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'{{Infobox Film | name = Bedtime Stories | image = Bedtime stories.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Adam Shankman]] | producer = [[Adam Sandler]]<br>[[Andrew Gunn (producer)|Andrew Gunn]]<br>[[Jack Giarraputo]] | writer = Matt Lopez<br>[[Tim Herlihy]] | starring = [[Adam Sandler]]<br>[[Keri Russell]]<br>[[Guy Pearce]]<br>[[Russell Brand]]<br>[[Richard Griffiths]]<br>[[Teresa Palmer]]<br>[[Lucy Lawless]]<br>[[Courteney Cox]] | music = [[Rupert Gregson-Williams]] | cinematography = Michael Barrett | narrator = [[Jonathan Pryce]] | editing = Tom Costain | studio = [[Happy Madison]]<br>[[Gunn Films]]<br>[[Offspring Entertainment]] | distributor = [[Walt Disney Pictures]] | released = December 25, 2008 | runtime = 99 minutes | country = {{Film US}} | language = English | budget = $80 million | gross = $212,874,442<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bedtimestories.htm | title=Bedtime Stories (2008) | accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref> }} '''''Bedtime Stories''''' is a 2008 [[Cinema of the United States|American]] [[family film|family]]-[[fantasy film|fantasy]]-[[comedy film]] directed by [[Adam Shankman]] that stars [[Adam Sandler]] in his first appearance in a family-oriented film. Sandler's production company [[Happy Madison]] and [[Andrew Gunn (producer)|Andrew Gunn]]'s company Gunn Films produced the film for [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. ==Plot== {{plot|date=February 2010}} Skeeter Bronson ([[Adam Sandler]]) is a hotel handyman who was promised by his father to be the manager of the family hotel. Barry Nottingham agreed to keep that promise when the Bronson family sold their hotel to him - then built a new hotel instead. When the story begins, an adult Skeeter is the new hotel's handyman, while management is held by Kendall ([[Guy Pearce]]). Nottingham's new hotel is a hit, but he's got plans to build an even more elaborate hotel, one designed around a theme that he's keeping secret. Skeeter's sister Wendy ([[Courteney Cox]]) asks him to watch her kids, Bobbi and Patrick, while she goes out of town on a job interview. Also helping out is Wendy's friend Jill ([[Keri Russel]]). Currently, Wendy is the principal of a school scheduled for demolition. Skeeter does not know his niece and nephew very well, but agrees. That night, putting them to bed, Skeeter gives them a story, one obviously inspired by his own life as an "underdamiciated" handyman: a downtrodden squire "Sir Fixalot" rivals the pompous "Sir Buttkiss" in competition for a new job. The kids add their own details, such as the king giving Sir Fixalot a chance to prove himself, a mermaid based on Jill, and a downpour of [[Bubblegum|gumball]]s when Fixalot prevails. The following day, while fixing Nottingham's television, Skeeter learns that the new hotel's surprise theme will be [[rock and roll]]. Nottingham is shocked to learn from Skeeter that that idea was already used for the [[Hard Rock Hotel]]. Nottingham offers Skeeter a chance to compete with Kendall for a better theme. While driving, Skeeter is suddenly greeted with a shower of gumballs, which he does not see is caused by a crashed delivery truck. Skeeter concludes that the story had come true and quickly develops a plan. For the next story, he chooses a [[Western (genre)|Western]] in which he receives a horse named "[[Ferrari]]" from an Indian chief ([[Rob Schneider]]) for free. The children have him save a [[damsel in distress]]. They claim he should be rewarded with a kiss, only to have a dwarf kick him instead. That night, Skeeter goes out in search of his Ferrari and meets a man (also played by Schneider), who steals his wallet. Nottingham's daughter, Violet, hounded by paparazzi, is rescued by the passing Skeeter. Just as he is about to kiss her, he is kicked by a dwarf. From this point, he determines that it is only the changes made by the children that affect reality. The following night, Skeeter tries to sell the kids on the theme ideas contest, but they are more interested in romance and action in their stories. The next story begins with Skeeticus, a Greek gladiator who, after impressing the emperor and a stadium of onlookers, attracts the attention of the most beautiful maiden. After a meal in which all the girls who used to pick on him in high school were impressed by the beautiful maiden he is with, they start randomly singing the "[[Hokey Pokey]]". After Skeeticus saves a man's life, a rainstorm sends him and the maiden into a magical cave which has [[Abraham Lincoln]] in it. Skeeter loses his patience with the story and upsets the children, telling them that their stories have nothing to do with real life. Unable to get them to continue, the story ends. The next day, Skeeter learns Violet will not be meeting with him per the story design, but unexpectedly runs into Jill, who invites him to lunch. Recognizing girls at the restaurant from his high school days, Skeeter