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=== [[Korean War]] ===
{{Infobox Film
I have been editing this article for a few days. I ran down through the article and fixed any grammer mistakes I could find. I would appreciate any suggestions on what to do and how I can really improve it further. Thanks a lot. [[User:Mr. Killigan|Mr. Killigan]] 06:17, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
| name = Night at the Museum
| image = Night_at_the_Museum_poster.jpg
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| caption = First promotional poster for the film
| director = [[Shawn Levy]]
| producer = [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]]<br>[[Stephen Sommers]]<br>[[Bob Ducsay]]
| writer = [[Ben Garant]]<br>[[Thomas Lennon]]
| starring = [[Ben Stiller]]
| music = [[Alan Silvestri]]
| cinematography = [[Guillermo Navarro]]
| distributor = [[20th Century Fox]]
| released = [[December 22]], [[2006]]
| runtime = 108 minutes
| country = [[USA]]
| awards =
| language = [[English language|English]]
| budget =
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
| amg_id = 1:340663
| imdb_id = 0477347
| budget = over $110,000,000
}}
==== Kirill Lokshin ====
'''''Night at the Museum''''' is a [[2006 in film|2006]] [[United States|American]] [[comedy film]]. It is based on ''[[The Night at the Museum]]'', a 1993 children's book by [[Milan Trenc]].
There are a number of areas to work on, at this point; keep in mind, though, that this is a very high-profile article, so you should be careful to move slowly and carefully to avoid getting entangled in any editorial conflicts here.
Released on [[December 22]], [[2006]], the film was written by [[Ben Garant]] and [[Thomas Lennon]] of [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[Reno 911]]'' and [[MTV]]'s ''[[The State (TV Series)|The State]]'' and directed by [[Shawn Levy]]. The cast includes [[Ben Stiller]], [[Robin Williams]], [[Dick Van Dyke]], [[Mickey Rooney]], [[Ricky Gervais]], [[Carla Gugino]], [[Charlie Murphy]], [[Steve Coogan]], and [[Owen Wilson]]. A new novelization of the screenplay by [[Leslie Goldman]] is being published as a movie tie-in.
* <s>The article is, in my opinion, simply too long; we're looking at 72K (~12,000 words) of prose. The "Legacy" section, in particular, is ripe for splitting out into a separate [[Legacy of the Korean War]] article, with a much shorter summary left in the main one.</s>
* <s>"Korean War (1950 – 1953)" should really be something like "Course of the war"; you probably don't want to repeat the article title as a section heading.</s>
* The citations need cleanup; at a minimum, all of the embedded external links should be converted to footnotes. There are also a number of "citation needed" tags floating around. Beyond that, more thorough citation would be appropriate throughout the article; see [[WP:MILHIST#CITE]] for some guidelines.
* <s>The "Depictions" section should be turned into prose, rather than a laundry list of films; see also [[WP:MILHIST#POP]].</s>
* <s>The "Names" section, as it's presently constituted, would work much better as a narrow sidebar; it's of some interest, but I doubt there's enough material to sustain a separate section.</s>
* <s>The "See also" section should be eliminated. If something isn't worth linking from the text, it's generally not worth linking at all. </s>
* <s>The rump "Bibliography" section should be removed as well.</s>
* The "External links" section could use trimming.
Hope that helps! [[User:Kirill Lokshin|Kirill]] 04:08, 13 July 2007 (UTC)<s>cool</s>
::Thank you very much for offering your opinion! [[User:Mr. Killigan|Mr. Killigan]] 00:57, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
==Plot==
When Larry Daley, a divorced father who can't seem to keep a job for more than a week, applies for a job at the Museum of Natural History, he is assigned as a night guard. However, a seemingly easy job turns out to be a wild ride when he finds that an ancient curse has caused the "inhabitants" of the museum to come to life. This is what happens:
* Miniature Cowboys, Roman Gladiators, and Mayans wage battles against each other.
* [[Attila the Hun]] pillages the other exhibits.
* [[American Civil War]] mannequins re-enact their fights.
* A [[Capuchin monkey|Capuchin Monkey]] named Dexter steals Larry's keys.
* In their quest for fire, [[Neanderthal]]s burn down their display.
* A [[Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus Rex]] skeleton reminds everyone who is the "fiercest" predator in history.
After one night of chaos, Larry is ready to quit and find a new job, but a wax figure of [[Theodore Roosevelt]] helps him realize that it is his solemn duty to protect the museum and make sure that nothing gets in and nothing gets out.
