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Bedtime Stories (2008)

PG   |    |  Comedy, Family, Fantasy

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A hotel handyman's life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true.

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Awards

3 wins & 5 nominations.

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19 January 2009 | jemps918
7
| a cute fest
Despite being a much milder and family-friendly flick, Bedtime Stories will not disappoint Adam Sandler fans provided they accept that they have to share him with a much younger audience as well.

Bedtime Stories is a PG-rated comedy about hotel maintenance guy Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler), who babysits his impossibly cute niece Bobbi (Laura Ann Kesling) and nephew Patrick (Jonathan Morgan Heit) for his uptight sister Wendy (Courteney Cox). He shares his duties with Wendy's co-teacher/friend Jill (Keri Russell), taking on the night shift, which is when he discovers that the stories he tells them come true the next day. Skeeter uses his new discovery to his advantage when he decides to create a happier ending for his own life, which is made miserable daily by his hotel nemeses Kendall (Guy Pearce) and Aspen (Lucy Lawless).

Sure, the scenarios are pretty ridiculous sometimes, but indulging in children's fantasies is a longlost pleasure that this famcom creates for his adult audience, while wisely introducing Sandler to his future audiences by appearing in a diluted version of himself. If you're not into warm-and-fuzzies (why fight it?!?), you might find this too saccharine for your moldy taste buds.

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Trivia

The bulldog shown in the movie is Adam Sandler's beloved pet, Motzaball.

Quotes

Violet Nottingham: You, truth or dare?
Patrick: Truth.
Violet Nottingham: How old were you the first time you kissed a girl?
Bobbi: Patrick never kissed a girl.
Patrick: Girls are ick, except for Tricia Sparks.
Violet Nottingham: Ohh, this Tricia Sparks, is she a girl in your class?
Bobbi: Aunt Jill, did you get our message?
Jill: Yes I did, ...

Goofs

In the scene where Skeeter first spends the night with the kids, Jill and the kids are making signs. On the sign that Bobbi is working on first the C is not colored in. A little while later the C is almost completely finished; a few seconds later the C is just started, and a few seconds later it is just a little bit less colored in than just a second before.

Crazy Credits

The Walt Disney logo turns into a pop-up page from a storybook.

Soundtracks

Rock Me Amadeus
Written by Ferdi Bolland (as Ferdinand Bolland), Rob Bolland (as Robert Bolland),
Falco (as John Hoelzel)
Performed by Falco
Courtesy of Reverso Musik Productions GmbH, Wien and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Austria) GmbH
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

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Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

Details

Release Date:

25 December 2008

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Santa Paula, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,329 (Estonia) (28 December 2008)

Gross:

$110,101,975 (USA)

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