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Madagascar (2005)

PG | | Animation, Adventure, Comedy | 30 June 2005 (Israel)
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Spoiled by their upbringing and unaware of what wildlife really is, four animals from the New York Central Zoo escape, unwittingly assisted by four absconding penguins, and find themselves in Madagascar.

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Alex (voice)
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Marty (voice)
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Melman (voice)
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Gloria (voice)
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Julien (voice)
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Maurice (voice)
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Mort (voice)
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Private (voice)
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Kowalski (voice)
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Mason (voice)
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Zoo Announcer / Lemur #1 / Fossa / Subway Car Announcer (voice)
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Police Horse (voice)
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Police Officer (voice) (as Steve Apostolina)
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Old Lady (voice)
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Storyline

At New York's Central Park Zoo, a lion, a zebra, a giraffe, and a hippo are best friends and stars of the show. But when one of the animals goes missing from their cage, the other three break free to look for him, only to find themselves reunited ... on a ship en route to Africa. When their vessel is hijacked, however, the friends, who have all been raised in captivity, learn first-hand what life can be like in the wild. Written by Anonymous

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lemur | jungle | zoo | escape | madagascar | See All (80) »

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On Vacation Without Medication. See more »

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Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild language, crude humor and some thematic elements | See all certifications »

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30 June 2005 (Israel)  »

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Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$61,012,130 (USA) (27 May 2005)

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$193,136,719 (USA) (7 October 2005)
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Trivia

When Private is attempting to commandeer the oil tanker, "WHATApiece OFworkIsPenGuin" can been seen on the computer screen behind him. This spoofs the William Shakespeare quote, "What a piece of work is man!" from "Hamlet". See more »

Goofs

When the crates are stacked on the boat, Melman's crate is big enough for him to move around in. However, when Alex is trying to help him out of it, it is obviously smaller, and Melman cannot even get out of it. See 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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Crazy Credits

Various characters dance during the first half of the closing credits. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Mad: Outtagascar/Fiends (2012) See more »

Soundtracks

National Geographic Fanfare
Composed by Elmer Bernstein
Performed by The United Kingdom Symphony Orchestra
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is it that Marty says while in slow motion while running from Alex?
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Very funny
13 June 2005 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I took my 8 yr old daughter and a friend of hers to see the movie last weekend. We had a blast. The humor is one of Dreamworks best. It was sutle enough on some of the jokes that the younger kids did not catch on but you could hear the adults chuckling.

My personal favorite was Melmen. He was very funny and I think that everyone can relate to knowing someone like that. (Sick all the time)

I would not recommend kids under the age of 6 to see it though. Their where quite a few little ones in the theater and all you heard was "what are they doing now? Why are people laughing?" etc.

A lot of fun and a lot of laughs. We will definitely own this when it comes out on DVD.
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