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Madagascar (2005)

PG 86 min  -  Animation | Adventure | Comedy  -   27 May 2005 (USA)
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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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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Stiller ...
Alex (voice)
Chris Rock ...
Marty (voice)
David Schwimmer ...
Melman (voice)
Jada Pinkett Smith ...
Gloria (voice)
Sacha Baron Cohen ...
Julien (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer ...
Maurice (voice)
Andy Richter ...
Mort (voice)
Tom McGrath ...
Christopher Knights Christopher Knights ...
Private (voice)
Chris Miller ...
Kowalski (voice)
Conrad Vernon Conrad Vernon ...
Mason (voice)
Eric Darnell Eric Darnell ...
Zoo Announcer / Lemur #1 / Fossa / Subway Car Announcer (voice)
David Cowgill ...
Police Horse (voice)
Stephen Apostolina Stephen Apostolina ...
Police Officer (voice) (as Steve Apostolina)
Elisa Gabrielli ...
Old Lady (voice)
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Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

Zoo | Lemur | Giraffe | Zebra | Madagascar  | See more »

Taglines:

Someone's got a zoo loose. See more »

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language, crude humor and some thematic elements See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Portuguese | Spanish | German | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Мадагаскар See more »

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€522,275 (Netherlands) (19 June 2005) (219 Screens)

Gross:

$238,000,000 (Worldwide) (7 August 2005) (except USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where the lemurs are being briefed in the crashed airplane, one of them holds up a book titled "To Serve Lemur" and screams "it's a cookbook!" This is an homage to an episode of the original Twilight Zone series - To Serve Man - which was itself based upon a short story of the same name by Damon Knight. See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as 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

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 »

Connections

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: 2010 Kids Week Game 1 (#26.211)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"National Geographic Fanfare"
Composed by Elmer Bernstein
Performed by The United Kingdom Symphony Orchestra
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT See more »