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Madagascar 2 (2008)
"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" (original title)

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The animals try to fly back to New York City, but crash-land on an African wildlife refuge, where Alex is reunited with his parents.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Alex (voice)
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Marty / Additional Zebras (voice)
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Melman (voice)
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Gloria (voice)
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Julien (voice)
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Maurice (voice)
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Mort (voice)
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Zuba (voice)
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Makunga (voice)
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Mom (voice)
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Moto Moto (voice) (as Will.I.Am)
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Nana (voice)
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Skipper / Lemur (voice)
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Kowalski (voice)
Christopher Knights ...
Private (voice)
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Storyline

The sequel to 2005's "Madagascar", in which New York Zoo animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, still stranded on Madagascar, start to leave the island. All of a sudden, they land in the wilderness of Africa, where Alex meets the rest of his family, but has trouble communicating with them after spending so much time at the Central Park Zoo. Written by rocknrollunderdawg

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

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madagascar | zoo | lion | sequel | africa | See more »

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Still together. Still lost!


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild crude humor | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

7 November 2008 (USA)  »

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Madagascar 2  »

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£6,342,997 (UK) (5 December 2008)

Gross:

£23,296,694 (UK) (8 May 2009)
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Trivia

The sequel Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted was confirmed months before this one came out. See more »

Goofs

When Alex chooses to fight Teetsi the scene changes to Makunga making a comment to the lion on his left. Just as Makunga utters the words, "this ought to be good" the lion several rows in back and to the right of Makunga mouths the same words at the exact moment. This reveals how the animators use computer generated forms, animate them then simply place them in a scene with different skins. See more »

Quotes

Alex: [Dancing as he speaks] How! Me and my friends fly... fly, on great metal bird... then we plummet...
[whistles]
Alex: Boom! Crash here. We offer only happiness and good greetings.
Hippo Girlfriend: Is he dancing about a plane crash?
Alex: Yeah, we are. Sorry.
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Crazy Credits

The penguins kick the fishing boy off the "DreamWorks" logo. (The boy's voice is supplied by Jeffrey Katzenberg, uncredited.) See more »

Connections

Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.96 (2012) See more »

Soundtracks

"Party! Party! Party!"
(uncredited)
Written by Hans Zimmer
Performed by Hans Zimmer
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User Reviews

 
Better than the original
7 November 2008 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I thought that the first Madagascar had promising characters and a decent premise, but it was very poorly put together. My son, who was 8 or 9 at the time loved the movie, however. We saw the sequel this morning and we both agreed - it was much better than the original. And, since part II begins with a brief summary of part I, there is no need to see the first one to understand what's happening in the new movie. All the main characters are back and there are many new ones as well. Going in, the big question on my mind was "do the penguins play a bigger role in the sequel?"... answer is "Yes, but not much bigger". All in all an enjoyable movie that outshines it's predecessor!


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