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\"Guess<\/a>
Guess what this family just found in their doorway. (L-R) Ed Oxenbould, Jennifer Garner, Dylan Minnette, Kerris Dorsey and Steve Carell. Photo: Disney<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Disney\u2019s live action, family movies are sort of hit or miss adventures. Some are very good while other rely heavily of past formulas that worked in earlier films. Sometimes they try to re-create the magic of their original film with mixed results. (Think The Parent Trap<\/i> or Freaky Friday<\/i>.) You can\u2019t really blame them though. Creating a film that everyone in the family will enjoy, let alone relate to, is hard work. However, Walt Disney knew himself that if you don\u2019t have a good story to tell, the movie won\u2019t be worth seeing.<\/p>\n

\"Author<\/a>
Author Judith Viorst Photo: Milton Viorst for Simon and Schuster<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Right now, we\u2019re about five months away from a film that looks very promising since it is based on a good source material. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day<\/i> is based on the novel of the same name by Judith Viorst which was first published in 1972 and has been a favorite of many grade school kids ever since.<\/p>\n

With more than two million copies of the book in print, Viorst was inspired by her own children, Alexander, Anthony and Nicholas. In it, Alexander has the worst day of his life, which isn\u2019t really earth-shattering to adults, but horrifying to kids. In the end, his mother assures him that some days are like that and that tomorrow will be better. It became an ALA Notable Children\u2019s Book and won a George G. Stone Center Recognition of Merit, and a Georgia Children\u2019s Book Award. The book was also turned into a half hour HBO TV special in 1990 and a stage musical in 1998 in which Viorst collaborated with Charles Strouse and Shelley Markham. Viorst also wrote three sequels: \u201cAlexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday\u201d (1978), \u201cAlexander, Who’s Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move\u201d (1995) and the forthcoming \u201cAlexander, Who’s Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever\u201d to be released in September of this year.<\/p>\n

\"Alex3\"<\/a>In Disney\u2019s movie version, Alexander isn\u2019t the only one having a bad day. \"Alex<\/a>His whole family is and from the new trailer just released, it looks like a day that we can look forward to.<\/p>\n

Alexander is expected to arrive in theaters on October 10, 2014. It stars Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Megan Mullally and is rumored that Dick Van Dyke will have a small with the film as well. It is directed by Independent Spirit Award-winner Miguel Arteta (Chuck & Buck<\/i>, The Good Girl<\/i>, Cedar Rapids<\/i>, Youth in Revolt<\/i>) from a screenplay by Rob Lieber.<\/p>\n

Watch the trailer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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