Curious George (2006)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

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:

Museum | Monkey | Africa | Tranquilizer Dart | Curiosity

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

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Trivia:

When robot dog Sparky's nose lights up for the first time, the whistling sound effect of Rudolph's nose lighting up from Rankin Bass' "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" can be heard. The sound effect occurs once again later.

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:

Animal Control Receptionist: Animal Control Hotline. How can we help you?
Ted, The Man with the Yellow Hat: I need you to come to the Bloomsbury Institute right away. There's a very dangerous monkey.
Animal Control Receptionist: Can you describe dangerous, sir?
Ted, The Man with the Yellow Hat: Well, he's frothing at the mouth, has teeth like Ginzu knives, and-and crazy eyes. He's a killer! Listen to this
[makes monkey noises]
Ted, The Man with the Yellow Hat: Hey, put down that child! Oh, the horror!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Andy Barker, P.I.: Dial M for Laptop (#1.4)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Wrong Turn

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.