Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

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)

Stars:

Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom McGrath	...	Skipper (voice)
Chris Miller	...	Kowalski (voice)
Christopher Knights	...	Private (voice)
Conrad Vernon	...	Rico (voice)
John Malkovich	...	Dave (voice)
Benedict Cumberbatch	...	Classified (voice)
Ken Jeong	...	Short Fuse (voice)
Annet Mahendru	...	Eva (voice)
Peter Stormare	...	Corporal (voice)
Andy Richter	...	Mort (voice)
Danny Jacobs	...	King Julien (voice)
Sean Charmatz	...	Cricket (voice)
Werner Herzog	...	Documentary Filmmaker (voice)
Stephen Kearin	...	Pilot / Aquarium Employee (voice)
Kelly Cooney	...	Mermaid Penguin (voice)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

talking animal | polar bear | wolf | cat | octopus | 

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Taglines:

The movie event that will blow their cover

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild action and some rude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Dr. Brine in first seen in full regalia, he walks on his hands in a manner evoking an image of Humma Kavula from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), also played by John Malkovich.

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Goofs

King Julien uses the same crown from the first film and the TV shows he gave the crown to Alex but he wears it in the end of this film.

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Quotes

[when Dave breaks in his own ray to get Private]
Private: Hi-ya!
[punches Dave in the face with his butt-hand]

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Crazy Credits

The DreamWorks Animation logo appears with a "Twenty Years" commemoration at the beginning.

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Connections

References Frankenstein (1931)

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Soundtracks

Fideo Del Oeste
Written by Robert Rodriguez
Performed by Chingon
Courtesy of Rocket Racing Rebels LP

User Reviews

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.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Brazil]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Mandarin

Release Date:

26 November 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Penguins of Madagascar

Box Office

Budget:

$132,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$25,447,444, 30 November 2014

Gross USA:

$83,850,911

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$373,515,621

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation, Pacific Data Images (PDI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1 Dolby Surround 7.1 Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1