Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

Director:

Shawn Levy

Writers (WGA):

Robert Ben Garant (written by) &
Thomas Lennon (written by) ...

Release Date:

22 May 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

When the lights go off the battle is on.

Plot:

Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake. |

Plot Keywords:

Security Guard | Museum | Angel | Al Capone | Astronomer

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Ben Stiller	...	Larry Daley
Amy Adams	...	Amelia Earhart
Owen Wilson	...	Jedediah Smith
Hank Azaria	...	Kahmunrah / The Thinker / Abe Lincoln
Robin Williams	...	Teddy Roosevelt
Christopher Guest	...	Ivan the Terrible
Alain Chabat	...	Napoleon Bonaparte
Steve Coogan	...	Octavius
Ricky Gervais	...	Dr. McPhee
Bill Hader	...	General George Armstrong Custer
Jon Bernthal	...	Al Capone
Patrick Gallagher	...	Attila the Hun
Jake Cherry	...	Nicky Daley
Rami Malek	...	Ahkmenrah
Mizuo Peck	...	Sacajawea

Also Known As:

Night at the Museum 2 (Australia) (Singapore: English title) (UK) (USA) (working title)
Another Night (USA) (working title)
Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian (USA) (working title)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild action and brief language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44999) | South Korea:All | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-7 (re-rating after appeal) | Ireland:PG | Norway:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Portugal:M/6 | Brazil:Livre | Netherlands:6 | Sweden:7 | Hong Kong:I | Iceland:L | Mexico:A | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Japan:G | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Cameo: [Jonah Hill]Uncredited cameo as the Smithsonian guard 'Brandon'.

Goofs:

Continuity: The light on top of the Capitol is first shown as on when Larry and Amelia race to the Air & Space Museum. In later shots it is off. The light is supposed to be lit only on the rare occasion when the House or Senate are in session at night.

Quotes:

Octavius: [Trying to get Jed out of the Hourglass] You are going to live!
[Smashes glass with his helmet]

Movie Connections:

Spin off Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) (VG)

Soundtrack:

I Only Have Eyes for You

Could have been a little...no, a lot... better

I thought the first one was great, but felt the second one was in a foot race to show as many of the old characters and new ones as fast as possible and get to the end. But then again, when are sequels ever as good? Let me take that back, Terminator 2 was awesome. And Lord of the Rings. And several others, but this one was in a frenzy to go nowhere. Stop. Take a Breath. Develop a more interesting script. I'm sure the writer had something better in mind and the studios just plucked the eyeballs out of it until it was just what it became in the end. This could have been one of those franchise things that do more than just make money. Yes, it will make money, but it could have been sprinkled with a little more TLC. Let's get back to basics. You know the movie is going to sell. You have the money and all the actors to sell it. Why not just make a movie with a better storyline. The best part of the movie was the trailer.