Bedtime Stories (film)
| Bedtime Stories | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Adam Shankman |
| Written by | Matt Lopez Tim Herlihy |
| Produced by | Adam Sandler Andrew Gunn Jack Giarraputo |
| Starring | Adam Sandler Keri Russell Guy Pearce Teresa Palmer Courteney Cox Lucy Lawless Russell Brand Richard Griffiths Aisha Tyler Jonathan Pryce |
| Cinematography | Michael Barrett |
| Edited by | Tom Costain |
| Music by | Rupert Gregson-Williams |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
Release date | December 25, 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $10,325,000 |
Bedtime Stories is a 2008 American family-fantasy-comedy film directed by Adam Shankman that stars Adam Sandler (his first appearance in a Disney film). Sandler's production company Happy Madison and Andrew Gunn's company Gunn Films have produced the film, and Walt Disney Pictures is distributing it.[1] It has been rated PG for some mild rude humor and mild language.
Plot
Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler), is a hotel handyman whose life is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorporating his own aspirations into one outlandish tale after another, but it's the kids' unexpected contributions that turn Skeeter's life upside down, such as when his niece says that he will die by a big fireball.
Cast
- Adam Sandler as Skeeter Bronson
- Keri Russell as Jill
- Guy Pearce as Kendall
- Russell Brand as Mickey
- Richard Griffiths as Barry Nottingham
- Teresa Palmer as Violet Nottingham
- Lucy Lawless as Aspen
- Courteney Cox as Wendy
- Jonathan Morgan Heit as Patrick
- Laura Ann Kesling as Bobbi
- Jonathan Pryce as Martin Bronson
- Nick Swardson as Engineer
- Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. Dixon
- Mikey Post as Angry Dwarf
Production
Director Adam Shankman describes Adam Sandler's character as "a sort of 'Cinder-fella' character" and adds that "'He's like Han Solo...'"[2]
Music
The score to Bedtime Stories was composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams, who recorded his score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox.[3]
Reception
The film has received negative to mixed reviews. As of December 26, Rotten Tomatoes reported that 15% of critics gave positive reviews based on 48 reviews. [4] Metacritic gave the film a 34/100 approval rating based on 23 reviews comapred to the user rating of 9.4/10 based on 4 votes. [5]
Box Office Tracking predicted that the film will open #1 with $47.3 million during the December 25-29, 2008 weekend.[6]
References
- ^ Dave McNary (2007-04-03). "Sandler to star in 'Bedtime Stories'". Variety. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ As quoted in "First Look: Behind the scenes of Hollywood's biggest projects," Entertainment Weekly 1025 (December 12, 2008): 9.
- ^ Dan Goldwasser (2008-12-17). "Rupert Gregson-Williams scores Bedtime Stories". ScoringSessions.com. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Bedtime Stories Movie Reviews, Pictures". IGN Entertainment. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
- ^ "Bedtime Stories (2008):Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
- ^ "Box Office Tracking: Bedtime Stories Could Be The Biggest Christmas Day Opening of All-Time". Slash Film. 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
External links
- Official site
- Bedtime Stories at IMDb
- Bedtime Stories at AllMovie
- Bedtime Stories at Box Office Mojo
- Bedtime Stories official MP3 radio audio features.