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Theatrical release poster
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Produced by | Mireille Soria |
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Edited by | H. Lee Peterson |
Music by | Hans Zimmer |
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Distributed by | DreamWorks Pictures |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $75 million[1] |
Box office | $532.7 million |
Madagascar is a 2005 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. It was directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath (in McGrath's feature directorial debut) and written by Mark Burton, Billy Frolick, Darnell, and McGrath. The film stars Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, and Jada Pinkett Smith. The plot follows a group of zoo animals who find themselves washed ashore on the eponymous island after a series of misadventures, where they befriend a group of lemurs after defending them from the savage fossas. However, troubles arise when Alex, a lion and the only carnivore of the group, slowly succumbs to his savage side.
Released on May 27, 2005, it received mixed reviews from critics, but was a success at the box office, and was the sixth highest-grossing film of 2005. The film launched a franchise including the direct sequels Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012); the spin-off film Penguins of Madagascar (2014); several short films, television series, and specials; and a number of video games, theme park attractions, and live stage shows.
At the Central Park Zoo, Marty the zebra celebrates his tenth birthday but has grown bored with his daily routine and longs to experience the wild. Marty's best friend is Alex the lion, who enjoys showing off for the public and his celebrity status as "the king of New York". Alex attempts to cheer Marty up, but Marty, still unsatisfied, learns that the zoo's penguins—Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private—are trying to escape, and follows them out. Alex, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippopotamus pursue Marty and attempt to convince him to return. The four, along with the penguins and two chimpanzees named Mason and Phil, converge at Grand Central Station where the authorities sedate them using tranquilizer guns. Under pressure from anti-captivity activists, the zoo is forced to ship the escaped animals by sea to a Kenyan wildlife preserve. During their travels, the penguins escape and take over the ship, intent on taking it to Antarctica. Their antics on the bridge cause the crates containing Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria to fall overboard and wash ashore on Madagascar.
The animals come across a pack of lemurs led by King Julien XIII. The predatory fossa attack the lemurs, but are scared off by Alex's fearsome appearance. Alex blames Marty for the group's predicament and attempts to signal for help to get back to civilization. Marty finds the wild to be exactly what he was looking for, and Gloria and Melman soon join him in enjoying the island. Alex eventually comes around, but without the raw steaks he was provided at the zoo, hunger sets in and his prey drive begins to show. King Julien has the lemurs befriend the zoo animals in the hope that Alex's presence will keep the fossa at bay, despite his adviser Maurice's warnings about Alex's predatory nature. When Alex loses control and attacks Marty, Julien realizes that he is a threat and banishes him to the predator side of the island, where the fossa live. Seeing what has happened to Alex, and how dangerous the wild can be, Marty begins to regret his decision to leave the zoo.
The penguins, having been to Antarctica and found it inhospitable, land the ship at Madagascar. Seeing the chance to return Alex to New York, Marty crosses over to the predator side and attempts to convince the grizzled, starving Alex to return, but Alex refuses out of fear that he will attack Marty again. The fossa attack Marty, and though Gloria, Melman, and the penguins come to the rescue, they are outnumbered. Alex overcomes his predatory instincts, rescues his friends, and scares the fossa away from the lemur territory forever. The lemurs regain their respect for Alex, and the penguins satisfy his hunger by feeding him sushi. As the lemurs throw a farewell celebration for the foursome, the penguins decide not to break the news that the ship has run out of fuel.
In 1998, DreamWorks and PDI had started development on an animated film titled Rockumentary without being formally announced as a parody of The Beatles in a most likely animated mockumentary of their rise and fall to fame, which featured a Beatles-esque penguin rock band. The idea was scrapped, but after production on Madagascar started, director Eric Darnell decided to revive the penguins, but make them a commando unit instead of a rock band.[9]
Madagascar was released on DVD and VHS on November 15, 2005 by DreamWorks Home Entertainment.[10][11] The DVD included a short animated film The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper, and a music video "I Like to Move It," featuring characters from the film dancing to the song.[12][13] A Blu-ray version of the film was released on September 23, 2008.
