Alexander is still easy to recognize 50 years after he entered ... But that one day in this little boy's life is a cascade of bad karma. NPR fact-checked with Viorst's primary source.

Gum in his hair. Lima beans for dinner. Kissing on TV. "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" is turning 50. Author Judith Viorst and the "real" Alexander talk about the ...

As Steve Carell prepares to speak at Northwestern's 2025 Commencement, we explore how his role in Alexander and the Terrible, ...

Judith Viorst’s children’s book “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” is only 32 pages long, and has a very simple premise (kid has a bad day, his family has a ...

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, written by Judith Viorst with illustrations by Ray Cruz, was published 50 years ago. He wakes up with gum in his hair, slips on his ...

Can a series of irritating events make a movie? Yes, but an irritating one: “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” Twelve-year-old Alexander (a bland Ed Oxenbould ...

In the case of "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day," the answer is simple: poorly. By the time its 82-minute running time comes to a grateful close - and all of the ...

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day' movie trailer Scheduled to open Oct. 10, 2014 Chances are, if you were born anywhere around or after 1970 -- or if you're the parent of ...

Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Bella Thorne, Ed Oxenbould and Dylan Minnette star in Disney's new comedy about a family going through the worst day imaginable. The film, from director Miguel ...