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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

PG 89 min  -  Animation | Action | Adventure  -   7 November 2008 (USA)
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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:
Ben Stiller ...
Alex (voice)
Chris Rock ...
Marty / Additional Zebras (voice)
David Schwimmer ...
Melman (voice)
Jada Pinkett Smith ...
Gloria (voice)
Sacha Baron Cohen ...
Julien (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer ...
Maurice (voice)
Andy Richter ...
Mort (voice)
Bernie Mac ...
Zuba (voice)
Alec Baldwin ...
Makunga (voice)
Sherri Shepherd ...
Mom (voice)
Will i Am ...
Moto Moto (voice) (as Will.I.Am)
Elisa Gabrielli ...
Nana (voice)
Tom McGrath ...
Skipper / Lemur (voice)
Chris Miller ...
Kowalski (voice)
Christopher Knights 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

Plot Keywords:

Madagascar | Zoo | Lion | Sequel | Africa  | See more »

Taglines:

Still together. Still lost!

Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild crude humor See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Madagascar 2 See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$63,106,589 (USA) (9 November 2008) (4056 Screens)

Gross:

$179,982,968 (USA) (22 February 2009)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS  | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The song from this movie, "Time 2 Move It/I Like To Move It", was used in a 2008 Chrysler car commercial. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: There is a shot in which the monkey is cutting through the middle frame with a grinder, then in the next shot he actually completes the task on the rear one. See more »

Quotes

Marty: That is definitely not crackalackin'.
Alex: It is lackin' in the crackin', my friend.
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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

References Almost Famous (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"Prologue"
from West Side Story
Written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim See more »