Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

Director:

Shawn Levy

Writers:

David Guion (screenplay), Michael Handelman (screenplay)

Stars:

Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Stiller	...	Larry Daley / Laaa
Robin Williams	...	Teddy Roosevelt / Voice of Garuda
Owen Wilson	...	Jedediah
Steve Coogan	...	Octavius
Ricky Gervais	...	Dr. McPhee
Dan Stevens	...	Sir Lancelot
Rebel Wilson	...	Tilly
Skyler Gisondo	...	Nick Daley
Rami Malek	...	Ahkmenrah
Patrick Gallagher	...	Attila
Mizuo Peck	...	Sacajawea
Ben Kingsley	...	Merenkahre (Ahk's Father)
Crystal the Monkey	...	Dexter
Dick Van Dyke	...	Cecil
Mickey Rooney	...	Gus

Storyline

At the Museum of Natural History, there's a new exhibit being unveiled. Larry Daley, who manages the night exhibit where the exhibits come to life because of the Tablet of Ahkmenrah, is in charge of the presentation. But when the exhibits go awry, Larry finds himself in trouble. He learns the Tablet is corroding so he does some research and learns that Cecil, the former museum guard, was at the site when the Tablet was discovered. He tells Larry they were warned if they remove it could mean the end. Larry realizes it means the end of the magic. He talks to Ahkmenrah who says that he doesn't know anything. Only his father the Pharaoh knows the Tablet's secrets. He learns that the Pharaoh was sent to the London museum. So he convinces Dr. McPhee, the museum curator, to help send him to London. He takes Ahkmenrah with him but some of the others tag along, like Teddy Roosevelt, Attila, Octavius, and Jedediah.

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Plot Keywords:

night watchman | museum of natural history manhattan new york city | star died before release | museum | tablet | 

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Taglines:

One final night to save the day

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild action, some rude humor and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Night at the Museum 3

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$127,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,100,520, 19 December 2014, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$113,746,621

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$363,204,635

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, 21 Laps Entertainment, 1492 Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan, Patrick Gallagher, Rami Malek, Mizuo Peck, Crystal the Monkey, and Brad Garrett are the ten actors who appear in all three Night at the Museum movies.

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Goofs

Sir Lancelot's armor and the castle he calls "Camelot" are from a few centuries after the 5th and 6th centuries when Arthurian legend supposedly took place. However, ever since the 15th century, it has been fashionable in pop culture to "update" the setting of the King Arthur story to a much later time period.

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Quotes

Jedediah: Why don't you take a picture, it'll last longer!

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Crazy Credits

In stead of the standard "fiction" disclaimer, it is stated that "All the events depicted in the film are fictional and not all objects and galleries featured reflect the British Museum's collection or building".

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Connections

References The War of the Roses (1989)

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Soundtracks

Dancing Queen
Written by Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson, Benny Andersson
Performed by A*Teens
Courtesy of Polydor Records Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

A fun franchise that has now become a museum piece

In spite of the absence of a number in the title, this is the third (and last?) film in a franchise that I have thoroughly enjoyed for providing inventive entertainment (imagine a fight sequence inside a MC Escher drawing). Each movie has been based in a museum I know well and this time we are in my home city of London at the wonderful British Museum which means that the Elgin Marbles and other artifacts come alive. At the heart of the franchise is Ben Stiller, a comic actor with deceptively understated style, and this time he gets to plays two very contrasting roles, particularly funny when his characters interact.

If there are weaknesses in this outing, they are that perhaps too many of the original characters are involved (meaning that screen time is spread rather thinly between them), there could have been more original museum characters (the main one is Dan Stevens as Sir Lancelot), and it would have been good to have more female roles (Australian Rebel Wilson as the BM security guard is effectively the only substantive one). And, of course, there is the sadness of seeing Robin Williams and Mickey Rooney in their last screen roles.

All that said, this is a worthy addition to a really fun franchise which has probably now run its course.