Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

The Madagascar animals join a struggling European circus to get back to New York, but find themselves being pursued by a psychotic animal control officer.

Directors:

Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath

Writers:

Eric Darnell (screenplay by), Noah Baumbach (screenplay by)

Stars:

Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock

3 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Stiller	...	Alex (voice)
Chris Rock	...	Marty (voice)
David Schwimmer	...	Melman (voice)
Jada Pinkett Smith	...	Gloria (voice)
Sacha Baron Cohen	...	Julien (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Maurice (voice)
Andy Richter	...	Mort (voice)
Tom McGrath	...	Skipper / First Policeman (voice)
Frances McDormand	...	Captain Chantal Dubois (voice)
Jessica Chastain	...	Gia (voice)
Bryan Cranston	...	Vitaly (voice)
Martin Short	...	Stefano (voice)
Chris Miller	...	Kowalski (voice)
Christopher Knights	...	Private (voice)
Conrad Vernon	...	Mason / Second Policeman (voice)

Storyline

Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still trying to get back to the Big Apple and their beloved Central Park zoo, but first they need to find the penguins. When they travel to Monte Carlo, they attract the attention of Animal Control after gate crashing a party and are joined by the penguins, King Julian and Co., and the monkeys. How do a lion, zebra, hippo, giraffe, four penguins, two monkeys, three lemurs travel through Europe without attracting attention and get back to New York? They join a traveling circus. Their attempts to get back to New York are consistently hampered by the Captain of Animal Control who wants to make Alex part of her collection. Once they make it back to New York Marty, Alex, Gloria and Melman realize that they want to be part of the traveling circus.

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Plot Keywords:

animal | circus | penguin | lemur | giraffe | 

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Taglines:

Six years ago, they disappeared without a trace. Next summer, they finally resurface

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild action and rude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

The sixth theatrically released animated triquel after Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Rugrats Go Wild (2003), Shrek the Third (2007), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) and Toy Story 3 (2010).

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Goofs

US-style amber diamond-shaped traffic signs are seen in the scene, when the penguin's car crashes through the road-work-barrier in Monaco. As all European countries, Monaco uses triangular red-and-white warning signs.

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Quotes

Stefano: My tears are real! You are not!

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Crazy Credits

Part of the closing credits have the credits spotlighted while the characters perform circus acts.

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Connections

Spoofs X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

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Soundtracks

Any Way You Want It
Written by Steve Perry and Neal Schon
Performed by Journey
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Madagascar

Actually the best of the three. Had more laughs and heart than the other two films combined.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

8 June 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Madagascar 3

Box Office

Budget:

$145,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$60,316,738, 10 June 2012

Gross USA:

$216,391,482

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$746,921,274

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation, Pacific Data Images (PDI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1