alexander and the very bad no good horrible day

Alexander makes himself a makeshift birthday sundae and wishes his family could experience the disappointments he does every day. That evening, Anthony upsets Celia during a phone call while yelling at Alexander saying he is an 'idiot brother', and Emily rehearses her stage lines in Kelly's Volvo while leaving its light on. He tries to tell his family how miserably his day has gone, but none of them even listen to what he says. That same morning, Alexander attends school where he experiences another series of misfortunes, as well as finding out that his friends, including his crush, Becky Gibson (Sidney Fullmer), and best friend, Paul (Mekai Matthew Curtis), will all be attending the birthday party of Phillip Parker (Lincoln Melcher) instead of his, due to Philip's expensive party entertainment and popularity. Anthony is trying to earn his driver's license so he can drive his girlfriend, Celia ( Bella Thorne), to the prom, Emily is rehearsing for the title role in her school play of Peter Pan, Kelly is working for a publication company that is publishing a new children's book, and Ben, who has been unemployed for several months, has landed a job interview as a game designer for a video game company. The day before Alexander's twelfth birthday, he wakes up and finds gum in his hair and clips it off with a pair of scissors. The film follows the exploits of Alexander Cooper ( Ed Oxenbould), an ordinary 11-year-old boy, and his 'terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.' He is left out by his family his older brother, Anthony ( Dylan Minnette), his older sister, Emily ( Kerris Dorsey), his mother, Kelly ( Jennifer Garner), his father, Ben ( Steve Carell), and his baby brother, Trevor ( Elise/ Zoey Vargas). The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $100 million worldwide against a $28 million budget. The film stars Ed Oxenbould, Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Dylan Minnette, and Kerris Dorsey, and is based on Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz's 1972 children's book of the same name.Ĭo-produced by Shawn Levy and Lisa Henson for Walt Disney Pictures through their respective production companies, 21 Laps Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company, the film was released in North America on October 10, 2014.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayĪlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a 2014 American family comedy film directed by Miguel Arteta from a screenplay written by Rob Lieber.

Alexander and the very bad no good horrible day