Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (film)
2014 film directed by Miguel Arteta
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a 2014 comedy film starring Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner and Ed Oxenbould. It is based on the children's book of the same name.
Ben Cooper edit
- I still have me arms!
Dialogue edit
- Alexander: Good morning.
- Emily: Speak for yourself.
(She puts her hand on his knee)
- Anthony: Mom, do you mind?... Please.
- Kelly: What? Because of this morning? It's not the first time I've seen your penis, Anthony!
- Emily: Mom saw your penis?
- Kelly: Yep! I've seen yours too, Alexander. I've seen every penis in this car!
- Ben: Every penis.
- Paul Dumphy: Dude, I've been looking everywhere for you. Have you heard about Phillip Parker?
- Alexander: I don't want to hear anything more about his amazing party.
- Paul Dumphy: No, it's cancelled.
- Alexander: What?
- Paul Dumphy: Yeah, he woke up with chicken pox. He texted me this picture. These things are everywhere.
- Alexander: Oh.
- Paul Dumphy: They're even in his butt crack.
- Anthony: YES! [jumps and hits a banner, which causes 2 trophy cases to fall and smashes]
- Teacher: Let's go, Wreck-It Ralph! Principal's office, NOW! Not you, Alexander.
- Principal: You know what, Teacher, you're grounded for 2 *months!*
- Teacher: What?! NO!
- Ms. Suggs: Tell me something, Anthony. Are you a senior citizen?
- Anthony: No, ma'am.
- Ms. Suggs: Good. Then why're you driving 15 miles an hour in a 25-mile zone? C'mon, speed it up. [Anthony speeds up the minivan] That's right. That is right. Boy. Change lanes. [Anthony does so] Now, I want you to take a right up here. [Anthony turns right. Just then, his cell phone vibrates] Celia's calling.
- Anthony: It's my girlfriend. Probably wants to talk prom plans. Tonight's the prom. Well, I'll just ignore that.
- Ms. Suggs: Seems like she's very anxious to talk to you.
- Anthony: No, no, no, I'm driving. I would never answer the phone when I'm driving. No, no matter what circumstance.
- Ms. Suggs: But, y'know, proms don't happen every day.
- Anthony: That's true. You sure? It'll just be like super quick. It's not...
- Ms. Suggs: What's important to you is important to me.
- Anthony: [answers his phone] Hey, Celia. I can't really talk right now, but...
- Ms. Suggs: Put! The phone! Down!
- Anthony: [turns to Miss Suggs] What?
- Ms. Suggs: [in a demanding tone] Put that mobile device down, NOW! HEY, EYES ON THE ROAD!
- Anthony: [nearly hits another car and swerves off the road] AAAH!! NO, NO!!! [hits several parking meters while screaming]
- Ms. Suggs: YOU'RE GONNA KILL US!! AAAAH!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?! [Anthony pulls back into the DMV and stops] WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! WHAT ARE YOU-- WHAT ARE YOU DOING, YOU FOOL?!
- Anthony: [angrily] You tricked me!
- Ms. Suggs: Get outta this car. [stamps "FAIL" on the clipboard] You get out of this car!
- Anthony: You're EVIL!
- Ms. Suggs: You prom creep!
- Ben: I don't think he passed.
- Ms. Suggs: Get out! GET OUT! [Anthony swings open the door, only to get a literal door prize from a passing Impala. The door slides right to the Coopers]
Taglines edit
- So then that happened...
- For Alexander, life couldn't get worse. For his family, life couldn't be better.
- Get ready for the best worst day of your life.
- One day can change everything.
Cast edit
- Ed Oxenbould as Alexander Cooper
- Steve Carell as Ben Cooper, Alexander’s father
- Jennifer Garner as Kelly Cooper, Alexander’s mother
- Dylan Minnette as Anthony Cooper, Alexander’s older brother
- Kerris Dorsey as Emily Cooper, Alexander’s older sister
- Elise & Zoey Vargas as Trevor Cooper, Alexander’s younger brother
- Sidney Fullmer as Becky Gibson
- Bella Thorne as Celia
- Megan Mullally as Nina
- Toni Trucks as Steph
- Donald Glover as Greg
- Joel Johnstone as Logan
- Jennifer Coolidge as Ms. Suggs
- Samantha Logan as Heather
- Dick Van Dyke as Himself
- Thunder From Down Under as Themselves
- Mekai Curtis as Paul, Alexander's friend
