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

Reese Witherspoon was originally set to play Amelia Earhart.

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Goofs

When the giant octopus jumps into the reflecting pond in front of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial, it shows him jumping into a pool deep enough that he has to float up a bit to have most of his body above the surface. In fact, the pool is only 30 inches deep at the very center of the pool.

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Quotes

Kah Mun Rah: You don't seem to be evil, you seem to be more of a grouch.

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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

References Apollo 13 (1995)

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Soundtracks

"I Only Have Eyes for You"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin

User Reviews

Could have been a little...no, a lot... better

I thought the first one was great, but felt the second one was in a foot race to show as many of the old characters and new ones as fast as possible and get to the end. But then again, when are sequels ever as good? Let me take that back, Terminator 2 was awesome. And Lord of the Rings. And several others, but this one was in a frenzy to go nowhere. Stop. Take a Breath. Develop a more interesting script. I'm sure the writer had something better in mind and the studios just plucked the eyeballs out of it until it was just what it became in the end. This could have been one of those franchise things that do more than just make money. Yes, it will make money, but it could have been sprinkled with a little more TLC. Let's get back to basics. You know the movie is going to sell. You have the money and all the actors to sell it. Why not just make a movie with a better storyline. The best part of the movie was the trailer.