History Trivia / NightAtTheMuseum

* AllStarCast: Much like ''Film/NationalTreasure'', it's quite surprising to see so many big name stars in this film, including Creator/BenStiller, Creator/RobinWilliams, Creator/DickVanDyke, Creator/MickeyRooney, Creator/AmyAdams, Creator/BillCobbs, Creator/PaulRudd, Creator/RickyGervais, Creator/CarlaGugino, Creator/SteveCoogan, Creator/HankAzaria, Creator/OwenWilson, Creator/BillHader, Creator/JonahHill, Creator/DanStevens, Creator/HughJackman, and Creator/AliceEve. There's also Creator/RamiMalek and Creator/JonBernthal, who would gain greater recognition from the public for their roles in hit TV shows. And for Francophones, Creator/AlainChabat, a renowned French comedian of the 1980s.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An early [[http://screenplayexplorer.com/wp-content/scripts/night-at-the-museum.pdf draft]] of Battle of the Smithsonian had Ahkmenrah traveling to the Smithsonian with the others instead of being DemotedToExtra.

* DawsonCasting: Creator/RamiMalek was around 24-years-old when he starred in the first movie, playing Pharaoh Ahkmenrah, who the novelisations of the first and third movies reveal was around seventeen-years-old when he died.

** Creator/ClintHoward plays a Mission Control officer at that National Air and Space Museum, just like he played EECOM Sy Liebergot in ''Film/Apollo13''

* {{Corpsing}}: According to Shawn Levy, the scene in the second film where Larry and Amelia talk to the metal bust head of Theodore Roosevelt took almost forty takes because Creator/AmyAdams and Creator/BenStiller couldn’t stop laughing at Creator/RobinWilliams' delivery.
* DawsonCasting: Rami Malek was around 24-years-old when he starred in the first movie, playing Pharaoh Ahkmenrah, who the novelisations of the first and third movies reveal was around seventeen-years-old when he died.

** Also, in the "Battle of the Smithsonian'' video game, all of the characters except for Larry are recast such as the Easter Island Head going from Creator/BradGarrett to Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}}. In particular, Hank Azaria's roles were split amongst three voice actors: Kamunrah is voiced by Creator/MarcGraue, the Thinker is Ted Biaselli and Abraham Lincoln is Cummings. Molly Hagan also filled in for Amy Adams in the game.

** First of all. Dick van Dyke is one of the {{Big Bad}}s in the first movie, the same principle applies for Mickey Rooney.
** Ben Stiller's playing the main role in a series of children's films.

** In addition to Ben Stiller playing Larry in all three of the movies, he also reprised his role in the tie-in game for ''Battle of the Smithsonian''.
** Carroll Spinney reprises his role as [[Series/SesameStreet Oscar The Grouch]] for a cameo in ''Battle of the Smithsonian''.

** Much like his character Akhmenrah, Creator/RamiMalek is Egyptian.

** Also, in the "Battle of the Smithsonian'' video game, all of the characters except for Larry are recast such as the Easter Island Head going from Creator/BradGarrett to Creator/JimCummings1952. In particular, Hank Azaria's roles were split amongst three voice actors: Kamunrah is voiced by Creator/MarcGraue, the Thinker is Ted Biaselli and Abraham Lincoln is Creator/JimCummings1952. Molly Hagan also filled in for Amy Adams in the game.

* ActorAllusion: At one point in ''Battle of the Smithsonian'', the three cherubs voiced by Music/TheJonasBrothers sing their own song, "Love Bug".

* RoleReprise: In addition to Ben Stiller playing Larry in all three of the movies, he also reprised his role in the tie-in game for ''Battle of the Smithsonian''.

** Also, in the "Battle of the Smithsonian'' video game, all of the characters except for Larry are recast such as the Easter Island Head going from Creator/BradGarrett to Creator/JimCummings1952. In particular, Hank Azaria's roles were split amongst three voice actors: Kamunrah is voiced by Creator/MarcGraue, the Thinker is Ted Biaselli and Abraham Lincoln is Creator/JimCummings1952.

* RoleReprise: In addition to Ben Stiller playing Larry in all three of the movies, he also reprised his role in a Wii game based on ''Battle of the Smithsonian''.

* TheOtherDarrin: Nick was played by Jake Cherry in the first two films, but then by Skylar Gisondo (who looks ''nothing'' like Cherry) in the third. It seems the movie is attempting a {{timeshifted actor}}, but both actors are the same age.

* ColbertBump: The first film's popularity helped increase the number of visitors visiting the American Museum of Natural History by almost 20% during the 2006 holiday season.

** First of all. Dick van Dyke is one of the {{Big Bad}}s in the first movie.

** Don't forget Mickey Rooney!

* ImageSource:
** ArchivedArmy
** OrangeBlueContrast (bottom-right: poster)
** PaintedOnPants

* AllStarCast: Much like ''Film/NationalTreasure'', it's quite surprising to see so many big name stars in this film, including Creator/BenStiller, Creator/RobinWilliams, Creator/DickVanDyke, Creator/MickeyRooney, Creator/AmyAdams, Creator/BillCobbs, Creator/PaulRudd, Creator/RickyGervais, Creator/CarlaGugino, Creator/SteveCoogan, Creator/HankAzaria, Creator/OwenWilson, Creator/BillHader, Creator/JonahHill, Creator/DanStevens, Creator/HughJackman, Creator/AliceEve and Creator/AliceEve. There's also Creator/RamiMalek and Creator/JonBernthal, who would gain greater recognition from the public for their roles in hit TV shows. And for Francophones, Creator/AlainChabat, a renowned French comedian of the 1980s.