Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)

Timing: 1:21 (81 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2014-10-08

Country

United States

Production

Walt Disney Pictures, 21 Laps Entertainment, The Jim Henson Company

Genre

Family, Comedy

Budget

$28 000 000

Revenue

$100 654 149

Website

http://movies.disney.com/alexander-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-day

Director

Miguel Arteta

Actors

Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould, Dylan Minnette, Kerris Dorsey, Elise Vargas, Zoey Vargas, Sidney Fullmer, Bella Thorne, Megan Mullally
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Scenario

Producer

Shawn Levy, Lisa Henson, Daniel S. Levine, Philip Steuer, Jason Lust

Operator

Terry Stacey

Composer

Christophe Beck

Artist

Audition

Tamara Notcutt, Randi Hiller

Editing

Pamela Martin, Matthew Hirsch
All team (103)

• The film is based on the book of the same name by Judith Viorst, which was published in 1972. The prototypes for the main characters were Viorst's sons: Alexander, Anthony, and Nicholas. The book sold over 2 million copies worldwide, received the status of a 'Notable Children's Book' from the American Library Association (ALA); the author received the 'Achievement in Literature' award from the George G. Stone Center, the 'Georgia Children's Book Award', and was one of the books featured on 'Reading Rainbow' (1983-2012), which encouraged young viewers to read.
• Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner both attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio. Carell graduated in 1984, and Garner in 1994.
• Over 500 boys auditioned for the role of Alexander.
• Lisa Cholodenko could have directed the film, but she left the project in February 2013.
• When Alexander's teacher chooses countries for an assignment, he points to them on a globe. The third time he does this, he names Lebanon, while pointing somewhere in the area of Alaska, the Bering Strait, or Eastern Russia.
• The film is based on the book of the same name by Judith Viorst, which was published in 1972. The prototypes for the main characters were Viorst's sons: Alexander, Anthony, and Nicholas. The book sold over 2 million copies worldwide, received the status of a “Notable Children’s Book” from the American Library Association (ALA); the author received the “Recognition of Merit” award from the George G. Stone Center, the “Georgia Children’s Book Award,” and was featured on the “Reading Rainbow” program (1983-2012), which encouraged young viewers to read.