Changes: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is a 2009 sequel to Night at the Museum starring Ben Stiller. The story follows a security guard at a museum where the exhibits come to life at night.

One such exhibit is Oscar the Grouch (played as usual by Caroll Spinney), a puppet on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Other characters featured in the film include Darth Vader, Albert Einstein bobbleheads, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Earlier in the film, an image of Cookie Monster is shown on a computer screen that displays various exhibits in the museum Nicky was looking up.

Oscar and Vader are found by the main villain's minions in the pop culture exhibit. They each intend on joining the team of bad guys in taking over the world. Both of them fail, however, as Kahmunrah finds Vader's theatrics comical and Oscar can't seem to prove himself to be evil, just "vaguely grouchy."

“"That was something that Tom [Lennon] and Ben [Garand] wrote in the very first draft of the script," Levy said in a news conference at the Smithsonian last weekend in Washington. "Honestly, I read it, and I was like, 'This is awesome, but there is no possible way you are going to get Oscar the Grouch and Darth Vader in our movie.' I thought it was a complete fantasy. I still can't believe it."
—Director, Shawn Levy^[1]”

References

In a deleted scene from The Muppets, Ricky Gervais tells someone on the phone that he's receiving an Oscar. Although he doesn't know what it's for, he says "I wouldn't have thought it would be for Night at the Museum. They don't usually hand out Oscars for two-minute cameos in kids films that you're only doing as a favor." (Gervais then looks sarcastically at the camera, breaking the fourth wall).

Connections

Ben Stiller as Larry Daley
Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart
Brad Garrett as the voice of the Easter Island Head
Ricky Gervais as Dr. McPhee
Jonah Hill as Brandun
Dan Payne provided stunts
Robin Williams as Theodore Roosevelt
Jonas Brothers as the voice of the Cherubs

Sources

↑ SciFi Wire

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-[[Image:Nightatthemuseum.JPG|thumb|300px|Oscar the Grouch (right) with Darth Vader (left)]]
+[[Image:Nightatthemuseum.JPG|thumb|300px|Darth Vader and Oscar the Grouch]]
 '''''Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian''''' is a 2009 sequel to ''Night at the Museum'' starring [[Ben Stiller]]. The story follows a security guard at a museum where the exhibits come to life at night.
-One such exhibit is [[Oscar the Grouch]], a puppet on display at [[The Smithsonian Institution|the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History]]. Other characters featured in the film include [[Star Wars|Darth Vader]], [[Albert Einstein]] bobbleheads, [[Theodore Roosevelt]], and [[Abraham Lincoln]]. Earlier in the film, an image of [[Cookie Monster]] is shown on a computer screen that displays various exhibits in the museum.
+One such exhibit is [[Oscar the Grouch]] (played as usual by [[Caroll Spinney]]), a puppet on display at [[The Smithsonian Institution|the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History]]. Other characters featured in the film include [[Star Wars|Darth Vader]], [[Albert Einstein]] bobbleheads, [[Theodore Roosevelt]], and [[Abraham Lincoln]]. Earlier in the film, an image of [[Cookie Monster]] is shown on a computer screen that displays various exhibits in the museum Nicky was looking up.
-Oscar and Vader are found by the main villain's minions in the pop culture exhibit. They each intend on joining the team of bad guys in taking over the world. Both of them fail, however, as Kahmunrah finds Vader's theatrics comical and Oscar can't seem to prove himself to be evil, just grouchy.
+Oscar and Vader are found by the main villain's minions in the pop culture exhibit. They each intend on joining the team of bad guys in taking over the world. Both of them fail, however, as Kahmunrah finds Vader's theatrics comical and Oscar can't seem to prove himself to be evil, just "vaguely grouchy."
 {{quote|"That was something that Tom [Lennon] and Ben [Garand] wrote in the very first draft of the script," Levy said in a news conference at the Smithsonian last weekend in Washington. "Honestly, I read it, and I was like, 'This is awesome, but there is no possible way you are going to get Oscar the Grouch and Darth Vader in our movie.' I thought it was a complete fantasy. I still can't believe it."<br>—Director, Shawn Levy<ref>[http://scifiwire.com/2009/05/hank-azaria-and-shawn-lev.php SciFi Wire]</ref>}}
+==References==
+* In a deleted scene from ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'', [[Ricky Gervais]] tells someone on the phone that he's receiving an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]. Although he doesn't know what it's for, he says "I wouldn't have thought it would be for ''Night at the Museum''. They don't usually hand out Oscars for two-minute cameos in kids films that you're only doing as a favor." (Gervais then looks sarcastically at the camera, breaking the fourth wall).
 ==Connections==
 * [[Ben Stiller]] as Larry Daley
-* [[Robin Williams]] as [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
+* [[Amy Adams]] as Amelia Earhart
-* [[Steve Coogan]] as Octavius Gaius
-* [[Ricky Gervais]] as Dr. McPhee
 * [[Brad Garrett]] as the voice of the Easter Island Head
+* [[Ricky Gervais]] as Dr. McPhee
 * [[Jonah Hill]] as Brandun
+* [[Dan Payne]] provided stunts
+* [[Robin Williams]] as [[Theodore Roosevelt]]
 * [[Jonas Brothers]] as the voice of the Cherubs
-* [[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Oscar the Grouch]]
-* [[James Earl Jones]] as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anakin_Skywalker Darth Vader]
 ==Sources==