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    Penguins of Madagascar

    • 20142014
    • PGPG
    • 1h 32min
    IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    82K
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    Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Super spy teams aren't born...they're hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. These elitists of the elite are joining forces with a chic undercover organization, The North Wind. Led by handsome and husky Agent Classified (we could tell you his name, but then...you know). Together, they must stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine, from destroying the world as we know it.
    Trailer2:32
    48 Videos
    99 Photos
    AnimationAdventureComedy

    Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

    • Directors
      • Eric Darnell
      • Simon J. Smith
    • Writers
      • Michael Colton(screenplay by)
      • John Aboud(screenplay by)
      • Brandon Sawyer(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Tom McGrath(voice)
      • Chris Miller(voice)
      • Christopher Knights(voice)
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Eric Darnell
      • Simon J. Smith
    • Writers
      • Michael Colton(screenplay by)
      • John Aboud(screenplay by)
      • Brandon Sawyer(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Tom McGrath(voice)
      • Chris Miller(voice)
      • Christopher Knights(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 166User reviews
    • 167Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 8 nominations

    Videos48

    Celebrate (from the Original Motion Picture Penguins of Madagascar)
    Music Video 3:12
    Celebrate (from the Original Motion Picture Penguins of Madagascar)
    Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:32
    Trailer #2
    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:30
    Trailer #1
    Call In The Penguins
    Clip 0:16
    Call In The Penguins
    Moms Event
    Clip 0:16
    Moms Event
    Penguin Night
    Clip 0:16
    Penguin Night
    In Their Hands
    Clip 0:16
    In Their Hands
    Witty Review
    Clip 0:16
    Witty Review
    Clip
    Clip 1:14
    Clip
    Clip
    Clip 1:11
    Clip
    Clip
    Clip 1:11
    Clip
    Clip
    Clip 0:34
    Clip

    Photos99

    Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Benedict Cumberbatch in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    John Malkovich in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Ken Jeong in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Tom McGrath in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Tom McGrath and Benedict Cumberbatch in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Benedict Cumberbatch at an event for Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Brooke Shields and Ken Jeong at an event for Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Pitbull at an event for Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

    Top cast

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    Tom McGrath
    Tom McGrath
    • Skipperas Skipper
    • (voice)
    Chris Miller
    Chris Miller
    • Kowalskias Kowalski
    • (voice)
    Christopher Knights
    • Privateas Private
    • (voice)
    Conrad Vernon
    Conrad Vernon
    • Ricoas Rico
    • (voice)
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    • Daveas Dave
    • (voice)
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    • Classifiedas Classified
    • (voice)
    Ken Jeong
    Ken Jeong
    • Short Fuseas Short Fuse
    • (voice)
    Annet Mahendru
    Annet Mahendru
    • Evaas Eva
    • (voice)
    Peter Stormare
    Peter Stormare
    • Corporalas Corporal
    • (voice)
    Andy Richter
    Andy Richter
    • Mortas Mort
    • (voice)
    Danny Jacobs
    Danny Jacobs
    • King Julienas King Julien
    • (voice)
    Sean Charmatz
    • Cricketas Cricket
    • (voice)
    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog
    • Documentary Filmmakeras Documentary Filmmaker
    • (voice)
    Stephen Kearin
    • Pilotas Pilot
    • (voice)
    • …
    Kelly Cooney
    • Mermaid Penguinas Mermaid Penguin
    • (voice)
    Susan Fitzer
    • Antarctic Penguinas Antarctic Penguin
    • (voice)
    Chris Sanders
    Chris Sanders
    • Antarctic Penguinas Antarctic Penguin
    • (voice)
    Emily Nordwind
    • Antarctic Penguinas Antarctic Penguin
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Eric Darnell
      • Simon J. Smith
    • Writers
      • Michael Colton(screenplay by) (story by)
      • John Aboud(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Brandon Sawyer(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    See production, box office, & company info

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    Storyline

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    Super spy teams aren't born - they're hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. These elitists of the elite are joining forces with a chic undercover organization, The North Wind. Led by handsome Eurasian wolf Agent Classified (we could tell you his name, but then - you know). Together, they must stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine, from destroying the world as we know it. —Anonymous
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The movie event that will blow their cover
    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Family
      • Sci-Fi
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for mild action and some rude humor
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Dave's direct orders to his octopus cronies incorporate a celebrity's name, e.g. "Drew! Barry! More power!"; "Anthony and Michael, haul them away", "Nicolas, cage them!"; "Charlize, they're on the ray!"; "Hugh, Jack, man the battle stations."; "Halle, bury them."; "Kevin, bake on; we're still gonna need that victory cake."; "Robin, write this down."; "Helen, hunt them down!"; "William, hurt them." ; "Elijah, would you please take them away?". The relevant celebrities are Drew Barrymore, Anthony Michael Hall, Nicolas Cage, Charlize Theron, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Kevin Bacon, Robin Wright, Helen Hunt, William Hurt and Elijah Wood.
    • Goofs
      Venice has no roads for automobiles. The truck loaded with watermelons would not be in a city accessible only by boat or foot.
    • Quotes

      Dave: Charlize, they're on the ray! Helen, hunt them down! William, hurt them! Halle, bury them! Hugh! Jack! Man the battle stations! Kevin! Bake on! We're still going to need that victory cake!

    • Crazy credits
      When the film begins, a glacier calves (breaks off ice) to reveal the Dreamworks Animation logo, the logo portion then calves again to replace the boy holding the fishing pole with the four penguins standing on each others' shoulders.
    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 2 December 2014 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Afro Circus / I Like To Move It
      Written by Chris Rock, Erick Morillo and Mark Quashie

      Performed by Chris Rock and Danny Jacobs

    User reviews166

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Fun Bond villain adventure
    Skipper, Kowalski and Rico rescue an egg but they drift out to sea. The egg hatch into Private and the gang go off to adventures together. Ten years later, they break into Fort Knox to get the Cheezy dibbles from the vending machine. They are abducted by Doctor Octavius Brine who was Dave the octopus. Dave lost his fans at the various zoos to penguins and now plans to take revenge on them using the Medusa Serum. The penguins have to stop Dave with the help of the animal spy agency The North Wind.

    The Penguins are the funniest thing in the Madagascar franchise. The core story is fun. It has a lot of great references. It takes cute unexpected turns and has great cartoon action. There are big laughs and funny throughout. I like it even better than the Madagascar movies.
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    • Apr 4, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 26, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site [Brazil]
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • Armenian
      • English
      • Italian
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Biêt Dôi Cánh Cut Vùng Madagascar
    • Production companies
      • DreamWorks Animation
      • Pacific Data Images (PDI)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $132,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $83,850,911
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,447,444
      • Nov 30, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $373,515,621
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Auro 11.1
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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