Curious George (2006)

Director:

Matthew O'Callaghan

Writers (WGA):

Ken Kaufman (screenplay)
Ken Kaufman (story) ...

Release Date:

10 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Welcome to the world of Curious George!

Plot:

Will Ferrell stars as The Man in the Yellow Hat, a gentleman who looks after his pet monkey - an inquisitive and wonderful creature whose enthusiasm often gets the best of him.

Plot Keywords:

Cargo Ship | Prediction | Monkey | Tranquilizer Dart | Based On Children's Book

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Frank Welker	...	George (voice)
Will Ferrell	...	Ted - Man with the Yellow Hat (voice)
Shane Baumel	...	Kid (voice)
Timyra-Joi Beatty	...	Kid (voice)
Eugene Levy	...	Clovis (voice)
Christopher Chen	...	Kid (voice)
Jessie Flower	...	Kid (voice)
Dick Van Dyke	...	Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
Alexander Gould	...	Kid (voice)
Terrence Hardy Jr.	...	Kid (voice) (as Terrence Hardy)
Hailey Noelle Johnson	...	Kid (voice)
Kelsey Lansdowne	...	Kid (voice)
Ariel Winter	...	Kid (voice)
Drew Barrymore	...	Maggie (voice)
David Cross	...	Junior (voice)

Runtime:

86 min | Canada:78 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Portugal:M/4 | Canada:G (Ontario) | Spain:T | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-3 | Singapore:G | USA:G | USA:G (certificate #42401) | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Australia:G | South Korea:All | UK:U | Sweden:Btl | Ireland:G | Netherlands:AL

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Trivia:

Was originally going to be made into a live action film in the early the 1990s.

Goofs:

Continuity: George puts one of his feet in the can of red paint and then walks to the bathroom where the opera singer is taking a bubble bath. George leaves red paint foot prints on the floor with one foot only. When Ted (the man in the yellow hat) arrives at the apartment, he sees George's foot prints leading to the bathroom. At that time there are red foot prints for both feet.

Quotes:

Ted, The Man with the Yellow Hat: Shake that tree all you want. You won't find any bananas up there. But if you find a 40-foot idol, let me know.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in He Was a Quiet Man (2007)

Soundtrack:

Upside Down

Very charming, not a sour note in the entire film!!

My wife and I took our 9-year-old to see a sneak preview of "CG" over the weekend. Going into it, I had reservations--I loved the books and illustrations when I was younger, but I thought my son wouldn't like it & that I would just zone out for 90 minutes. I WAS WRONG! The animation is very well done, probably more computerized than hand-drawn, George thankfully does NOT talk, and the characters are given enough depth & background to sustain a plot for a children's film. The film takes some of the most memorable scenes from the original books & melds them in with the story about a search for a lost idol. The film's humor is aimed squarely at kids & kids at heart. Unlike "Shrek," there are no jokes that pass over kid's heads to make the adults laugh--kids & adults alike were howling with laughter at the screening we saw, & my wife even teared up a little at one emotional point. The film has a bouncy background soundtrack made up of songs that sound like something Paul Simon would write. Thoroughly enjoyable, worth seeing, & nothing in it to offend anyone of any age.