Bedtime Stories (film)
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| Directed by | Adam Shankman |
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| Story by | Matt Lopez |
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| Cinematography | Michael Barrett |
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| Music by | Rupert Gregson-Williams |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80 million |
| Box office | $212.9 million |
Bedtime Stories is a 2008 American fantasy comedy film directed by Adam Shankman from a screenplay by Matt Lopez and Tim Herlihy based on a story by Lopez. It stars Adam Sandler in his first appearance in a family film, alongside Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Aisha Tyler, Russell Brand, Richard Griffiths, Teresa Palmer, Lucy Lawless, and Courteney Cox. In the film, a hotel handyman's stories to his niece and nephew come true, and his stories become more outlandish. Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions and Andrew Gunn's company Gunn Films co-produced the film with Walt Disney Pictures.
The film premiered on December 25, 2008, by Disney. Despite the film being a box office success, earning $212.9 million against an $80 million budget, it received generally negative reviews from critics.