Directed by
Shawn Levy
Writing credits
| Robert Ben Garant | (screenplay) | |
| Thomas Lennon | (screenplay) | |
| Robert Ben Garant | (screen story) | |
| Thomas Lennon | (screen story) | |
| Milan Trenc | (book) |
Release Date :
| USA | 17 December 2006 | (New York City, New York) (premiere) |
Genre :
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Cast :
- Ben Stiller - Larry Daley
- Robin Williams - Theodore Roosevelt
- Dick Van Dyke - Cecil Fredericks
- Jake Cherry - Nicky Daley
- Carla Gugino - Rebecca Hutman
- Mickey Rooney - Gus
- Bill Cobbs - Reginald
- Owen Wilson - Jedediah Smith
- Steve Coogan - Octavius
- Patrick Gallagher - Attila The Hun
- Rami Malek - Ahkmenrah
- Mizuo Peck - Sacagawea
- Ricky Gervais - Dr. McPhee
- Crystal the Monkey - Dexter
- Kim Raver - Erica Daley
- Pierfrancesco Favino - Christopher Columbus
- Brad Garrett - The Easter Island Head (voice)
- Charlie Murphy - Taxi Driver
- Paul Rudd - Don
- Anne Meara - Debbie
- Ian Campbell - Painter
- Night At The Museum
- One Of Those Days
- Ordinary Guy?
- Tour Of The Museum
- Civil War Soldiers
- Out Of Africa
- Meet Dexter
- Mayan Warriors
- Where's Rexy?
- West From Africa
- Iron Horse
- Saved By Teddy
- Tablet Of Akmenrah
- Tracking Dear Boy
- Some Men Are Born Great
- Sunrise
- Study Up On History
- Teddy Likes Sacagawea
- Tearing Limbs
- Caveman On Fire
- Outrun The Sun
- Show You What I Do
- Table Gone
- Theodore Roosevelt At Your Service
- This Is Your Moment
- Rally The Troops
- Tire Take Down
- Cecil's Escape
- Stage Coach
- Teddy In Two
- Cab Ride
- Big Fan
- Heroes Return
- Great Man
- Full House
Plot / Synopsis :
Ben Stiller plays Larry D aley, a down-on-his-luck divorced father in this family-friendly tale directed by Shawn Levy (JUST MARRIED, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN). Larry has lots of ideas and dreams, but none of them come to fruition. In an attempt to prove his stability to his ex-wife (Kim Raver) and his son, Nicky (Jake Cherry), Larry accepts a job as a night guard at the Museum of Natural History. But the elderly night guards who hire him (played by entertainment legends Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke, and Bill Cobbs) fail to mention one crucial detail: when the museum is closed, everything inside comes to life. From Attila the Hun to miniature Roman soldiers, African mammals to Neanderthal men, and Egyptian mummies to dinosaur skeletons, the museum teems with lively activity. Now it's Larry's job to control the mayhem and show his son that he is, indeed, a great man after all. There might be a moral to this story, which is based on the book of the same name by Milan Trenc, but the screenplay and action remain light and breezy. Stiller is perfect as Larry, particularly in scenes with a sneaky monkey who repeatedly gets the better of him. Brief appearances by Anne Meara (Stiller's real-life mother) and Paul Rudd add to the fun. Carla Gugino plays a museum docent, Ricky Gervais portrays the incomprehensible museum director, and Robin Williams moonlights as a wax figure of Teddy Roosevelt that comes to life. Owen Wilson and Steve Coogan are particularly amusing as a bickering miniature cowboy and a Roman soldier.
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