Night at the Museum (2006)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Shawn Levy

Writers (WGA):

Robert Ben Garant (screenplay) &
Thomas Lennon (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

22 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Everything comes to life.

Plot:

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.

Plot Keywords:

Museum | Museum Of Natural History | Night Watchman | Watchman | Skeleton

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 21	7:30 PM	FX
Wed. July 22	5:30 PM	FX

Cast

Ben Stiller	...	Larry Daley
Carla Gugino	...	Rebecca
Dick Van Dyke	...	Cecil
Mickey Rooney	...	Gus
Bill Cobbs	...	Reginald
Jake Cherry	...	Nick Daley
Ricky Gervais	...	Dr. McPhee
Robin Williams	...	Teddy Roosevelt
Kim Raver	...	Erica Daley
Patrick Gallagher	...	Attila The Hun
Rami Malek	...	Ahkmenrah
Pierfrancesco Favino	...	Christopher Columbus
Charles Q. Murphy	...	Taxi Driver (as Charlie Murphy)
Steve Coogan	...	Octavius
Mizuo Peck	...	Sacajawea

Also Known As:

Night at the Museum: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Italian | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (uncredited)

Certification:

USA:PG (Approved No. 42837) | Finland:K-11 | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Germany:6 | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Malaysia:U | Hong Kong:I | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | France:U | Brazil:Livre | Greece:K | Portugal:M/6 | Sweden:7 | South Korea:All | Netherlands:6 | New Zealand:PG | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Owen Wilson's role as Jedediah was just supposed to be a cameo - but his character tested so well with the audience, they gave him a bigger part. He wasn't going to be credited either way.

Goofs:

Continuity: The amount of fire extinguisher foam on Larry's face changes frequently.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Taxi Driver: [as Larry walks into the street] Hey, watch it!

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Troldspejlet: (#37.1)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Tonight

Great kids movie!

I think it's really annoying when I read reviews on here of a kids movie and someone tears it apart. Do these people expect to see Oscar award winning performances and production? As for this film, I thought it was really cute. It's perfect for a kid's imagination. I saw the movie at a pre-screening and every kid afterwards was smiling and excitedly talking about the movie. Sure there are some dumb jokes, etc., but overall the movie was great. It was especially cool to see Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney working together.

Take your kid to see this movie. Their imagination will go wild and they might even be curious to go to a history museum afterwards.