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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   13,442 votes
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Director:
Adam Shankman
Writers (WGA):
Matt Lopez (screenplay) and
Tim Herlihy (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
25 December 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Fantasy more
Tagline:
Whatever they dream up... he has to survive. more
Plot:
A family comedy about a hotel handyman whose life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true. | full synopsis
Awards:
4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(368 articles)
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User Comments:
a cute fest more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for some mild rude humor and mild language.
Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital
Company:
Gunn Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Features a cameo by Buzz Lightyear, from Toy Story (1995) in the audience during the space story. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Towards the end when the protesters are chanting "Save our school!" the camera zooms in on Courtney Cox and the audio and video don't match up. more
Quotes:
Skeeter Bronson: I don't know but it's been said, Bugsy's eyes pop out of his head, march, march, march. more
Movie Connections:
References Star Wars (1977) more
Soundtrack:
I Can Do That more

FAQ

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17 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
a cute fest, 19 January 2009
7/10
Author: jemps918 from Philippines

Despite being a much milder and family-friendly flick, Bedtime Stories will not disappoint Adam Sandler fans provided they accept that they have to share him with a much younger audience as well.

Bedtime Stories is a PG-rated comedy about hotel maintenance guy Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler), who babysits his impossibly cute niece Bobbi (Laura Ann Kesling) and nephew Patrick (Jonathan Morgan Heit) for his uptight sister Wendy (Courteney Cox). He shares his duties with Wendy's co-teacher/friend Jill (Keri Russell), taking on the night shift, which is when he discovers that the stories he tells them come true the next day. Skeeter uses his new discovery to his advantage when he decides to create a happier ending for his own life, which is made miserable daily by his hotel nemeses Kendall (Guy Pearce) and Aspen (Lucy Lawless).

Sure, the scenarios are pretty ridiculous sometimes, but indulging in children's fantasies is a longlost pleasure that this famcom creates for his adult audience, while wisely introducing Sandler to his future audiences by appearing in a diluted version of himself. If you're not into warm-and-fuzzies (why fight it?!?), you might find this too saccharine for your moldy taste buds.

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