The Madagascar Penguins in: A Christmas Caper (2005)

Director:

Gary Trousdale

Writer:

Michael Lachance (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

Plot:

The penguins of the Central Park Zoo have an adventure in the city on Christmas Eve.

Plot Keywords:

Poodle | Dustbin Lid | Dynamite | Eggnog | Old Lady

Cast

Tom McGrath	...	Skipper (voice)
Chris Miller	...	Kowalski (voice)
Christopher Knights	...	Private (voice)
John Di Maggio	...	Rico (voice) (as John DiMaggio)
Elisa Gabrielli	...	Old Lady (voice)
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Ted the Polar Bear (voice)
Sean Bishop	...	Doorman, TV Announcer (voice)
Mitch Carter	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Rif Hutton	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Richard Miro	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Holly Dorff	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Hope Levy	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Lynnanne Zager	...	Additional Voice (voice)

Runtime:

11 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

South Korea:All | UK:U | Spain:T | Finland:K-3 | Singapore:G | Germany:6 | USA:G

Company:

DreamWorks Animation

Trivia:

Available on DVD with Madagascar (2005)

Goofs:

Continuity: The holes made in the laminated floor, by the candies, around the Christmas tree, are absent in the shot when the Penguins are giving high fives.

Quotes:

Skipper: Kowalski, analysis!
Kowalski: [Eats some snow] Mmm... Adrenaline, sweat and sardines. These tracks are fresh sir!
Skipper: He's close... I can feel it.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Madagascar (2005)

Soundtrack:

Jingle Bells

Incredible Amount Of Gags In A Dozen Minutes

There are so many sight gags and jokes in this 12-minute animated short it would make your head swim. The artwork is fantastic and the humor is equally fabulous. It's all a story about four penguins ready to celebrate Christmas when one of them goes out to cheer up a lonely polar bear. The others, with the "Black Hawk Down" credo of never leaving anyone behind, go after him and rescue the little guy from a brutal old woman and her vicious poodle.

The story really is secondary to all the clever gags and visuals, too many to mention in here. Suffice to say that if you own the "Madagascar" DVD, do yourself a favor and check out this bonus feature. It is about as entertaining a dozen minutes as you ever hope to find. This is something you will want to watch over and over.....guaranteed!