Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)

The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.

Director:

Mark Waters

Writers:

Sean Anders (screenplay), John Morris (screenplay)

Stars:

Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Carrey	...	Mr. Popper
Carla Gugino	...	Amanda
Angela Lansbury	...	Mrs. Van Gundy
Ophelia Lovibond	...	Pippi
Madeline Carroll	...	Janie
Clark Gregg	...	Nat Jones
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Mr. Gremmins
David Krumholtz	...	Kent
Philip Baker Hall	...	Franklin
Maxwell Perry Cotton	...	Billy
James Tupper	...	Rick
Dominic Chianese	...	Reader
William Charles Mitchell	...	Yates (as William C. Mitchell)
Henry Kelemen	...	Young Tommy Popper (as Henry Keleman)
Kelli Barrett	...	Tommy's Mom

Storyline

Tom Popper grew up having very little interaction with his father who was off exploring the world. When he grows up he spends most of time on his work and ignores his children. One day his father sends him an unusual gift: a penguin. Popper can't help but wonder why his father would send him a penguin. He tries to get rid of it, but accidentally orders five more. When his children and ex-wife show up to celebrate his son's birthday, the kids are taken with the penguins. And Popper finally gets to connect with his kids while his work suffers.

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Plot Keywords:

the little tramp character | penguin | winter | new york city | snowglobe | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild rude humor and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 June 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Filming Locations:

Tavern on the Green - Central Park at W. 67th Street, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,445,355, 17 June 2011, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$68,224,452

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$189,624,452

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Davis Entertainment, Dune Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Surround 7.1 SDDS Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Pittsburgh Penguins mascot Iceburgh attended the June 18 showing of the film, Jim Carrey wears a Sidney Crosby jersey in one scene of the movie.

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Goofs

When Thom first tries to get rid of Captain by throwing her down the hall, he cheers with his right hand. When he watches himself on the camera, Thom is cheering with his left hand.

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Quotes

Mr. Popper: You are falling asleep.
Amanda: No I'm not.
Mr. Popper: Hmm, that must be me.
Amanda: You really should go to bed.
Mr. Popper: Uh-uh, I'm not leaving him, he's a Popper.

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Crazy Credits

After the end of the credits, you hear one of the penguins hoot three times (but not loud enough to be "Loudy"!)

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Connections

Referenced in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.24 (2011)

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Soundtracks

SET 'EM UP JOE
Written by Werner Tautz
Courtesy of Extreme Music

User Reviews

PPP pick up a penguin. Half good family film.

Far from ppp perfect this easy, overdone on the sentiment film delivers another Carey rich performance. The penguins are lovable and cute and there is just about enough entertainment, and laughs, amidst a cheesy story.

Carey plays Mr Popper, a recently separated form his family businessman, who excels at property procurement. His father dies and leaves him a posted box of frozen penguins, which Carey looks after and falls for. His children who come to visit also love the penguins. Carey, whilst caring for the family of penguins, struggles to keep his job and acquire the last property in Central Park, New York which would make him a partner in the business he has worked so hard for. Whilst caring for the penguins Mr Popper learns the true value of family over materials and thus completes his journey reuniting his family, and re-homing the penguins.

The film also has small roles for stars Angela Lansbury (Murder She Wrote), Phillip Baker Hall, Clark Gregg and Jeffrey Tambor.