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Night at the Museum (Original title)
Dates: 2006 (Copyright), 26 December 2006 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Directed by: Shawn Levy

Synopsis: Comedy. An ancient curse is released at the Museum of Natural History, causing the exhibits to come to life.

Genre:
Comedy
Releases
Date: 22 December 2006Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSRuntime: 108 mins Dialogue (original): English

Credits (255)
©: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, TCF Hungary Film Rights Exploitation Limited Liability Company, Presented by: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, In association with: Ingenious Film Partners, Production Company: 1492 Productions, Production Company: 21 Laps, Executive Producer: Thomas M. Hammel, Executive Producer: Ira Shuman, Executive Producer: Mark Radcliffe, Produced by: Shawn Levy, Produced by: Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, Co-producer: Josh McLaglen, Associate Producer: Ellen M. Somers, Unit Production Manager: Anne Simonet, Unit Production Manager: Thomas M. Hammel, Unit Production Manager: Ira Shuman, Unit Production Manager (NY Unit): Raymond Quinlan, Unit Manager: Michael Williams, Production Supervisor: Andrea Boorman, Production Co-ordinator (Vancouver): Fawn Mcdonald, Production Co-ordinator (LA): Sean Gowrie, Production Co-ordinator (NY Unit): Ilka Rivard, Production Co-ordinator (NY Unit Asst): Gwen Laura Schmitt, Financial Controller: Bob Roath, Accountant: Josée Brodeur, Production Accountant (NY Unit): Andrew Wheeler, Location Manager: Neil Robertson, Location Manager (NY Unit): Michael Kriaris, 2nd Unit Director: Brian Smrz, 2nd Unit Director (Additional): Jim Rygiel, Assistant Director (1st): Marty Eli Schwartz, Josh McLaglen, Assistant Director (2nd): Misha Bukowski, Assistant Director (2nd 2nd): Daniel Mansfield, Assistant Director (3rd): Rhonda Taylor, Assistant Director (Additional): Allison Chretien, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st): Matthew Dunne, Sam Harris, Assistant Director (NY Unit 2nd): Christo Morse, Assistant Director (NY Unit 2nd 2nd): Deanna Leslie Kelly, Script Supervisor: Diane Durant, Script Supervisor (2nd Unit): Lorelei Kuchera, Casting: Ilene Starger, Casting (Associate): Zoë E. Rotter, Casting (Assistant): Valerie Lindquist, Casting (LA Associate): Deanna Brigidi, Casting (Vancouver): Coreen Mayrs, Heike Brandstatter, Casting (Vancouver Assistant): Trica Thompson, Casting (UK): Carrie Hilton, Casting (Extras): James Forsyth, Casting (NY Unit Extras): Sylvia Fay Casting, Casting (Voice): The Looping Group, Screen Story/Screenplay by: Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon, Based upon the book by: Milan Trenc, Director of Photography: Guillermo Navarro, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Larry Blanford, Camera Operator (A): David Crone, Camera Operator (B): Glen Dickson, Camera Operator (2nd Unit): Junichi Hosoi, Camera Operator (NY Unit A): Kyle Rudolph, Camera Operator (NY Unit B): Michael Green, Steadicam Operator (NY Unit): Kyle Rudolph, Michael Green, Focus Puller (A Camera): Timothy Kane, Focus Puller (B Camera): Greg Beaton, 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit): Taylor Matheson, 1st Assistant Camera (NY Unit B): John R. Macdonald, 2nd Camera Assistant (A): Rich Sinclair, 2nd Camera Assistant (B): Amie Gibbins, 2nd Assistant Camera (NY Unit A): Jamie Fitzpatrick, 2nd Assistant Camera (NY Unit B): Matt Balzarini, Loader: Scott Cozens, Camera Loader (NY Unit): Dana Turken, Gaffer (US): David Lee, Gaffer (Canada): Stephen Jackson, Gaffer (2nd Unit): Burton Kuchera, Gaffer (NY Unit): Collin Quinlan, Key Grip (US): Rick Stribling, Key Grip (Canada): Matt Almas, Key Grip (2nd Unit): Tony Whiteside, Key Grip (NY Unit): George Patsos, Video Playback: Lance White, Video Playback (NY Unit): Kevin McKenna, Stills Photography: Doane Gregory, Still Photographer (NY Unit): Phillip V. Caruso, Visual Effects Supervisor: Jim Rygiel, Visual Effects Editor: Miller Drake, Visual Effects Assistant Editor: Linda Sundlin, Digital Producer: Serge Riou, Visual Effects Co-ordinator: Keith Hamakawa, Visual Effects by: Rhythm and Hues, R&Hues (Visual Effects Supervisor): Dan Deleeuw, R&Hues (Executive Producer): Lee Berger, Visual Effects: Rainmaker Animation & Visual Effects, Rainmaker (Visual Effects Supervisor): Bruce Woloshyn, Randall Rosa, Visual Effects & Animation by: The Orphanage LLC, Visual Effects by: Lola Visual Effects, Additional Visual Effects by: Sandbox Pictures, Additional Visual Effects by: Pacific Title & Art Studio, Weta Digital Ltd., Special Effects Co-ordinator: William 'Bill' Orr, Special Effects Co-ordinator (NY Unit): Michael Bird, Steve Kirshoff, Miniatures: Cinema Production Services Inc, Graphic Artist: Loree Wershler, Ray Lai, Motion Capture by: Giant Studios Inc, Film Editor: Don Zimmerman, Associate Editor: Dean Zimmerman, 1st Assistant Editor: H. Dwight Raymond Iv, Assistant Editor: Melody Gehrman-Cook, Production Designer: Claude Paré, Supervising Art Director: Helen Jarvis, Art Director: Michael A. Diner, Art Director: Bridget Mcguire, Art Director (2nd Unit): Grant Van Der Slagt, Art Director (NY Unit): John Wright Stevens, Set Designer: Glenn Bydwell, Set Designer: Chris Beach, Set Designer: Peter Bodnarus, Set Designer: Doug Girling, Set Decorator: Lin MacDonald, Set Decorator (Co-ordinator/Buyer): Zoë Jirik, Set Decorator (NY Unit): Lydia Marks, Set Decorator (NY Unit Assistant): Jennifer Starke, Set Dresser (NY Unit): Chris Vogt, Set Dresser (NY Unit): Eric Lewin, Set Dresser (NY Unit): Julio Daniel Rodriguez, Set Dresser (NY Unit): Joseph Deluca, Rodney Sterbenz, Pre-visualization by: Image Engine, Storyboard Artist: Marc Baird, Storyboard Artist: Michael A. Jackson, Storyboard Artist: Tracey Wilson, Property Master: Ellen Freund, Property Master (2nd Unit): John Watts, Property Master (NY Unit): Robert Griffon, Construction Co-ordinator: Jan Kobylka, Construction Co-ordinator (NY Unit): Joseph Alfieri Jr, Costume Designer: Renée April, Assistant Costume Designer: Christine Grenier, Courtney Andersen, Assistant Costume Designer (NY Unit): Autumn Saville, Costume Supervisor: Blanche Boileau, Costume Supervisor (2nd Unit): Lise Hache, Mr [Ben] Stiller's Wardrobe Designed by: Karen Patch, Wardrobe Supervisor (NY Unit): Winsome Mckoy, Make-up Artist: Victoria Down, Make-up Artist For Mr [Ben] Stiller: Kate Biscoe, Hair/Make-up to Mr [Robin] Williams: Cheri Minns, Key Make-up Artist (NY Unit): Maryann Marchetti, Make-up Effects by: Maestro Studio F/X, Maestro (Key Make-up Effects Supervisor): Adrien Morot, Hairstylist: Sherry Gygli, Hairstylist for Mr [Ben] Stiller: Nina Paskowitz, Key Hairsylist (NY Unit): Michelle Johnson, Main Titles by: The Picture Mill, End Titles by: Scarlet Letters, Colour Timer: Chris Regan, Digital Intermediate Facility: EFilm, Digital Intermediate Producer: Terra Bliss, Supervising Digital Colourist: Mike Eaves, Music by: Alan Silvestri, Score Conducted by: Alan Silvestri, Score Orchestrated by: Conrad Pope, Score Orchestrated by: John Ashton-thomas, David Slonaker, Score Contracted by: Sandy Decrescent, Peter Rotter, Score Recorded and Mixed by: Dennis Sands, Sound Design: Craig Henighan, Production Sound Mixer: Rob Young, Production Sound Mixer (NY Unit): Gary Alper, Boom Person: Michael Hibberson, Boom Operator (NY Unit): Peter Fonda, Jerry Yuen, Sound Mixing: Paul Massey, David Giammarco, Additional Mixing by: Craig Henighan, Recordist: Tim Gomillion, Recordist: Dennis Rogers, Matt Patterson, Re-Recording Engineer: Bill