Alexandre et sa journée épouvantablement terrible et affreuse
- 2014
- Tous publics
- 1h 21m
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his m... Read allAlexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, h... Read allAlexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
- Awards
- 1 win & 8 nominations total
- Paul Dumphy
- (as Mekai Matthew Curtis)
Featured reviews
This is silly comedy and still better than most comedies that focus exclusively on sex and gross jokes just so they can look mature and smart. There are unfortunately not a lot of comedies like this one. It may be for kids but I did enjoy it a lot on my own, too.
You should relax more before watching a comedy. If you've ever watched a family comedy before, you'll enjoy this too.
But this Alexander is not terrible. Instead it takes the high road in the family movie category by not depicting a dysfunctional family but instead showing us how parents and kids can pull together and overcome difficult circumstances. I was impressed that all the "terrible" things that happen could pretty much actually occur. And with four kids myself, let me assure you that some days really do play out similar to the one shown here. Of course, they aren't quite this crazy, but they are realistic enough family-inclined that will be able to relate to the antics on screen, and that's what makes the humor in this movie work so well.
I was also pleased to see two parents who are not "stupid". Both the father and mother are intelligent and hard working and are doing their best to make a bad day better for their kids. Call it sentimental if you wish, but for those of us with family experiences I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how entertaining and touching this film is. Within the scope of similar movies, this one is an 8 out of 10.
Let me just be real clear. I loathe Disney. Loathe it. It's history and iconography do nothing for me, save perhaps make me a bit queasy. It's not that I'm some artsy-fartsy, highfalutin type either. Disney just doesn't agree with me. But despite a lot of Disney trappings, I thought AatTHNGVBD was an energetic and genuinely funny little movie that left me not queasy, but with a bit of a sugar buzz. I don't know that there's a genuine moment in the entire thing, but it plays its tune more skillfully than most Disney fare.
Did you know
- TriviaActor Ed Oxenbould is obsessed with Australia in the movie and in real life he is from Australia.
- GoofsWhen a teacher points at a globe and says, "Lebanon," he is clearly pointing to Alaska or somewhere close by.
- Quotes
Anthony Cooper: Mom, do you mind?... Please
Kelly Cooper: What? Because of this morning? It's not the first time I've seen your penis, Anthony!
Emily Cooper: Mom saw your penis?
Kelly Cooper: Yep! I've seen yours too, Alexander. I've seen every penis in this car!
Ben Cooper: Every penis.
- SoundtracksBeautiful
Written by Jamin J. Wilcox, Keith Slettedahl (as Keith Konrad Slettedahl)
Performed by J-Man & Keith Slettedahl (as Keith)
By arrangement with Ghost Town Inc.
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Alexander y un día terrible, horrible, malo... ¡muy malo!
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $28,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $66,954,149
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $18,360,230
- Oct 12, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $100,654,149
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1