asks Jill to pretend to be his girlfriend. The girls are plainly impressed, and then inexplicably break into the "Hokey Pokey". Going to the beach with Jill, Skeeter casually saves the life of a man before a sudden rainstorm sends them under the dock. Skeeter realizes that the girl in the stories isn't Violet, it's Jill and that he is falling in love with her. As they are about to kiss, Skeeter remembers that Abe Lincoln is supposed to appear, and moves away. Instead, an American penny (with Lincoln's face on it) falls from through the cracks of the dock, completing the story. For Skeeter and the kids' final night together, a space-themed story begins with Skeeter's character who battles Kendell's character in anti-gravity. Skeeter's character, who speaks in alien gibberish, wins, and Skeeter quickly ends the story. Patrick interjects that the story is too predictable and - remembering Skeeter's argument against whimsically happy endings - pointless. Instead, Skeeter's character is [[incinerated]] by a fireball, and there ends the story. Panicking, Skeeter sees/hears signs of fire everywhere. At Nottingham's [[luau]]-themed birthday party, while dodging many fiery hazards, Skeeter's tongue is stung by a bee, making him as hard to understand as his character was in the last of the stories. Luckily, Skeeter's friend Mickey ([[Russell Brand]]) can still understand him, and offers to translate for him. Kendall's idea is for a hotel with a theme celebrating [[Broadway Musicals|Broadway musicals]] - an idea that impresses no one. Nottingham much prefers Skeeter's approach - simply reminding them of how fun children have when staying at a classy hotel. After winning the competition, Skeeter thinks he's found his happy ending. Instead, he panics when he sees Nottingham's oversized birthday cake, and douses the candle and Nottingham with a fire extinguisher. An enraged Nottingham tells Skeeter that he's ''fired''. Afterward, Jill, Patrick, and Bobbi discover that the school where they all work and attend is to be knocked down to make way for the new hotel, and they are all upset with Skeeter, refusing to believe that he didn't know about the location. Wendy believes him, but is upset because he taught the children not to believe in happy endings. She confesses that she had always been jealous of his and their father's ability to believe in made up stories and have fun the way she never did and had secretly hoped that by leaving her children with him that his fun loving nature would rub off on them. When they attend the demolition to protest, Skeeter is inspired to prevent the school from being demolished - one of the girls from his high school days works for the city, and helps find Nottingham an alternative location. Skeeter takes Jill on a wild motorcycle ride (during which Skeeter steals back his wallet from [[Rob Schneider]]) which ends at the school and manages to stop the countdown. As a reward, Skeeter asks Jill for a kiss and she gladly complies. Sometime later, he and Jill marry. Skeeter founds a hotel named after his late father while Kendall and his scheming partner Aspen ([[Lucy Lawless]]) are demoted to Skeeter's hotel wait staff. ==Cast== * [[Adam Sandler]] as Skeeter Bronson. - Marty's son, Wendy's brother and Patrick and Bobbi's uncle and nighttime babystitter. * [[Keri Russell]] as Jill - Patrick and Bobbi's daytime babysitter. * [[Guy Pearce]] as Kendall - Violet's fiance who was suppose to be Barry's successor. * [[Russell Brand]] as Mickey - Skeeter's best friend who works as a room service waiter at the Nottingham Hotel. * [[Richard Griffiths]] as Barry Nottingham - Violet's father who used to have a fear of germs. * [[Teresa Palmer]] as Violet Nottingham - Barry's daughter and Kendall's fiancee. * [[Lucy Lawless]] as Aspen - One of the workers at Skeeter's hotel. * [[Courteney Cox]] as Wendy Bronson - Marty's daughter, Skeeter's sister and the mother of Patrick and Bobbi. * [[Jonathan Morgan Heit]] as Patrick - Wendy's son, Bobbi's brother Marty's grandson and Skeeter's nephew. * [[Laura Ann Kesling]] as Bobbi - Wendy's daughter, Patrick's sister. Marty's granddaughter and Skeeter's niece. * [[Jonathan Pryce]] as Marty Bronson (The Narrator) - Skeeter and Wendy's father and Patrick and Bobbi's grandfather. * [[Nick Swardson]] as Engineer * [[Aisha Tyler]] as Donna Hynde (Mayor) * [[Allen Covert]] as Ferrari Guy * [[Kathryn Joosten]] as Mrs. Dixon * [[Mikey Post]] as Angry Dwarf * [[Rob Schneider]] as Indian Chief / The Robber (uncredited) * [[Thomas Hoffman]] as Young Skeeter * [[Abigail Droeger]] as Young Wendy * [[Jonathan Loughran]] as Party Guest * [[Heather Morris]] as Cat Dancer ==Production== Director [[Adam Shankman]] describes Adam Sandler's character as "a sort of '[[Cinderfella]]' character" and adds that "'He's like [[Han Solo]]...'"<ref>As quoted in "First Look: Behind the scenes of Hollywood's biggest projects," ''Entertainment Weekly'' 1025 (December 12, 2008): 9.