Curious George (2006)

Will Ferrell stars as The Man in the Yellow Hat, a gentleman who looks after his pet monkey - an inquisitive and wonderful creature whose enthusiasm often gets the best of him.

Director:

Matthew O'Callaghan

Writers:

Ken Kaufman (screenplay), Ken Kaufman (story),

Stars:

Frank Welker, Will Ferrell, Eugene Levy

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frank Welker	...	George (voice)
Will Ferrell	...	Ted - Man with the Yellow Hat (voice)
Shane Baumel	...	Kid (voice)
Timyra-Joi Beatty	...	Kid (voice)
Eugene Levy	...	Clovis (voice)
Christopher Chen	...	Kid (voice)
Jessie Flower	...	Kid (voice)
Dick Van Dyke	...	Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
Alexander Gould	...	Kid (voice)
Terrence Hardy Jr.	...	Kid (voice) (as Terrence Hardy)
Hailey Noelle Johnson	...	Kid (voice)
Kelsey Lansdowne	...	Kid (voice)
Ariel Winter	...	Kid (voice)
Drew Barrymore	...	Maggie (voice)
David Cross	...	Junior (voice)

Storyline

The man with the yellow hat named Ted Shackleford works at a natural history museum that's fallen on hard times. The museum director's son wants to turn it into a parking lot, but Ted offers to bring back a mysterious idol from Africa that's guaranteed to pull in crowds. Unfortunately, the idol turns out to be three inches tall. But Ted accidentally brings back a lonely yet irrepressible monkey, soon dubbed George. They set off on a non-stop action, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship.

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Plot Keywords:

museum | monkey | africa | product placement | tranquilizer dart | 

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Taglines:

Welcome to the world of Curious George!

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

United International Pictures [es] United International Pictures [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jorge el curioso

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$255,505 (Australia) (18 August 2006)

Gross:

$536,512 (Australia) (25 August 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Universal Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min 78 min (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Clovis, the contractor inventor for the museum, comes to Ted's office for his payment, Ted quickly comes out into the hall and closes his door in order to prevent George being discovered. On the wall is a museum display of arrow points. Clovis is also the name of a famous prehistoric arrowhead manufacturing site.

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Goofs

When the ship leaves New York to go to Africa, the map of the trip shows the ship leaving from the east coast of Florida.

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Quotes

Ted, The Man with the Yellow Hat: Junior was right. There is a parking problem in the city!

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Crazy Credits

George touches the Imagine Entertainment logo, which dissipates into ripples of water, segueing into the movie.

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Connections

Version of Curious George (1991)

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Soundtracks

"People Watching"
Written and Performed by Jack Johnson
Courtesy of Brushfire / Universal Records

User Reviews

True to Spirit

Attended the world premiere yesterday for Curious George. The movie is true to the spirit of the original work of the Reys'. For a full-length animated feature that was under a tremendous production schedule (not counting the 14+ years of development), Imagine Entertainment really pulled it together quite well. The traditional 2-D animation, a collaboration of from animators in over 10 countries, is very good and a nice throwback and change from all the CGI animation more prevalent today. What really makes this film are the songs by Jack Johnson--the two fit together perfectly. Overall, this is a cute movie and a perfect way to spend an afternoon or evening with your young children. For those adults who grew up with Curious George, they too will not be disappointed in the film's light-hearted, warm approach to the original character.