Stein, Paul Pavelka, Supervising Sound Editor: John A. Larsen, Craig Henighan, Dialogue Editor: Helen Luttrell, Dialogue Editor: Susan Dawes, [Sound] Effects Editor: David Kulczycki, ADR Supervisor: R.J. Kizer, Voice Actor: Kimberly Bailey, Voice Actor: Gil Birmingham, Voice Actor: Robby Bruce, Voice Actor: Doug Burch, Voice Actor: Alex Castillo, Voice Actor: Catherine Cavadini, Voice Actor: Paul Chen, Voice Actor: Alex Cong, Voice Actor: Jessie Flower, Voice Actor: Pedro U. Garcia, Voice Actor: Aaron Hendry, Voice Actor: Barbara Iley, Voice Actor: Erica Jones, Voice Actor: Cohl Kenneth Klop, Voice Actor: Daamen J. Krall, Voice Actor: Tommy Lamey, Voice Actor: Mirayda Levi, Voice Actor: Raymundo Magana, Voice Actor: Zahn McClarnon, Voice Actor: Roberto Medina, Voice Actor: Arlin Miller, Voice Actor: Khanya Mkhize, Voice Actor: Abdoulaye N'Gom, Voice Actor: Vivian Nacif, Voice Actor: Benjamin A. Onyango Ochieng, Voice Actor: Maggie Palomo, Voice Actor: Martin Poz Perez, Voice Actor: Michael Ralph, Voice Actor: Noreen Reardon, Voice Actor: Richard Scobie, Voice Actor: Craig Ricci Shaynak, Voice Actor: Gubbi Sigurdsson, Voice Actor: Stefan Karl Stefansson, Voice Actor: Mark Sussman, Voice Actor: Joel Swetow, Voice Actor: Regina Taufen, Voice Actor: Travis Quentin Young, Ruth Zalduondo, ADR Recordist: David Lucarelli, ADR Mixer: Charleen Steeves, ADR Editor: Milly Iatrou Morgan, Foley Supervisor: John M. Murray, Foley Artist: Dan O'Connell, Foley Artist: John Cucci, Foley Mixer: James Ashwill, Foley Editor: Donald Sylvester, Stunt Co-ordinator: JJ Makaro, Stunt Co-ordinator (Stage Coach Unit): John Branagan, Corry Glass, Fight Choreographer: Dean Choe, Jeff Robinson, Larry Riding Double: Brent Woolsey, Stunt Double: Gregory James Fitzpatrick, Stunt Double: Mike Mitchell, Stunt Double: Paul Rutledge, Stunt Double: Chad Sayn, Head Wrangler: John D. Scott, Animals Provided by: Birds and Animals Unlimited, Unit Publicist: Gloria Davies, Unit Publicist (NY Unit): Jacey Taub
Cast (76)
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), Charlie Murphy (taxi driver), Steve Coogan (Octavius), Mizuo Peck (Sacajawea), Kerry Van Der Griend (neanderthal #1), Dan Rizzuto (neanderthal #2), Matthew Harrison (neanderthal #3), Jody Racicot (neanderthal #4), Paul Rudd (Don), Anne Meara (Debbie), Martin Christopher (Lewis), Martin Sims (Clark), Randy Lee (hun #1), Darryl Quon (hun #2), Gerald Wong (hun #3), Paul Chih-Ping Cheng (hun #4), Teagle F. Bougere (teacher (Mike)), Pat Kiernan (TV news anchor), Nico Mceown (friend #1), Meshach Peters (friend #2), Matthew Walker (politician), Jason Mckinnon (Irish worker), Jonathan Lee (Chinese rail worker), Jason Vaisvila, Cade Wagar (Viking), Cory Martin (Chinese terra cotta soldier), Brad Garrett (Easter Island head (voice over)), Crystal The Monkey (Dexter), Cody Laudan, Lloyd Adams, Mike Dopud, Brian Ho, Trevor Jones, Mike Ching, Roger Lewis (stunt soldier), Trevor Addie, Darren Shahlavi, Loyd Bateman, Shawn Beaton, Chris Gordon, Clint Carleton, Mike Desabrais, Jon Kralt, Kit Mallet, Todd Scott (stunt Roman), Simon Burnett, Greg Schlosser, Yves Cameron, Heath Stevenson, Lauro Chartrand, Chad Cosgrave, Joe A. Dodds, Kirk Jacques, Tom Eirickson, Roger Lewis, Dave Hospes, Ken Zilka, John Scott (stunt cowboy), Alex Green, Rob Boyce, Aaron Au, Kimberly Chaing (stunt railroad worker), Blaise Corrigan (stunt driver), Jason Glass (blind driver), Owen Wilson ([Jedediah])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (18)
In: Radio Times 23 May 2009  Page: 37
Title: He's behind you...Author: COLLINS, Andrew Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Empire n246 December 2009  Page: 171
Title: At home/DVD new: Night at the Museum: Battle of the...Author: THOMAS, William Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: "...Smithsonian".

