Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian is an action-adventure comedy movie starring Ben Stiller and Dick Van Dyke. It is the sequel to the box office blockbuster Night at the Museum, which grossed almost $575 million worldwide.USA Today: First Look: Ben Stiller Spends Nights at D.C.'s Museum (November 20, 2008)
Synopsis
Ben Stiller reprises his role as Larry Daley, former museum security guard turned entrepreneur. The waxwork exhibits that came to life in the first Night in the Museum have been relocated to the Smithsonian. Daley goes to visit his occasionally animated friends only to discover that unless the have a crucial Egyptian tablet that gives them life, they will be inanimate forever. In a classic battle of good versus evil, Daley and his museum friends must ensure the Pharaoh (Hank Azaria) in not successful in his evil takeover.Telegraph: Review (May 21, 2009)
Cast
- Ben Stiller as Larry Daley
- Owen Wilson as Jedediah
- Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart
- Robin Williams as Teddy Roosevelt
- Bill Hader as General George Armstrong Custer
- Steve Coogan as Octavius
- Ricky Gervais as Dr. McPhee
- Hank Azaria as Kah Mun Rah
- Christopher Guest as Ivan the Terrible
- Dick Van Dyke as Cecil
- Eugene Levy as Einstein
Quote
"This movie has one of the best comedic casts ever assembled, the visual effects are mind-blowing, and the story is more emotional."—Director Shawn LevyUSA Today: First Look: Ben Stiller Spends Nights at D.C.'s Museum (November 20, 2008)