amazingly. They threw away most of the characters from the first movie to make way for the newer characters, which I didn't like that much, but how many characters can you throw in a story to have it make sense?
This film is an amazing example of a movie made for kids and adults. Kids will enjoy the silly humor, and the monkey. While adults will laugh at the onslaught of in-jokes, and trust me, there's a lot.
All in all, this was a great movie, blew me away. The highlight for me was Hank Azaria, that lisp kills me every time.