Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar.
Writing
Penguins operate like a heist crew, no explanation given.
Practical Effects
That I Like To Move It sequence lives rent-free.
Director
Eric Darnell
Ben Stiller
Alex (voice)
Chris Rock
Marty (voice)
David Schwimmer
Melman (voice)
Jada Pinkett Smith
Gloria (voice)
Sacha Baron Cohen
King 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)
Elisa Gabrielli
Old Lady (voice)
Stephen Apostolina
Police Officer (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The penguins were minor characters who tested so well they got their own spinoff franchise.
DreamWorks deliberately positioned this as the anti-Pixar: loud, crude, and proudly nonsensical.
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