==Production==
The building featured in the film, which was constructed on a sound stage in [[Vancouver, Canada]], is based on the [[American Museum of Natural History]] in New York City, external shots of which were used in the movie.<ref name="MLG">{{cite web | title=MovieLocationsGuide.com | work=Night at the Museum Filming Locations | url=http://www.movielocationsguide.com/Night_at_the_Museum/filming_locations | accessdate=January 8 | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
Trainers spent several weeks training Crystal, who plays the monkey Dexter, to slap and bite Stiller in the film.<ref name="Playfuls">{{cite web | title=Playfuls.com | work=Real And Digital Animals Star In New Films | url=http://www.playfuls.com/news_0003918_Real_And_Digital_Animals_Star_In_New_Films.html | accessdate=December 18 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>
==Cast==
* [[Ben Stiller]] - Larry Daley
* Jake Cherry - Nick Daley
* [[Robin Williams]] - [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
* [[Carla Gugino]] - Rebecca
* [[Dick Van Dyke]] - Cecil
* [[Mickey Rooney]] - Gus
* [[Bill Cobbs]] - Reginald
* [[Owen Wilson]] - Jedediah
* [[Steve Coogan]] - [[Gaius Octavius]]
* [[Ricky Gervais]] - Mr. McPhee
* [[Rami Malek]] - Ahkmenrah
* [[Charles Q. Murphy]] - Taxi Driver
* [[Kim Raver]] - Erica Daley
* Patrick Gallagher - [[Attila the Hun]]
* Pierfrancesco Favino - [[Christopher Columbus]]
* Mizuo Peck - [[Sacagawea]]
* Martin Christopher - [[Meriwether Lewis]]
* Martin Sims - [[William Clark]]
* Kerry van der Griend - [[Neanderthal]] # 1
* Dan Rizzuto - Neanderthal #2
* Matthew Harrison - Neanderthal #3
* Jody Racicot - Neanderthal #4
* Randy Lee - [[Huns|Hun]] #1
* Darryl Quon - Hun #2
* Gerald Wong - Hun #3
* Paul Chih-Ping Cheng - Hun #4
* Jason Vaisvila - [[Viking]] #1
* Cade Wagar - Viking #2
* Cory Martin - Chinese [[Terracotta Army|Terra Cotta]] Soldier
* [[Brad Garrett]] - [[Moai|Easter Island Head]] (voice)
* [[Paul Rudd]] - Don
* [[Anne Meara]] - Debbie
== Taglines ==
[[Image:Benstillertrex.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Ben Stiller claimed that he watched [[Tom Cruise]] in the three ''Mission Impossible'' films to learn how to imitate his running technique.<ref name="S2S">{{cite web | title=Sun2Surf.com | work=Stiller shifts to the Museum | url=http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=16582 | accessdate=January 8 | accessyear=2007}}</ref>]]
* This Christmas, it won't be a silent night.
* Everything comes to life.
* At the Museum of Natural History, something ''unnatural'' is occurring.
* See the side of the museum you won't see on the tour.
* When the lights go off, it's on.
==Reception==
''Night at the Museum'' was the highest grossing film in its opening weekend, grossing $30.8 million in 3,685 theaters. For the four-day Christmas holiday weekend, it took in $42.2 million.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web | title=BoxOfficeMojo.com | work=NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM | url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nightatthemuseum.htm | accessdate=December 24 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>
In its second weekend, ''Night at the Museum'' expanded into eighty-three more theaters and took in approximately $37.8 million at the box-office, out-grossing its opening weekend. It maintained its #1 position in its third week, with an additional $24 million. In total, as of [[January 12]], 2007 the film has grossed $242,501,274, with $167,501,274 in U.S. ticket sales, and $75,000,000 in foreign box offices.<ref name="BOM"/>
The film was reviewed poorly by critics, receiving only a 43% at [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref name="RT">{{cite web | title=RottenTomatoes.com | work=Night at the Museum (2006) | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/night_at_the_museum/ | accessdate=January 7 | accessyear=2007}}</ref> James Berardinelli or Reelviews commented on Stiller's performance by stating "It might be fair to give Ben Stiller an 'A' for effort, but to call what he does in this movie "acting" is a misnomer. He does a lot of running around, occasionally falling down or bumping into things."<ref name="RV">{{cite web | title=Reelviews.com | work=Night at the Museum | url=http://www.reelviews.net/movies/n/night_museum.html | accessdate=January 7 | accessyear=2007}}</ref> One positive review by William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer stated that the film was "Out to impress and delight a family audience with the pageantry of human and natural history, and that's a surprisingly worthy ambition for a Hollywood comedy."<ref name="Seattle">{{cite web | title=SeattlePI.com | work=Shallow 'Museum' exhibits some appealing qualities | url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/296769_museum22q.html | accessdate=January 7 | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
Museum officials at the New York [[American Museum of Natural History]] have credited the film for increasing the number of visitors during the holiday season by almost 20%. According to a museum official, between December 22 and January 2 there were 50,000 more visitors than during the same period last year.<ref name="ABCNews">{{cite web | title=ABCNews.com | work=Stiller's 'Night' Boosts Museum Attendance | url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2772704 | accessdate=January 8 | accessyear=2007}}</ref>
==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/nightatthemuseum/ Official trailer]
* {{imdb-title|id=0477347|title=Night at the Museum}}
*[http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/nightatthemuseum Night at the Museum Reviews] at [[Metacritic]]
*[http://www.foxfilm.at/trailer/nightatmuseum300k.wmv Direct link to the International Trailer]
*[http://www.totalfilm.com/features/night_at_the_museum_interview Night at the Museum Interview]at [http://www.totalfilm.com www.totalfilm.com]
*[http://myspace.com/nightatthemuseum Official MySpace Page]
*[http://www.independentfilm.com/resources/spend-a-night-at-the-museum.shtml Lucky Families to spend a Night At The Museum]
*[http://www.independentfilm.com/films/videogalleryfilms/night-at-the-museum-mizuo-peck.shtml independentfilm.com video interview with Mizuo Peck a/k/a Sacagawea]
*{{rotten-tomatoes|id=night_at_the_museum|title=Night at the Museum}}
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this is the best film i have ever seen i say the best
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