Fox launches “T-Rex Trek” to celebrate Night at the Museum DVD arrival

By Patrick Luce Apr 20, 2007, 0:56 GMT

Ben Stiller leads an all-star cast including Robin Williams and Dick Van Dyke in this hilarious blockbuster hit. When good-hearted dreamer Larry Daley (Stiller) is hired as night watchman at the Museum of Natural History, he soon discovers that an ancient curse brings all the exhibits to life after the sun sets. Suddenly, Larry finds himself face-to-face with a frisky T. rex skeleton, tiny armies of Romans and cowboys and ...more

Night At The Museum’s hysterical historical figures send-off the playful T-Rex REXY on a seven-day cross-country game of fetch from New York to Los Angeles, just in time to celebrate Fox Home Entertainment’s April 24th DVD and Blu-ray Disc release.  All the fun-filled after-hours antics will be available to take home and with the fun-loving fossil coming to towns across American, the nightly ritual becomes a party that’s not to be missed!

REXY’s pals from Night At The Museum including Attila the Hun, Enuits, Jebediah, Octavius, the Neanderthals, and others gave REXY farewell with a huge celebration in New York on the evening of April 17th.   Journeying down New York’s great Broadway, through the nation’s Capitol, then blowing through the Windy City and across the Mighty Mississippi, through the Gateway to the West and over the Rocky Mountains, to the Golden Gate Bridge and hitting the Vegas Strip, the two-ton, 13 foot tall and 21 foot long REXY will travel over 3,000 miles on his trek across the country. During his journey, REXY will be seen from all angles traveling America’s highways on a huge flatbed truck chasing his beloved bone carried by a yellow HUMMER H2.  REXY will be visiting several local history museums in various cities along the way, finally arriving at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County on April 24th.

REXY will make scheduled stops in Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Las Vegas and San Francisco before landing in Los Angeles. Fans can follow REXY's trek via Yahoo! Maps and will be featured on Yahoo! Movies with event footage from the daily stops and exclusives from the upcoming DVD, allowing Night At The Museum fans around the world a glimpse into life on the road with REXY.
 
A LARGER THAN LIFE TOUR:
The Night At The Museum Rexy Tour will make stops at the following locations, creating a Rexy frenzy in celebration of the upcoming DVD launch. 

Detroit, MI – The Henry Ford Museum – April 19th
Chicago, IL – The Field Museum – April 19th
St. Louis, MO – Missouri History Museum – April 20th
Kansas City, KS – Science City at Union Station – April 20
Denver, CO – Starfest Sci-Fi Convention – April 21st
Las Vegas, NV – Las Vegas Natural History Museum / Las Vegas Strip  - April 22nd
San Francisco, CA – April 23rd
Los Angeles, CA – Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County – April 24th

Night At The Museum arrives on DVD in a two-disc Special Edition full of bonus features including deleted and extended scenes with optional commentary by director Shawn Levy (Cheaper By The Dozen, The Pink Panther) and Ben Stiller, an alternate opening, a hilarious gag-reel, behind the scenes featurettes, and a DVD-ROM Explorer Game, as well as on Blu-ray and single disc widescreen and pan-and-scan versions, which also include commentary by Shawn Levy and Ben Stiller as well as film writer’s Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon. 

The Night At The Museum Special Edition DVD will have a suggested retail price of $34.98, the single disc versions will be available for a suggested retail price of $29.98 and the Blu-ray disc will have a suggested retail price of $39.98.

Night At The Museum Synopsis:
Ben Stiller leads an all-star cast, including Robin Williams, in this hilarious blockbuster hit. When Larry Daley (Stiller) is hired as Museum night watchman, he soon discovers that all the exhibits come to life after the sun sets. Suddenly, Larry finds himself face to face with frisky T-Rex skeleton, tiny armies of Romans and Cowboys and a mischievous monkey who taunts him to the breaking point. But Larry may just figure out a way to control the chaos and become a hero in his son's eyes. Boasting jaw-dropping special effects and big laughs, Night at the Museum is your ticket to non-stop fun!

Night at the Museum (Two-Disc Special Edition) is now available for pre-order at Amazon. It is available for pre-order at AmazonUK for an April 2nd release. Visit the DVD database for more information.