Zookeeper (2011)

A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zoo keeper find love -- without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious.

Director:

Frank Coraci

Writers:

Nick Bakay (screenplay), Rock Reuben (screenplay),

Stars:

Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin James	...	Griffin Keyes
Rosario Dawson	...	Kate
Leslie Bibb	...	Stephanie
Ken Jeong	...	Venom
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Shane
Joe Rogan	...	Gale
Nat Faxon	...	Dave
Steffiana De La Cruz	...	Robin
Nick Bakay	...	Franky
Jackie Sandler	...	TGIF Waitress
Nicholas Turturro	...	Manny (as Nick Turturro)
Thomas Gottschalk	...	Jurgen
Brandon Keener	...	Nimer
Robin Bakay	...	Rebecca
Gary Valentine	...	Pizza Guy

Storyline

A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zoo keeper find love -- without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious.

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Plot Keywords:

zoo | zoo animals | red bull | bottle of champagne | jewelry box | 

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Taglines:

Welcome to his jungle.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Mexico]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le Gardien du Zoo

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$20,065,617 (USA) (8 July 2011)

Gross:

$80,360,866 (USA) (21 October 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Broken Road Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mollie the Giraffe (a female) was played by "Tweet the Giraffe" (a male) also known as the Toys R Us Giraffe. Tweet died on set at the Franklin Park Zoo. Tweet had completed all his scenes for Zookeeper.

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Goofs

When Shane is first seen throwing lettuce into Bernie the Gorilla's pen, a leaf lands right next to the bucket. In the shot immediately following from the other side, the lettuce leaf is gone without Shane having picked it up or thrown it in.

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Quotes

Griffin Keyes: How did you get past the enclosures?
Donald the Monkey: You don't wanna know.
Griffin Keyes: Actually, I do.
Donald the Monkey: Okay, but I don't wanna tell.

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: Dragonpuncher 3: The Punchening (2011)

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Soundtracks

Cum On Feel the Noize
Written by Noddy Holder (as Neville Holder) and Jim Lea (as James Lea)
Performed by Quiet Riot
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

This was a fun, entertaining movie

After reading some of the reviews for this movie, it is absolutely clear that most of the previous reviewers didn't get the point of the movie. It is a FAMILY movie.

You don't go to movies to see what you can pick apart, and then write a review that is already predisposed negatively against it. That's just stupid. Anyone who goes into a movie with the attitude they are going to hate the movie no matter, and writes an extremely negative review is an idiot. The reason to go to movies is to be entertained.

Zookeeper was a movie that entertained. The performances by all the cast members were very well done. There were a lot of laughs, and there was a lot of fun. My son, who by the way is 7, was in the perfect demographic for this movie. It had interesting characters, and situations.

For an adult, a movie with talking animals might not be your cup of tea, but for a small child, it is awesome. Yes, a child thinks it's funny when someone smashes into something or someone. Yes, for an adult, the movie might seem predictable, but truthfully, what movie isn't somewhat predictable? A young child (for whom the movie was made for) isn't going to be scrutinizing every tiny, single thing in a movie, just to say, " A-HA! SEE, I KNEW IT!". A child goes to the movies to be lost in imagination. My son laughed when there was a funny part. Whether it was funny because of the animals, or the humans, I heard a lot of laughter. And yes, I laughed a lot too, and so did my wife.

I believe that anyone who goes into this movie with the understanding that this is a movie targeted towards families with young children, that they will be entertained. This movie hits the mark for the appropriate audience members it was made for.