Robert Ben Garant

John Lyshitski likes to steal cars, has a weed problem, and has been in Illinois' Rossmore State Penitentiary so many times, he knows the entire population of both staff and cons by name. Cursed with being in the wrong place, at the wrong time, in possession of the wrong car, he's a repeat offender who has been deemed a lost cause. When the heartless judge, who has been behind most of his sentences, goes to the big court house in the sky, John decides...

Larry Daley is a divorced father who can't seem to keep a job for more than a week. As a last resort, Larry applies for a job as a night shift security guard at the American Museum of Natural History. However, a seemingly easy job turns out to be an adventure when he finds that an ancient curse causes the "inhabitants" of the museum to come to life at night.