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)
Una noche en el museo 2 (Argentina) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Ночь в музее 2 (Russia) [ru]
Éjszaka a múzeumban 2. (Hungary) [hu]
Öö muuseumis 2 (Estonia) [et]
La nuit au musée 2 (France) [fr]
Müzede bir gece 2 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Mia nyhta sto mouseio 2 (Greece) [el]
Nachts im Museum 2 (Germany) [de]
Nat på museet 2 (Denmark) [da]
Natt på museet 2 (Norway) [no]
Natt på museet 2 (Sweden) [sv]
Night Museum 2 (Japan: English title) [en]
Night at the Museum 2 (Finland) [fi]
Noc w muzeum 2 (Poland) [pl]
Uma Noite no Museu 2 (Brazil) [pt]
Una notte al museo 2 - La Fuga (Italy) [it]

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:

When Jedediah and Octavious go into battle, attacking the enemies shoes, the way the camera moves between slow and normal speed as well as panning in an out is a reference to 300 (2006).

Goofs:

Factual errors: Custer introduces himself as "General Custer of the 7th U.S. Cavalry." He was a brevet major general only during the Civil War and, at that time, was in command of the 3rd Cavalry Division. After the war, when he commanded the 7th U.S. Cavalry, he was a lieutenant colonel.

Quotes:

Jedediah: [to Kah Mun Rah] Two words come to mind when I hear you speak, weird and delusional. And If I had to pick a third... goofy. Just plain goofy.

Movie Connections:

References "All in the Family" (1971)

Soundtrack:

Fly with Me

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.