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'''''Night at the Museum''''' is a 2006 American adventure comedy film. It is based on a 1993 children's book by Milan Trenc. It follows a divorced father trying to settle down, impress his son, and find his destiny. He applies for a job as a night watchman at New York City's American Museum of Natural History and subsequently discovers that the exhibits, animated by a magical Egyptian artifact, come to life at night.
Released on December 22, 2006, by 20th Century Fox, the film was written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon of Comedy Central's ''[[Reno 911!]]'' and MTV's ''[[The State]]'', and directed by Shawn Levy. [[All-Star Cast|The cast includes]] [[Ben Stiller]], [[Robin Williams]], [[Dick Van Dyke]], Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Paul Rudd, Ricky Gervais, [[Carla Gugino]], Steve Coogan and Owen Wilson. A new novelization of the screenplay by Leslie Goldman was published as a film tie-in.
The sequel, subtitled ''[[Battle of the Smithsonian]]'', was released in May 2009. Here, as the New York museum is being renovated many exhibits are stored in the Smithsonian. This brings with them a whole other genre of problems as well as some other features of the Egyptian artifact.
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: This is not Owen Wilson's first time [[Shanghai Noon|playing a cowboy]] - and in the sequel, we see his not-second-time getting buried up to his neck in sand. Bonus points for the inclusion of buddy-movie elements with Octavius. Bonus BONUS points for Steve Coogan, who played Octavius, also having been in a [[Around the World in Eighty Days|buddy-type movie]] with [[Jackie Chan]] which also featured Wilson as one of the cowboy esque Wright Brothers.
* [[All-Star Cast]]: Much like ''[[National Treasure]]'', it's quite surprising to see all the big name stars.
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=== '''The sequel ''Battle of The Smithsonian'' provides examples of:''' ===
* [[Acting for Two]]: In the sequel, [[Robin Williams]] returns to his role as Teddy Roosevelt. [[It Makes Sense in Context|He also plays]] [[Sorry, Billy, But You Just Don't Have Legs|Teddy Roosevelt]] and [[Hologram|Teddy Roosevelt]]. [[Hank Azaria]] plays the [[Big Bad]], the Thinker, and [[Abraham Lincoln]]. {{spoiler|Amy Adams also portrays a museum visitor named Tess who bears a suspicious resemblance to Amelia.}}
* [[Action Girl]]: [[Amy Adams]] as [[Amelia Earhart]].
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Cliff Howard as a [[Apollo 13|NASA ground controller.]]
* [[Affably Evil]]: Kahmunrah. Between his lisp and over the top antics he becomes rather likable.
* [[Androcles' Lion]]: The [[Everything's Squishier with Cephalopods|Giant Octopus]]
* [[Ascended Extra]]: [[Those Two Guys|Jedediah and Octavius]], after having supporting roles in the first movie, have major roles in this movie.
* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]: Abraham Lincoln's statue.
* [[Battle Royale With Cheese]]
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** In a similar vein, the capuchin kept stealing Larry's keys, somehow teaching Larry enough to steal Brundon's keycard.
* [[Cultural Translation]]: The Italian rendition of the movie is literally riddled with them, often bordering on the [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]:
** While in the original dub Napoleon, upon meeting Amelia and Larry just gives them an [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]] speech, in the Italian rendition Napoleon compares their sexual tension to the many romances he had in life, quipping that he may have sired lots of son who never knew their ancestry. This apparently innocent exchange turns into blatant [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] (given the then
** <s>Brandon</s> Brundon gets turned on the stereotypical Neapolitan fellow, braggart, slang-spewing and with a deep-set veneration for Maradona.
* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]: Al Capone and his men, and also the artistic photograph of 1945 in ''Smithsonian''.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: The
** According to the promo pictures and trailers, Theodore Roosevelt is going to be one of the exhibits to be transported to Washington. But he only appears in a few cameo roles at the beginning and the end of the movie. Teddy becomes a metal bust at the Smithsonian.
** Nicky, Ahkmenrah, Rexy, the Easter Island Head, and McPhee have brief roles at the beginning and end of the movie.
** Sacagawea has a few speaking lines in the movie, despite being one of the exhibits to be in Washington.
** Attila has a few background appearances in the movie. His only spotlight scene in the movie is being a storyteller at the end of the movie.
** Dexter has a few brief cameo appearances in the movie. It was him who stole the Tablet of Ahkmenrah. Able the Space Monkey takes his place near the climax of the movie. Dexter's only big scene in the movie is during the [[Big Badass Battle Sequence]] when he sees Abel, argues with him and they both slap Larry.
* [[Deus Exit Machina]]: The {{spoiler|statue of Abraham Lincoln walks off after dispatching Kahmunrah's underworld army, since it would have been a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] had he stayed for the climax}}.
* [[Distracted From Death]]: A non-lethal variant. Teddy Roosevelt is about to go back to being wax, and wants to give him one last bit of advice before he does so. However, unfortunately, just as he is about to give said advice, Larry has to take a phone call, and looks up to find that Teddy has already turned to wax by the time he finishes talking.
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* [[Historical In-Joke]]: The [[WW 2]] sailor who nabs Larry's cellphone is named Joey Motorola. Wait, does this mean the [[Timey-Wimey Ball]] could be in effect?
** If so, its a [[Critical Research Failure]]: Motorola already existed in 1945, and it wasn't named after the founder.
* [[Historical Beauty Update]]: [[Amy Adams]] plays [[wikipedia:Amelia Earhart|Amelia Earhart]]. [[Beat]]. Umm... [[She Cleans Up Nicely]], but in those pics she could stand to gain a few pounds. The real Earhart also had a prominent tooth gap (which her husband and publicist George Putnam instructed her to hide in promotional portraits), something Adams lacked in her portrayal of the aviatrix.
* [[Historical Villain Upgrade]]: Ivan the terr... er, the Awesome complains about this in the second movie, just before acting the part for the rest of it.
** Though this is more a case of [[You Fail History Forever]] he was competent early on but after his wife died he basically fell into a state of paranoid schizophrenia killing everyone who he felt vaguely disliked him.
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