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Studio: DreamWorks Animation
Release Date: May 27, 2005
Running Time: 86 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
Four zoo animals are shipped back to their homeland by an animal rights group that feels they belong in the wild. When the ship capsizes, the animals find themselves stranded in Madagascar. Having had humans care for them their entire life, they know nothing about survival and must work together with the locals to help them fit in.
cast + crew
Director
Director
Alex
Marty
Gloria
Melman
Julien
Maurice
Voice of Mort
Skipper, Fossa, Panicky Man on Subway
Private
Kowalski
reviews
PETER TRAVERS -
May 25, 2005
Less like Shrek, meaning hilarious and heartfelt, and more like Shark Tale, meaning manic and exhausting, Madagascar will keep kids distracted without transporting them to wonderland. Unlike recent age-crossing animated goodies (The Incredibles, Spirited Away), Madagascar is juvenile and deeply generic. The plot? Alex the lion (voiced by Ben Stiller) is living large on steak and applause at New York's Central Park Zoo. The same goes for Gloria the hippo (street-sassed by Jada Pinkett Smith)…
You can take the lion out of the wild but you can't completely take the wild out of the lion, especially if you deprive him of his steak. This is the moral of Madagascar, an uproarious new CGI-animated comedy from those wacky guys who brought you Shrek. Story New York's Central Park Zoo's main attraction--Alex the Lion (voiced by Ben Stiller) and his best friends Marty the curious zebra (voiced by Chris Rock), Melman the hypochondriac giraffe (voiced by David Schwimmer) and Gloria the motherly… |
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