</ref> ==Music== {{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Bedtime Stories | Type = Film score | Artist = [[Rupert Gregson-Williams]] | Cover = Bedtime Stories Soundtrack.jpeg | Released = December 23, 2008 | Genre = [[Soundtrack]], [[film score]] | Length = 35:11 | Label = [[Walt Disney Records]] | Reviews = }} 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]].<ref>[http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/162 Rupert Gregson-Williams scores ''Bedtime Stories'']. ''ScoringSessions.com''. Retrieved 2008-12-17.</ref> The [[Journey (band)|Journey]] song "[[Don't Stop Believin']]" is played during the film and during the end credits. {{Track listing | title1 = The Sunny Vista Motel | length1 = 4:15 | title2 = The Tale of Sir Fixalot | length2 = 3:04 | title3 = Raining Gumballs | length3 = 1:16 | title4 = The Fat Mouse | length4 = 1:54 | title5 = The Wild West Adventure | length5 = 2:15 | title6 = Rooftop Camp Out | length6 = 2:34 | title7 = The Legend of Skeetacus | length7 = 1:57 | title8 = Almost a Kiss | length8 = 1:53 | title9 = Space Odyssey | length9 = 3:08 | title10 = Skeeter's Pitch | length10 = 3:17 | title11 = At the Nottingham Broadway Mega Resort | note11 = Performed by [[Guy Pearce]] | length11 = 1:18 | title12 = You're Supposed To Be the Good Guy | length12 = 3:49 | title13 = Motorcycle Rescue | length13 = 3:26 | title14 = Happily Ever After | length14 = 1:07 }} ==Reception== The film has received negative reviews. As of April 10, 2009, [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported that 22% of critics gave positive reviews based on 96 reviews.<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bedtime_stories Bedtime Stories Movie Reviews, Pictures]. ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]''. Retrieved 2008-12-29.</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave the film a 33/100 approval rating based on 26 reviews.<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/bedtimestories Bedtime Stories Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic]. ''[[Metacritic]]''. Retrieved 2008-12-29.</ref> ===Box office=== ''Slashfilm'' predicted that ''Bedtime Stories'' would open #1 during the December 25–28, 2008 Christmas weekend due to its family appeal and the box office draw of Adam Sandler,<ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/12/24/box-office-tracking-bedtime-stories-could-be-the-biggest-christmas-day-opening-of-all-time Box Office Tracking: Bedtime Stories Could Be The Biggest Christmas Day Opening of All-Time]. ''[[/Film]]''. Retrieved 2008-12-24.</ref> but it came at #3 grossing $38 million behind ''[[Marley & Me (film)|Marley & Me]]'' and ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]''. However, during the standard 3-day weekend, it jumped ahead of ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' ranking #2 behind ''Marley & Me'' with $27.4 million.<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2008&wknd=52&p=.htm Weekend Box Office Results for December 26–28, 2008]. ''[[Box Office Mojo]]''. Retrieved 2009-01-02.</ref> As of February, 2009, the film had grossed $110,101,975 in the United States and Canada and $102,772,467 in other countries, totaling $212,874,442 million worldwide. ==Home media release== The film was released on [[Blu-ray Disc]] and [[DVD]] on April 7, 2009. The DVD was released as a single disc or a two-disc edition including behind-the-scenes featurette. Commercials advertising the disc's feature background music recycled from the film ''[[Back to the Future Part III]]''. As of November 1, 2009 the DVD has sold 2,835,662 copies generating $49,409,944 in sales revenue.<ref>[http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/annual/2009.php Bedtime Stories - Box Office Data, Movie News, Cast Information]. ''The Numbers''. Retrieved 2010-10-26.</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/bedtimestories/ Official site] * {{imdb title|id=0960731|title=Bedtime Stories}} * {{Amg movie|389191|Bedtime Stories}} * {{mojo title|id=bedtimestories|title=Bedtime Stories}} {{Adam Shankman}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bedtime Stories}} [[Category:2008 films]] [[Category:2000s comedy films]] [[Category:American fantasy-comedy films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:Fantasy-comedy films]] [[Category:Children's fantasy films]] [[Category:Disney films]] [[Category:Package films]] [[Category:Films set in the 1970s]] [[Category:Films set in the 1980s]] [[Category:Films set in the 2000s]] [[Category:Happy Madison productions]] [[de:Bedtime Stories (Film)]] [[es:Bedtime Stories (película)]] [[fr:Histoires enchantées]] [[hi:बैडटाइम स्टोरीज़ (फ़िल्म)]] [[it:Racconti incantati]] [[he:סיפורים לפני השינה]] [[hu:Esti mesék]] [[nl:Bedtime Stories (film)]] [[ja:ベッドタイム・ストーリー]] [[pl:Opowieści na dobranoc]] [[pt:Bedtime Stories (filme)]] [[ru:Сказки на ночь (фильм)]] [[simple:Bedtime Stories (film)]] [[fi:Iltasatuja]] [[sv:Bedtime Stories (film)]] [[tr:Gerçek Masallar (film)]] [[zh:魔法童話夜]]'