Madagascar

2005
PG
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

448K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

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Animal Adventure Computer Animation Jungle Adventure Slapstick Adventure Animation Comedy Family

A group of animals who have spent all their life in a New York zoo end up in the jungles of Madagascar, and must adjust to living in the wild.A group of animals who have spent all their life in a New York zoo end up in the jungles of Madagascar, and must adjust to living in the wild.A group of animals who have spent all their life in a New York zoo end up in the jungles of Madagascar, and must adjust to living in the wild.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

448K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

583

786

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 32 nominations

Marty
(voice)

Ben Stiller

Alex
(voice)

David Schwimmer

Melman
(voice)

Jada Pinkett Smith

Gloria
(voice)

Sacha Baron Cohen

Julien
(voice)

Cedric The Entertainer

Maurice
(voice)
(as Cedric the Entertainer)

Andy Richter

Mort
(voice)

Tom McGrath

Skipper
(voice)
…

Christopher Knights

Private
(voice)

Chris Miller

Kowalski
(voice)

Conrad Vernon

Mason
(voice)

Eric Darnell

Zoo Announcer
(voice)
…

David Cowgill

Police Horse
(voice)

Steve Apostolina

Police Officer
(voice)

Elisa Gabrielli

Old Lady
(voice)

Devika Parikh

News Reporter
(voice)

David P. Smith

Spider
(voice)
…

Cody Cameron

Willie
(voice)

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Storyline

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Trivia
Originally, Julien was intended to be a minor character with only two lines. However, when Sacha Baron Cohen auditioned for the role, he improvised not only an Indian accent, but eight minutes of dialogue for his recording. The filmmakers found Cohen's performance so funny that they rewrote the script and made Julien a much more prominent character in the story as King of the Lemurs.

Goofs
In this film, pineapples grow on trees in the jungle. In reality, pineapples grow on the ground.

Quotes
[last lines]
Private the Penguin: Skipper. Shouldn't we tell them that the boat is out of gas?
Skipper the Penguin: Nah! Just smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave.
[all four penguins waving]

Crazy credits
At the end of the closing credits, Gloria appears and taps the screen with a magic wand to end the movie.

Alternate versions
The UK version omits a partially uttered use of strong language to secure a U rating. International versions do not implement this cut, as filmmakers often put in single uses of strong language in otherwise-junior films to secure a higher rating in the US. When the film comes to be rated in the UK, the language has to be cut for a lower rating. See also 101 Dalmatians.

Connections
Featured in HBO First Look: Madagascar: Welcome to the Jungle (2005)

Soundtracks
Born Free
Written by John Barry & Don Black
Performed by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (as The Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
Courtesy of Sony Classical
By arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

User reviews484

Review

Featured review

8/10

Hey! Chill! It was a good movie

I have to admit, I was sick of the over advertising, but I decided to give Madagascar a chance. Lately, I've actually been getting more into the computer animation flicks and wanted to see what Madagascar was all about. I don't get why there are a lot of users here on IMDb that absolutely hate this film or didn't really get into it, because I thought it was a very cute and enjoyable film for the kids and adults.

Marty, Meldman, Alex, and Gloria are all zoo kept animals who are pampered all day and entertain humans on a constant schedule. Marty wants more though, he wonders where he comes from and what it would be like to be in the wild. Alex, the lion, is truly against this and will have no part of it, but tries to find Marty after he escapes. The rest of the gang follows, but they are caught by the animal catchers and are sent back, but accidentally fall of the boat shipping them home and they end up on an island called Madagascar. They are "welcomed", if that's the right word, by other animals and must learn how to survive, but it's going to be hard when Alex is starving for meat!

I loved the American Beauty and Chariot of Fire references, I thought they were just so funny! There are more than a few good laughs in this film and I felt like it was being unfairly rated here on IMDb, yes, it's not as great as The Incredables, but I really feel like anyone could love this film. I'm actually going to be on my way to buy it, I loved it that much, so please give this movie a fair chance. Believe me, it's worth your time.

8/10

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