Curious George (2006)

Director:

Matthew O'Callaghan

Writers (WGA):

Ken Kaufman (screenplay)
Ken Kaufman (story) ...

Release Date:

10 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Welcome to the world of Curious George!

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Monkey | Chimpanzee | Based On Children's Book | Race Against Time | Prediction

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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)

Runtime:

86 min | Canada:78 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:G | Ireland:G | Singapore:G | UK:U | Portugal:M/4 | Canada:G (Ontario) | South Korea:All | Australia:G | Finland:K-3 | Spain:T | USA:G (certificate #42401) | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Argentina:Atp | Sweden:Btl | Netherlands:AL

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: George puts one of his feet in the can of red paint and then walks to the bathroom where the opera singer is taking a bubble bath. George leaves red paint foot prints on the floor with one foot only. When Ted (the man in the yellow hat) arrives at the apartment, he sees George's foot prints leading to the bathroom. At that time there are red foot prints for both feet.

Quotes:

Ted, The Man with the Yellow Hat: Can I have my hat please? I kinda need my hat. The sun is hot, and I freckle, and not the good way, either. I blotch.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs King Kong (1933)

Soundtrack:

People Watching

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.