Having promised to make a film his own kids could enjoy, Adam Sandler (YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN) delivers the goods in the charming fairy tale BEDTIME STORIES. As the film opens we meet Marty Bronson, running the family motel along with his children, Wendy and Skeeter. Marty's ruinous business sense forces him to sell the motel to ambitious developer Barry Nottingham. Marty hopes Skeeter will run the business someday, but years later we find Skeeter (Sandler) working only as the new hotel's maintenance man. So when Wendy (Courteney Cox) asks Skeeter to babysit her kids, Bobbi and Patrick, Skeeter--a master storyteller--wins them over by crafting bedtime stories that reflect his frustrations. From ancient Rome to outer space, Skeeter is the heroic underdog defeating his hotel rival, Kendall (Guy Pearce), and winning the hand of Nottingham's daughter. But when the kids' creative additions cross over into true life, Skeeter is convinced that they're the key to his sudden success. The price of that success, though, is the destruction of the kids' school. To save the school, his relationship with Wendy's kids, and the affections of love interest Jill (Keri Russell), Skeeter must bring his storytime heroics into the real world. Sandler puts his trademark man-child antics to good use as the disheartened handyman who fulfills his dreams by staying true to the people who matter most. Filled with plenty of humor and a heartfelt message, BEDTIME STORIES is an uplifting family fable that can be appreciated by parents and children alike.
Blu-ray Disc Features:
3-Disc Set
Region 1
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
DTS 5.1 HD Master Audio (48kHz/24Bit) - English
French, Spanish
Subtitles - French, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Outtakes
Deleted Scenes: Cutting Room Floor: Deleted Scenes
Featurette:
1. Until Gravity Do Us Part
2. It's Bugsy
3. to All The Little People
Interactive Features:
Disney BD-Live
Stars
Adam Sandler: Comedian/actor, BILLY MADISON/PUNCH DRUNK LOVE
Guy Pearce: Actor/"...Priscilla..."
Keri Russell: Television Actress, FELICITY
Richard Griffiths: British Character Actor
Courteney Cox: American TV/Film Actress
Lucy Lawless: Television Actress, XENA
Teresa Palmer: Actor, THE GRUDGE, (2006)
Russell Brand: Star, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL
Aisha Tyler: Host, THE 5TH WHEEL (2001)
Jonathan Pryce: British Actor/Miss Saigon
Director
Adam Shankman: Choreographer/director
Producer
Adam Sandler: Comedian/actor, BILLY MADISON/PUNCH DRUNK LOVE
Jack Giarraputo:
Andrew Gunn: Producer, THE COUNTRY BEARS (2002)
Screenwriter
Matt Lopez: Screenwriter
Tim Herlihy: Screenwriter
Composer
Rupert Gregson-Williams: Composer, WHAT A GIRL WANTS (2003)
Executive Producer
Adam Shankman: Choreographer/director
Executive Producer
Ann Marie Sanderlin: Executive producer
Executive Producer
Garrett Grant: Executive producer
Executive Producer
Jennifer Gibgot: Producer, THE WEDDING PLANNER/CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2
Story
Matt Lopez: Screenwriter
Director of Photography
Michael Barrett: Director of Photography
Review 1:
"Hostility and pathos make for a very popular combination in comedy. It worked for Chaplin, and it works for Sandler..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
12/25/2008
Review 2:
"In a modern-day fairy tale about hopes, aspirations and family, Sandler displays a winning form under the light and mischievous direction of BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE's Adam Shankman."
Source: Hollywood Reporter
12/22/2008