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Zookeeper

  • 20112011
  • PGPG
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
61K
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POPULARITY
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Sylvester Stallone, Nick Nolte, Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow, Jon Favreau, Kevin James, and Maya Rudolph in Zookeeper (2011)
A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zookeeper (James) win over the love of his life.
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A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zookeeper find love, without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious.A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zookeeper find love, without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious.A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zookeeper find love, without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
61K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
5,315
177
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Frank Coraci
    • Writers
      • Nick Bakay(screenplay)
      • Rock Reuben(screenplay)
      • Kevin James(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Kevin James
      • Rosario Dawson
      • Leslie Bibb
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Frank Coraci
    • Writers
      • Nick Bakay(screenplay)
      • Rock Reuben(screenplay)
      • Kevin James(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Kevin James
      • Rosario Dawson
      • Leslie Bibb
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    • 155User reviews
    • 176Critic reviews
    • 30Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

    Videos4

    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:34
    Trailer #1
    Zookeeper
    Trailer 1:07
    Zookeeper
    Rosario Dawson: The IMDb Original Interview
    Interview 3:55
    Rosario Dawson: The IMDb Original Interview
    Kevin James: The IMDb Original Interview
    Interview 3:01
    Kevin James: The IMDb Original Interview

    Photos125

    Nick Nolte, Frank Coraci, and Tom Woodruff Jr. in Zookeeper (2011)
    Rosario Dawson and Kevin James in Zookeeper (2011)
    Kevin James and Bas Rutten in Zookeeper (2011)
    Nick Nolte, Kevin James, and Tom Woodruff Jr. in Zookeeper (2011)
    Frank Coraci and Tom Woodruff Jr. in Zookeeper (2011)
    Kevin James in Zookeeper (2011)
    Nick Nolte, Kevin James, and Tom Woodruff Jr. in Zookeeper (2011)
    Judd Apatow and Kevin James in Zookeeper (2011)
    Leslie Bibb and Kevin James in Zookeeper (2011)
    Nick Nolte, Kevin James, Jackie Sandler, and Tom Woodruff Jr. in Zookeeper (2011)
    Rosario Dawson and Kevin James in Zookeeper (2011)
    Kevin James in Zookeeper (2011)

    Top cast

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    Kevin James
    Kevin James
    • Griffin Keyes
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Kate
    Leslie Bibb
    Leslie Bibb
    • Stephanie
    Ken Jeong
    Ken Jeong
    • Venom
    Donnie Wahlberg
    Donnie Wahlberg
    • Shane
    Joe Rogan
    Joe Rogan
    • Gale
    Nat Faxon
    Nat Faxon
    • Dave
    Steffiana De La Cruz
    Steffiana De La Cruz
    • Robin
    Nick Bakay
    Nick Bakay
    • Franky
    Jackie Sandler
    Jackie Sandler
    • TGIF Waitress
    Nicholas Turturro
    Nicholas Turturro
    • Manny
    • (as Nick Turturro)
    Thomas Gottschalk
    Thomas Gottschalk
    • Jurgen
    Brandon Keener
    Brandon Keener
    • Nimer
    Robin Bakay
    • Rebecca
    Gary Valentine
    Gary Valentine
    • Pizza Guy
    Tanner Blaze
    Tanner Blaze
    • Little Boy at Zoo
    Tim Gage
    • Bike Guy
    Gino Falsetto
    Gino Falsetto
    • Valet
    • Director
      • Frank Coraci
    • Writers
      • Nick Bakay(screenplay)
      • Rock Reuben(screenplay)
      • Kevin James(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Steffiana De La Cruz (Robin) is Kevin James' wife in real-life.
    • Goofs
      Contrary to popular belief, porcupines cannot "shoot" quills.
    • Quotes

      Griffin Keyes: How long have you been able to talk?

      Donald the Monkey: Let's see, today's Tuesday so... always.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.168 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      I'll Supply the Love
      Written by David Paich (as David F. Paich)

      Performed by TOTO

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews155

    Review
    Top review
    A Nutshell Review: Zookeeper
    Director Frank Coraci seemed to have dumbed down his filmography, bring responsible for comedies like The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy and Click, all starring Adam Sandler, to relative duds like Around the World in 80 Days, and somehow Zookeeper straddles closer to being much of a miss, though it follows the standard formulaic procedure of a romantic comedy where the guy tries ever so hard to woo that girl of his dreams, only that the girl, well, is seriously not worth it.

    Kevin James once again plays a self deprecating role as Griffin Keyes the titular zookeeper, and opens the film with a disastrous proposal to his girlfriend Stephanie (Leslie Bibb) who rejects him outright because of his profession. How anyone can do that is beyond me, because it's not as if it's the first day of knowing that fella, but so it goes, and painted the picture of someone after wealth and status, which according to Griffin's soon to be married brother Dave (Nat Faxon) is something a woman like Stephanie would prefer. A job offer at his brother's exotic car showroom would mean Griffin leaving a job that is his calling, and the animals of the zoo have to plot to ensure Griffin stays to care for them.

    And that meant an accidental revelation that they can all speak English, fluently, and possess a keen sense of humour, sort of, spending plenty of time bickering than to come up with concrete plans to help our protagonist, and even then, offer tips more suited for the animal world, which allows for some pretty awkward moments, though firmly kept in family friendly territory. In some ways it's similar to Night at the Museum, with the museum pieces coming alive at night, and in the same vein, the animals gather in town hall like fashion when the last patron and caretaker leave the premises to partake in some idle chatter.

    Voiced by recognizable folks such as Nick Nolte as the emo Gorilla Bernie who might be more suited in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Adam Sandler as Donald the Monkey Sylvester Stallone as Joe the Lion who fantasizes about being king of the jungle, Cher as the Lioness, Jon Favreau and Faizon Lowe as a pair of Bears, and Maya Rudolph as Mollie the Girraffe, and a whole host of other voices, you'd come to expect that there would be at least some wisecracking animals to liven up the mood and add to the sporadic laughter caused from a rather tired narrative, but tough luck, there was too little of that.

    Instead, what we got are the usual rote narrative development where Griffin painfully tries so hard to regain the affections of someone so undeserving and shallow, though some may argue it's natural selection like in the Animal Kingdom where the mate will choose from the strongest of her suitors, with Griffin being in competition with yet another braggart ex- boyfriend (Joe Rogan) of Stephanie's. In some ways it touches upon contemporary strategies usually involving another hot woman, and Griffin's choice to induce jealousy is that of his fellow zoo co-worker Kate (Rosario Dawson), whom you can stay 10 steps ahead to know how what should be role-playing, would turn out to be.

    With an ensemble such as the underused Ken Jeong as Venom the reptile house zookeeper and Donnie Wahlberg as the token keeper with a sadistic streak, both of whom should have seen more screen time, Zookeeper is what you would label as an average family entertainer, playing it very safe just like how one would view a zoo exhibit, encased behind a rigid structure that provides plenty of the same, and none of the surprises.
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    10
    • DICK STEEL
    • Aug 8, 2011

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 8, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vườn Thú Tình Yêu
    • Filming locations
      • Franklin Park Zoo, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Broken Road Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $80,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $80,360,843
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,065,617
      • Jul 10, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $169,852,759
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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