Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is a 2009 American adventure comedy film and the sequel to the American adventure comedy film Night at the Museum.

The film stars Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Rami Malek, Hank Azaria, Bill Hader, Ricky Gervais, Christopher Guest and Steve Coogan.

It is set for release on May 22, 2009, and is rated PG for mild action and brief language.

Plot
When the Museum of Natural History is closed for upgrades and renovations, the museum pieces are moved into federal storage at the famous Washington Museums.

The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world’s largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) flew on her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone’s (Jon Bernthal) rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy’s ruby slippers, Fonzie’s jacket from Happy Days, the still from M*A*S*H and Archie Bunker’s lounge chair from All in the Family.

With a forwarded resume, Larry (Ben Stiller) becomes another caretaker at the Smithsonian, where Kahmunrah, an evil Pharaoh will come to life with the reestablishing of a tablet as a magical force in the museum bringing the old exhibits (Such as Theodore Roosevelt and Dexter) and new exhibits (like General Custer and Al Capone) back to life, and in conflict with each other.

Larry enlists the help of Amelia Earheart, who he develops a romantic interest in, and together they try to put everything back in order.

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Directed by Shawn Levy
Produced by
Shawn Levy
Chris Columbus
Michael Barnathan
Written by
Screenplay: Thomas Lennon
Story: Robert Ben Garant
Book: Milan Trenc

Cast
* Ben Stiller as Lawrence “Larry” Daley
* Robin Williams as Theodore Roosevelt
* Owen Wilson as Jedediah Smith
* Steve Coogan as Octavius
* Ricky Gervais as Dr. McPhee
* Rami Malek as Ahkmenrah
* Brad Garrett as the voice of Easter Island Head
* Jake Cherry as Nicholas “Nick” Daley
* Patrick Gallagher as Attila the Hun
* Mizuo Peck as Sacagawea
* Pierfrancesco Favino as Christopher Columbus
* Martin Christopher as Meriwether Lewis
* Martin Sims as William Clark
* Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart
* Hank Azaria as Kah Mun Rah and other voices, including the Lincoln Memorial and The Thinker
* Bill Hader as Gen. George Armstrong Custer
* Christopher Guest as Ivan the Terrible
* Jon Bernthal as Al Capone
* Alain Chabat as Napoleon Bonaparte
* Eugene Levy as Albert Einstein
* Keith Powell as Tuskegee Airman 1
* Craig Robinson as Tuskegee Airman 2
* Christopher Lee as Charles Darwin
* Thomas Lennon as Wilbur Wright
* Robert Ben Garant as Orville Wright
* Nick Dash as Ulysses S. Grant
* Jonah Hill as Smithsonian Museum Security Guard
* Mindy Kaling tour guide at Smithsonian Museum (see trailer)
* Ed Helms as one of Larry’s co-workers
* Alberta Mayne as Kissing Nurse
* Clint Howard as part of one of the space exploration exhibits
* Carroll Spinney as Oscar the Grouch

Music by Alan Silvestri
Cinematography Guillermo Navarro
Editing by Don Zimmerman
Studio: 21 Laps Entertainment, 1492 Pictures
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) May 22, 2009
Running time 105 min
Country United States
Language English
Budget $150 million (estimated)
Preceded by Night at the Museum

Official Website: www.nightatthemuseummovie.com