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Madagascar (2005) 6.8
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6.8/10 from 147,226 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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Marty
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Melman
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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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Kitty Misses The City. 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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from Rushmore
Written by Mark Mothersbaugh
Courtesy of Touchstone Pictures
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Director Tom McGrath based his voice of one of the penguins on the voice of friend and composer Shawn Patterson; known for his Charlton Heston impressions and frequent failed use of the "Jedi mind trick". See more »Goofs
The orientation of the word 'GIRAFFE' on Melman's crate changes when he uses it for a tombstone. (From parallel to the arrow to perpendicular). However, if you look closely earlier in the movie, you can see in certain shots, that the other side of the crate has 'GIRAFFE' perpendicular. 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
Various characters dance during the first half of the closing credits. See more »Soundtracks
"Piranhas Are A Very Tricky Species"from Rushmore
Written by Mark Mothersbaugh
Courtesy of Touchstone Pictures
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Moderately funny movie. Decent lines, some funny moments. I have to admit I liked Ali G as the king lemur singing "Move It" as did my 7 and 4 year olds. Some funny visuals as well (won't spoil those here) but this movie is nowhere in the league of Shrek or the better Disney stuff, and certainly not as funny as the highlight reel that was the trailer being shown for the last couple of weeks on television. If you haven't gone yet, you might want to wait until it hits your local second-run discount theater, or just rent it because as another poster mentioned, it is in no way worth spending $50+ for a family of four. And the poster who gave it a 10-star review, along with his blathering drivel of a review ("reel" indeed, ugh) is an obvious studio plant, pay it no mind.