Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Director:

Miguel Arteta

Writers:

Rob Lieber (screenplay), Rob Lieber (screen story)

Stars:

Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Carell	...	Ben Cooper
Jennifer Garner	...	Kelly Cooper
Ed Oxenbould	...	Alexander Cooper
Dylan Minnette	...	Anthony Cooper
Kerris Dorsey	...	Emily Cooper
Elise Vargas	...	Baby Trevor
Zoey Vargas	...	Baby Trevor
Sidney Fullmer	...	Becky Gibson
Bella Thorne	...	Celia
Megan Mullally	...	Nina
Mekai Curtis	...	Paul Dumphy (as Mekai Matthew Curtis)
Lincoln Melcher	...	Philip Parker
Reese Hartwig	...	Elliot Gibson
Martha Hackett	...	Mrs. Gibson
Mary Mouser	...	Audrey Gibson

Storyline

For 12 year old Alexander Cooper, everyday is a bad day. And his family thinks he's being silly because they never have a bad day. On the day before his 12th birthday party, he learns that another boy is having a party of his own and everyone is going to it. And another kid punks him online. So at midnight of his birthday, he wishes that his whole family can have a bad day. And things for the whole family go bad, his mom's car is broken so they have to share a car, his sister has a cold and has to go on stage, his older brother, who's hoping to get his driver's license and to bring his girlfriend to the prom, has to deal with his girlfriend's snootiness and fails to get his license, his mom has a crisis at work which could cost her her job, and his dad who has a job interview has to bring his younger brother with him but because his pacifier is broken he can't stop crying. Alex feels responsible.

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Plot Keywords:

based on book | long title | bad day | birthday | job interview | 

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Taglines:

One day can change everything.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for rude humor including some reckless behavior and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Spanish]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alexander y un día terrible, horrible, malo... ¡muy malo!

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,360,230, 10 October 2014, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$66,954,149

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$100,654,149

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, 21 Laps Entertainment, The Jim Henson Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Throughout the movie, Emily sings "You Can Fly" from Peter Pan (1953). This song is only featured in the Walt Disney cartoon, not the conventional stage musical of the same story, which has "I'm Flying" instead.

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Goofs

When Anthony is taking his driving test, there's an interior shot of the dashboard that shows the gear selector all the way up in the Park position while he is supposedly driving (right after the driving instructor yells "keep your eyes on the road").

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Quotes

High School Teacher: Let's go Wreck it Ralph. Principal's office now!

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Connections

References Survivor (2000)

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Soundtracks

Hurricane
Written and Performed by The Vamps
Produced by John Shanks
The Vamps appear courtesy of Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

User Reviews

It's ¿fun?

In the movie all the parents are so positive and at some point, they are so frustrating.

It wanna to say this going the movie boring. It's not like that, his funny the movie in some scenes.