Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1972 book
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst, 1972
movie vs book
Allen Foster, 1990

Alexander is having quite a day – from getting gum stuck in his hair to tripping on his skateboard, and to top it off, he can’t locate his favorite glow-in-the-dark yo-yo. The whimsical animated musical, inspired by Judith Viorst’s book, unfolds as Alexander’s day goes from bad to worse.