Bedtime Stories (film)

Bedtime Stories
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 Russell Brand Richard Griffiths Teresa Palmer Lucy Lawless Courteney Cox
Cinematography	Michael Barrett
Edited by	Tom Costain
Music by	Rupert Gregson-Williams
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures Happy Madison Gunn Films
Release date	December 25, 2008
Running time	99 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$80,000,000
Box office	Domestic: $109,280,782 Worldwide: $195,641,016

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. It is rated PG for some mild rude humor and mild language.

Plot

Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler) is a hotel leader who is promised as a child by his father Marty (Jonathan Pryce) to be the manager of the family hotel, but later it is bought by chain Nottingham Hotels. 25 years later, the new manager Mr. Nottingham (Richard Griffiths) plans to build a new hotel and appoints another man, the snotty Kendall (Guy Pearce) to become the manager, because he is dating his daughter. Skeeter's sister (Courteney Cox) asks him to watch her kids, because the school at which she is the principal is being closed and she is looking for a job in Arizona. The first night, Skeeter tells a bedtime story taking place in medieval times, with some additions from her kids. It comes true. Mr. Nottingham gives Skeeter a shot at the manager position when he says his new hotel theme was taken by Hard Rock Hotel and on his way home it rains gumballs, all from the story. The next night, at the hotel, he tells another story set in the Old West, and when he waits for it to come true, a man (Rob Schneider) steals his wallet. He saves Mr. Nottingham's daughter, Violet (Teresa Palmer), from the paparazzi and gets kicked by a dwarf (Mikey Post). The night after that, out on a campfire, he tells them about a Greek stunt man, and he ends up falling for his sister's friend and fellow colleague Jill (Keri Russell) The last night, he tells them about a space fight, and unfortunately makes the discovery, after he wins the gig of manager,that the closing school is where the new Nottingham Hotel will be. After being fired, he gets the hotel moved to Santa Monica, and then with Jill is able to end the demolition, saving the school and his nephew and niece. Sometime later, he marries Jill and founds a hotel named after his late father, with his competition becoming the hotel handyguys. Violet marries Skeeter's best friend Mickey (Russell Brand) giving him control of the Nottingham Empire, becoming the 9th richest man alive, in the meantime newlywed Skeeter and Jill have a baby.

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 Bronson
• Jonathan Morgan Heit as Patrick
• Laura Ann Kesling as Bobbi
• Jonathan Pryce as Marty Bronson
• Nick Swardson as Engineer
• 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

Production

Director Adam Shankman describes Adam Sandler's character as "a sort of 'Cinderfella' character" and adds that "'He's like Han Solo...'"

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. The song Don't Stop Believin' is played during the movie and during the end credits.

Reception

The film has received negative to mixed reviews. As of January 7, Rotten Tomatoes reported that 23% of critics gave positive reviews based on 89 reviews.The DVD and Blu-ray are to be released on April 7, 2009. Metacritic gave the film a 33/100 approval rating based on 26 reviews..

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, but it came at #3 grossing $38 million behind Marley & Me and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button respectively. 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. As of February, 2009, the film has grossed $109,280,782 in the United States and Canada and $86,360,234 in other countries adding to $195,641,016 worldwide.

External links

• Official site
• Bedtime Stories at IMDb
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• Bedtime Stories at Box Office Mojo
• Bedtime Stories official MP3 radio audio features.
• Bedtime Stories at Find Any Film