Bedtime Stories (film)

Bedtime Stories
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Adam Shankman
Screenplay by	Matt Lopez Tim Herlihy
Story by	Matt Lopez
Produced by	Andrew Gunn Adam Sandler Jack Giarraputo
Starring	Adam Sandler Keri Russell Guy Pearce Richard Griffiths Jonathan Pryce Courteney Cox Lucy Lawless Teresa Palmer
Cinematography	Michael Barrett
Edited by	Tom Costain Michael Tronick
Music by	Rupert Gregson-Williams
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures Happy Madison Productions Gunn Films Offspring Entertainment Conman & Izzy Productions
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date	December 25, 2008 (2008-12-25)
Running time	99 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$80 million[2]
Box office	$212.9 million[3]

Bedtime Stories is a 2008 American fantasy comedy film directed by Adam Shankman from a screenplay by Matt Lopez and Tim Herlihy based on a story by Lopez. It stars Adam Sandler in his first appearance in a family film alongside Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Aisha Tyler, Russell Brand, Richard Griffiths, Teresa Palmer, Lucy Lawless, and Courteney Cox. In the film, when a hotel handyman's stories to his niece and nephew come true, his stories become more outlandish. Sandler's production company Happy Madison and Andrew Gunn's company Gunn Films co-produced the film with Walt Disney Pictures.

The film was theatrically released on December 25, 2008, by Disney. Despite the film being a box office success, earning $212.9 million against an $80 million budget, it received generally negative reviews from critics.