In: Empire n211 January 2007  Pages: 122-126
Title: Size mattersArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Ben Stiller and director Shawn Levy discuss the production o f NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM.

In: Empire n212 February 2007  Page: 50
Title: In Cinemas: Night at the MuseumAuthor: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Empire n215 May 2007  Page: 158
Title: At Home/DVD New: London to BrightonAuthor: PETERS, Patrick Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: StarBurst vSpec. n84 Yearbook  Page: 97
Title: Reviews: MoviesAuthor: JONES, Alan Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: StarBurst n346 February 2007  Page: 72
Title: Reviews: New moviesAuthor: JONES, Alan Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Sight and Sound v17 n3 March 2007  Pages: 66-67
Title: Reviews: Night at the MuseumAuthor: OSMOND, Andrew Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Cinema Business n32 March 2007  Page: 3
Title: Museum chased out of theatresArticle type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: News of the withdrawl of NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM by UK exhibitor 's Odeon and Vue in protest at what they see as the narrowin g of theatrical release windows.

In: Screen International n1583 9 Feb 2007  Page: 6,8
Title: On a collision courseAuthor: GUBBINS, Michael Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses the growing conflict between exhibitors in Italy, Germany and the UK and distributors over the narrowing of th eatrical-DVD release windows. Uses the sudden cinema withdra wl of NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM in the UK to highlight the proble

In: Cinefex n108 January 2007  Pages: 41-47
Title: Overview: Jim Rygiel & Ellen Somers on Night at the MuseumAuthor: SHAY, Estelle Article type: ArticleLanguage: English

In: StarBurst n341 September 2006  Page: 98
Title: Trailer parkArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English

In: Empire n207 September 2006  Pages: 73-89
Title: Biggest ever previewArticle type: PreviewLanguage: English
Description: Brief previews of films expected to be released September 2006 to summer 2007.

In: Premiere v20 n4 December 2006  Page: 102
Title: Night of the living deadAuthor: BRADY, Sara Article type: PreviewLanguage: English

In: Empire n208 October 2006  Page: 56
Title: News etc.: Look a little closerAuthor: RICHARDS, Olly ed. Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines the poster for NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM to see what it t ells us about the film.

In: Variety 25 Dec 2006  Page: 17,23
Title: Film ReviewsAuthor: CHANG, Justin Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Screen International n1577 22 Dec 2006  Page: 29
Title: Reviews: Night at the MuseumAuthor: LAWRENSON, Edward Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Playback 21 Nov 2005  Page: 1,10
Title: Stiller pic bolts MontrealAuthor: VLESSING, Etan Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The production of A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM relocated from Montr eal to Vancouver because of special effects.