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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   48,125 votes
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Writers:
Mark Burton (written by) &
Billy Frolick (written by) ...
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Release Date:
27 May 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
Ton On The Run more
Plot:
Spoiled by their upbringing with no idea what wild life is really like, four animals from New York Central Zoo escape, unwittingly assisted by four absconding penguins, and find themselves in Madagascar, among a bunch of merry lemurs full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 24 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(115 articles)
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User Comments:
I've Seen Better And Worse. Overall, It Is A Decent Kids Movie That Can Hold Adults Attention As Well. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ben Stiller ... Alex (voice)

Chris Rock ... Marty (voice)

David Schwimmer ... Melman (voice)

Jada Pinkett Smith ... Gloria (voice)

Sacha Baron Cohen ... Julien (voice)

Cedric the Entertainer ... Maurice (voice)

Andy Richter ... Mort (voice)
Tom McGrath ... Skipper / Fossa / Panicky Man on Subway (voice)
Christopher Knights ... Private (voice)
Chris Miller ... Kowalski (voice)
Conrad Vernon ... Mason (voice)
Eric Darnell ... Zoo Announcer / Lemur #1 / Fossa / Subway Car Announcer (voice)

David Cowgill ... Police Horse (voice)
Stephen Apostolina ... Police Officer (voice) (as Steve Apostolina)

Elisa Gabrielli ... Old Lady (voice)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language, crude humor and some thematic elements.
Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Glendale, California, USA
Company:
DreamWorks SKG more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The lead quartet were originally to be a lion, a zebra, a hippo, and an okapi. Melman was changed to a giraffe to make him a more familiar animal. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: King Julien wouldn't be a king, he would be Queen Julia. In lemur tribes, it's a matriarchal structure and not a patriarchal. The female lemurs are the ones who lead the tribes and do most of the fighting. However, his right hand man did say he was the self-proclaimed king of the lemurs. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Alex the Lion: Surprise!
Marty the Zebra: Aaahhh! Alex! Do not interrupt me when I'm daydreaming. When a zebra's in the zone, leave him alone.
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Movie Connections:
References Moulin Rouge! (2001) more
Soundtrack:
New York, New York more

FAQ

What kind of animal is Mort?
What is it that Marty says while in slow motion while running from Alex?
Where is Madagascar?
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83 out of 116 people found the following comment useful:-
I've Seen Better And Worse. Overall, It Is A Decent Kids Movie That Can Hold Adults Attention As Well., 7 June 2005
Author: BraveHawk from United States

Let's face it, it's hard to put out a good animation movie that is equal to Shrek, The Incredibles or Finding Nemo. Those are hard movies to follow but Madagascar is by no means a bad movie. In fact, I will still rate this pretty high, as I enjoyed it without watching the clock.

The plot was very easy for children to follow while not so simplistic that adults become bored in the middle. The simple plot was that 4 animals raised in a zoo venture out into the wild and quickly realize how easy they had it back home in the New York Zoo.

There was quite a few humorous scenes in Madagascar, but my favorite has to be the "distinguished" chimps who get offended that the thought of looking or smelling like a monkey is bad. An honorable mention is the penguins who also got more than they bargained for in Antarctica.

While some of the graphics are sub-par to other movies I've mentioned, like Alex the Lion (voiced by Ben Stiller) for instance. At times they look sort of like clay-mation or something, and other they look positively life-like. The scenery and the lemurs stand out as the most beautifully rendered parts of the movie.

This movie is great for getting the kids out of the house and not too bad if the normal adult wants to get away and enjoy something more suitable for the family as well.

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