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Night at the Museum
Release Date	December 22, 2006
Genre	Fantasy
Director	Shawn Levy
Screenwriter	Ben Garant Thomas Lennon
Stars	Ben Stiller Dick Van Dyke Mickey Rooney Jake Cherry Bill Cobbs Ricky Gervais
Studio	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Night at the Museum is a 2006 fantasy comedy directed by Shawn Levy and based on the Milan Trenc children's book, The Night at the Musuem. The screenplay was written by Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon. A novelization of the film by Leslie Goldman was released to tie in with the film release. Night at the Museum opened in theaters on December 22, 2006 and went on to earn over $250 million world wide. A second film, Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian debuts in 2009.

Plot

Set at the Museum of Natural History in New York City, the film stars Ben Stiller as security guard Larry Daley. Larry soon realizes that during the night the Museum's features come alive.

Cast

• Ben Stiller as Larry Daley
• Robin Williams as Theodore Roosevelt
• Carla Gugino as Rebecca
• Dick Van Dyke as Cecil Fredericks
• Owen Wilson as Jedidiah
• Mickey Rooney as Gus
• Ricky Gervais as the Curator
• Frank Welker as Lions/Monkey
• Steve Coogan as Octavius
• Kenneth Mars as Sharpbin/Voog
• Mizuo Peck as Sacagawea

External Links

• Official Site
• Scifi Wire Interview - Ben Stiller
• IMDB - Night at the Museum

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