Movie Review: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Everyone in the Cooper family is living a near perfect life except for one person. That one person is Alexander. Whatever can go wrong has gone wrong. Look at the pic below to see what happened in Science class!

Just one bad thing after another and Alexander is getting tired of it. So tired that on his birthday he makes a wish. A wish that everyone in his family experiences what he goes through every day.

Later that morning, everything is different. Everything starts to fall apart for everyone in the family. I won't get into what happens but from the photos below you will get a good idea. Wait until you see what happens with supermom Kelly Cooper (played by Jennifer Garner) and Dick Van Dyke, who plays himself.

Or what happens with older sister, inspiring actress Emily Cooper (played by Kerris Dorsey) in her first role as the lead in Peter Pan.

Or with older brother Anthony Cooper (played by Dylan Minnette) as he takes for his driver's test.

And of course what happens with dad Ben Cooper (played by Steve Carell) and baby Trevor Cooper (played by twins Zoey and Elise Vargas).

Will Alexander's birthday ending up being a great day and will the rest of the Cooper family be able to rally to save their days as well?

Such a charming family movie that reminds one that family is the strongest bond of them all.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is in theatres!

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY Premiere Photos!

Images from the premiere of ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood!

ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY opens in theaters October 10, 2014!

Alexander, and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - Clip "This Day Was Cursed"

Disney's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day comes to theaters Oct. 10, 2014!

Disney's "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" follows 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—and soon learns that he's not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Alexander, and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - Clip "Effort On The Potty"

Disney's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day comes to theaters Oct. 10, 2014!

Disney's "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" follows 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—and soon learns that he's not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Alexander, and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - Clip "XOXO"

Disney's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day comes to theaters Oct. 10, 2014!

Disney's "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" follows 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—and soon learns that he's not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - Clip "Stop, Drop & Roll"

Disney's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day comes to theaters Oct. 10, 2014!

Disney's "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" follows 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—and soon learns that he's not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Watch a Brand New Clip from Alexander, and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - In Theaters October 10!

Disney's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day comes to theaters Oct. 10, 2014!

Disney's "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" follows 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day of his young life—and soon learns that he's not alone when his mom (Jennifer Garner), dad (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

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Take a look at the Before and After posters for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY.

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DISNEY'S "ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY" BEGINS PRODUCTION

DISNEY’S

“ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY” BEGINS PRODUCTION

 

Film to Shoot Entirely in Los Angeles Area; Hits Theaters October 10, 2014

 

BURBANK, Calif. (August 29, 2013) — Disney has kicked off production on “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” the first live-action film adaptation of Judith Viorst’s 1972 illustrated children’s classic. The film, directed by Independent Spirit Award-winner Miguel Arteta (“The Good Girl,” “Cedar Rapids,” “Youth in Revolt”) from a screenplay by Rob Lieber, is a 21 Laps Entertainment/Jim Henson Company production. Shooting in the Los Angeles area, with locations in the cities of Pasadena and Arcadia, the San Fernando Valley and Melody Ranch in Newhall, the film hits theaters nationwide on October 10, 2014.

 

Steve Carell (“The Way, Way Back,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” the forthcoming “Foxcatcher”) and Jennifer Garner (“Dallas Buyers Club, “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” “Juno”) star as Alexander’s upbeat parents. The veteran performers are joined in the film by a trio of young talents that includes 16-year-old Dylan Minnette (“Lost,” the upcoming “Prisoners”) as Alexander’s older brother, Anthony; 15-year-old Kerris Dorsey (TV’s “Ray Donovan,” “Moneyball”) as sister Emily; and 12-year-old Australian native Ed Oxenbould (Oz TV’s “Puberty Blues”), who makes his big-screen feature debut as the film’s title character, Alexander.

 

Emmy® winner (and Golden Globe® nominee) Megan Mullally (“Will & Grace”) also joins the cast, along with Jennifer Coolidge (“American Pie,” “Legally Blonde,” TV’s “2 Broke Girls”) and Bella Thorne (“Shake It Up!”).

 

The film is produced by Shawn Levy (“Night at the Museum,” “Date Night,” “Real Steel”), Emmy® nominee and CEO of the Jim Henson Company Lisa Henson, and 21 Laps Entertainment President Dan Levine (“The Internship,” “Along Came Polly,” “Freedom Writers”). It’s executive produced by industry veteran Philip Steuer (“Saving Mr. Banks,” “Oz The Great and Powerful,” “The Chronicles of Narnia” trilogy) and Jason Lust (“Whip It,” “The Waiting Game”). 

 

Disney’s “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander as he experiences the most terrible and horrible day  of his young life—a day that begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns that he’s not alone when his brother, sister, mom and dad all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn't had one.

 

Director Arteta’s key filmmaking team includes cinematographer Terry Stacey (“50/50,” “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”), two-time Oscar®-nominated production designer Michael Corenblith (“The Blind Side,” “Saving Mr. Banks,” HBO’s “Game Change”), and two artists with whom he has previously collaborated: Oscar-nominated film editor Pam Martin (“The Fighter,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “Youth in Revolt”) and veteran costume designer Nancy Steiner (“Little Miss Sunshine,” “Lost in Translation,” “The Good Girl,” “Youth in Revolt”).

 

“Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” published in 1972, was written by Judith Viorst and illustrated by Ray Cruz. The endearing, enduring classic (with more than 2 million copies in print) became an ALA Notable Children’s Book while also winning a George G. Stone Center Recognition of Merit, a Georgia Children’s Book Award, and distinction as a Reading Rainbow book. Viorst followed this book (inspired by her own three sons’ childhoods—Alexander, Anthony and Nicholas) with two sequels: “Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday” (1978) and “Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move” (1995). The 1972 original was first adapted to the small screen as a half-hour HBO animated musical in 1990 before Viorst collaborated with composers Charles Strouse (music) and Shelley Markham (musical score) for a 1998 stage musical at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.