Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Follows the exploits of 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) 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 he is 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. Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn't had one.

Comedy Family Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

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  Steve Carell

  ... Alexander's Dad

  IF, Despicable Me 4

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  Miguel Arteta

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  Ed Oxenbould

  ... Alexander

  The Visit, Before Dawn

Crew Behind the Film

The Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Rob Lieber last wrote Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween and Hoot.

Director

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Screenwriters

Rob Lieber
Lisa Cholodenko

Producers

Lisa Henson
Dan Levine
Shawn Levy

Production Details

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Key Facts

• Based on bestselling kids picture book by Judith Viorst, which was first published in 1972 by Atheneum. The book, on which the movie is based, sold over 4 million copies and The New York Times named it one of the bestselling children's paperbacks of all-time.

Production Updates for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

May 2014

Completed

Changed Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Aug 2013

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Jun 2013

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Miguel Arteta is directing. Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner have been cast.

Oct 2012

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Picked up by Disney in turnaround from 20th Century Fox. Last set up at Fox in July 2010.

Jul 2010

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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