The film was a commercial success. On its opening weekend, the film grossed $47,224,594 with a $11,431 average from 4,131 theaters making it the number 3 movie of that weekend behind Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and The Longest Yard.[14] However, the film managed to claim the top position in the U.S. box office the following week with a gross of $28,110,235.[15] In the United States, the film eventually grossed $193,595,521, and in foreign areas grossed $339,085,150 with a summative worldwide gross of $532,680,671.[16] As of April 2019, the film is DreamWorks Animation's ninth highest-grossing film in the United States behind Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shrek, Shrek Forever After, How to Train Your Dragon, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Kung Fu Panda, and Monsters vs. Aliens.[17]
OnRotten Tomatoes, the film received a 54% approval rating based on 191 reviews, with an average rating of 6.07/10. The consensus reads: "Though its story is problematic in spots and its humor is hit-or-miss for the adult crowd, Madagascar boasts impressive visuals and enough spunky charm to keep children entertained."[18]OnMetacritic, the film has a 57% approval rating based on 36 reviews falling under the "Mixed or Average" category.[19]
The film has won three awards and several nominations.[20]
Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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AFI's 10 Top 10 | Animated Film | Madagascar | Nominated |
Annie Award[20] | Best Animated Feature | Mireille Soria | Nominated |
Animated Effects | Matt Baer | Nominated | |
Animated Effects | Rick Glumac | Nominated | |
Animated Effects | Martin Usiak | Nominated | |
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Craig Kellman | Nominated | |
Music in an Animated Feature Production | Hans Zimmer | Nominated | |
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Yoriko Ito | Nominated | |
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Tom McGrath | Nominated | |
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Catherine Yuh Rader | Nominated | |
Golden Eagle Award[21] | Best Foreign Language Film | Madagascar | Nominated |
Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Animated Movie | Madagascar | Won |
In 2008, the American Film Institute nominated this film for its Top 10 Animation Films list.[22]
Madagascar is the soundtrack to the 2005 DreamWorks film of the same name. It was released by Geffen Records on May 24, 2005.
Madagascar: Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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Soundtrack album by
Hans Zimmer
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Released | May 24, 2005 |
Genre | Soundtrack, disco, new-age |
Length | 31:27 |
Label | Geffen |
Producer | Hans Zimmer |
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1. | "Best Friends" | Hans Zimmer, Heitor Pereira, Ryeland Allison & James S. Levine | 2:24 | |
2. | "I Like to Move It" | Erick Morillo & Mark H. Quashie | Erick Morillo (Instrumental) Sacha Baron Cohen (Vocals) | 3:51 |
3. | "Hawaii Five-O" | Morton Stevens | The Ventures | 1:49 |
4. | "Boogie Wonderland" | Allee Willis & Jonathan G. Lind | Earth, Wind & Fire | 4:49 |
5. | "Whacked Out Conspiracy" | James Dooley | 2:16 | |
6. | "Chariots of Fire" | Evangelos Papathanassiou | Vangelis | 3:29 |
7. | "Stayin' Alive" | Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb & Robin Gibb | the Bee Gees | 4:44 |
8. | "Zoosters Breakout" | Hans Zimmer | 1:39 | |
9. | "Born Free" | John Barry | 1:24 | |
10. | "The Foosa Attack" | Heitor Pereira | 0:37 | |
11. | "Beacon of Liberty" | Hans Zimmer & James S. Levine | 2:09 | |
12. | "What a Wonderful World" | Bob Thiele & George David Weiss | Louis Armstrong | 2:16 |
Total length: | 31:27 |
A sequel titled Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa was released on November 7, 2008, and picked up right where the first one left off, with the same voice cast. A second sequel, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, was released on June 8, 2012. A short film called The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper was released with the Madagascar DVD, and was theatrically released with Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit in the United States. A 2009 spinoff series, The Penguins of Madagascar, premiered in March 2009 on Nickelodeon. It is the first Nicktoon to be produced by both Nickelodeon and DreamWorks. Merry Madagascar, a holiday special featuring characters from the film series, premiered on November 17, 2009 on NBC. Madly Madagascar, a Valentine's Day special featuring characters from the film series, was released on DVD on January 29, 2013. A spin-off film starring the Penguins was released on November 26, 2014, another spin-off series featuring King Julien was released on December 19, 2014, on Netflix,[23] and a third sequel, Madagascar 4, was set for release on May 18, 2018, but it was removed from its schedule due to the studio's restructuring.[24]
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