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.
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Title: Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tom McGrath | ... | Skipper (voice) | |
| Chris Miller | ... | Kowalski (voice) | |
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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) | |
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Sean Charmatz | ... | Cricket (voice) |
| Werner Herzog | ... | Documentary Filmmaker (voice) | |
| Stephen Kearin | ... | Pilot / Aquarium Employee (voice) | |
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Kelly Cooney | ... | Mermaid Penguin (voice) |
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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 wolf-husky hybrid 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. Written by Anonymous
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Budget:
$132,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$25,447,444, 28 November 2014, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$83,348,920, 3 May 2015Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$373,543,611, 30 April 2015Company Credits
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2015 kicks off with a stupendously silly but mostly amusing animated film that is best enjoyed with easy-to-please toddlers chuckling by your side. After stealing the limelight in the Madagascar trilogy, the awesome foursome get their own adventure, complete with globetrotting hijinks, high-flying acrobatics and extravagant escapes. Filled to the brim with physical comedy and written quips (a string of celebrity themed puns are hilarious), this spin off adheres to the franchise's humour-formula of quantity over quality, but is so light in tone it's hard to begrudge it. The eponymous flightless seabirds – Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private – are as intrepid, idiotic and cuddly as ever, but are arguably better suited to stealing scenes at second fiddle rather than leading from the front for a whole movie. There's an underpinning message – don't underestimate the little guy – that permeates throughout the swift runtime, building up to a stock standard finale that skimps on laughs in favour of a moral payoff. Penguins lacks the adorability of Paddington, the exhilaration of Big Hero 6, or the intelligence of either, yet remains a decent option for families looking to waste a couple of hours during the school break.