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Madagascar (2005) 6.8
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6.8/10 from 146,728 users
Metascore: 57/100
Reviews: 367 user | 176 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com Spoiled by their upbringing with no idea what wild life is really like, four animals from New York Central Zoo escape, unwittingly assisted by four absconding penguins, and find themselves in Madagascar, among a bunch of merry lemurs |
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Alex
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| Chris Rock | ... |
Marty
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| David Schwimmer | ... |
Melman
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| Jada Pinkett Smith | ... |
Gloria
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Julien
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Maurice
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Mort
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Christopher Knights | ... |
Private
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Kowalski
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Mason
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Police Horse
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Police Officer
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Old Lady
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At New York's Central Park Zoo, a lion, a zebra, a giraffe, and a hippo are best friends and stars of the show. But when one of the animals goes missing from their cage, the other three break free to look for him, only to find themselves reunited ... on a ship en route to Africa. When their vessel is hijacked, however, the friends, who have all been raised in captivity, learn first-hand what life can be like in the wild. Written by Anonymous
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On Vacation Without Medication. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for mild language, crude humor and some thematic elements | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
27 May 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Madagaskar See more »Filming Locations:
Glendale, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$75,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$436,612 (Norway) (16 September 2005)Gross:
$193,136,719 (USA) (7 October 2005)Company Credits
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Alex the Lion: Surprise!
Marty the Zebra: Aaahhh! Alex! Do not interrupt me when I'm daydreaming. When a zebra's in the zone, leave him alone.
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Written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb
Performed by The Bee Gees
Courtesy of Polydor Ltd. (U.K.)
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Did You Know?
Trivia
At one point, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani were considered for the voice of Gloria the Hippo before Jada Pinkett Smith signed on. See more »Goofs
The crates are stacked on the deck with Gloria's crate at the bottom. The crates all appear to be of the same depth, and when seen from outside they appear to be stacked neatly, but there's still light coming into Gloria's crate from the hole in the top even though the hole should be covered by one of the crates stacked on top of hers. However, this was so that we would be able to see Gloria in her crate and not be staring at darkness (the same would have applied otherwise to Melman's crate as it was upside down.) See more »Quotes
[first lines]Alex the Lion: Surprise!
Marty the Zebra: Aaahhh! Alex! Do not interrupt me when I'm daydreaming. When a zebra's in the zone, leave him alone.
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Crazy Credits
You can see Gloria as the Statue of Liberty at the end of all credits, performing a Tinkerbell-esque magic wand tap to end the movie. See more »Soundtracks
"Stayin' Alive"Written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb
Performed by The Bee Gees
Courtesy of Polydor Ltd. (U.K.)
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Here's another recently-made animated film that has two outstanding characteristics which make it a winner: 1 - consistently funny humor that adults can enjoy, and 2 - beautiful, bold colors.
When a movie is both fun to hear and to watch, I have very few complaints. This movie provides a lot of enjoyment with more jokes perhaps that adults would laugh at than the kids. I can't say that for sure, since I watched it by myself....but I sure got my share of laughs
This is a tale of four zoo animals that wind up in the wilds. To be more precise, they go from the big zoo in New York City to the wilds of Madagascar, an island near Africa. Wherever these "guys" are - the lion, zebra, hippo and giraffe - they are entertaining.
Ben Stiller and Chris Rock, voicing the lion ("Alex") and zebra ("Marty"), respectively, are the two main characters. Jada Pinkett Smith's hippo ("Gloria") and and David Schwimmer's hypochondriac giraffe ("Melman") provide solid support. The main thing is that all the characters, including supporting ones, are likable and funny in their own way. Every character is quite different. The story movies exceptionally fast so the hour-and-a-half is easy to watch.
Maybe the best thing I can say is that I heard a lot of good things about this before watching it, and it lived up to its hype. That's not easy to do.