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|image = [[File:Madagascar_Theatrical_Poster.jpg|240px]]
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| image = [[File:MadagascarTheatricalPoster.jpg]]
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|director = [[Eric Darnell]]<br>[[Tom McGrath]]
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| director = [[Eric Darnell]]<br>[[Tom McGrath (animator)|Tom McGrath]]
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|producer = [[Mireille Soria]]
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| producer = [[Mireille Soria]]
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|writer = [[Mark Burton]]<br>[[Billy Frolick]]<br>Eric Darnell<br>Tom McGrath
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| writer = [[Mark Burton]]<br>[[Billy Frolick]]<br>Eric Darnell<br>Tom McGrath
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|starring = [[Ben Stiller]]<br>[[Chris Rock]]<br>[[David Schwimmer]]<br>[[Jada Pinkett Smith]]
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| starring = [[Ben Stiller]]<br>[[Chris Rock]]<br>[[David Schwimmer]]<br>[[Jada Pinkett Smith]]
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|music = [[Hans Zimmer]]
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| music = [[Hans Zimmer]]
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|editing = [[H. Lee Peterson]]
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| editing = [[H. Lee Peterson]]
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|studio = [[DreamWorks Animation]]<br>[[Pacific Data Images]]
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| studio = [[DreamWorks Animation]]<br>[[Pacific Data Images]]
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|distributor = [[DreamWorks Pictures]]
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| distributor = [[DreamWorks Pictures]] (formerly)<br>[[Universal Pictures]] (currently)
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| release date = {{Film date|2005|5|27}}
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|released = May 27, 2005
  
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|runtime = 86 minutes
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| runtime = 86 minutes
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|country = United States
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| country = {{United States}}
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|language = English
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| language = English
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|aspect_ratio = 1.85:1
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|rating = {{PG}}<br>[[File:PG2.png|20px]] (Australia)
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| rating = {{PG}} for mild language, crude humor and some thematic elements<br>[[File:PG2.png|20px]] (Australia)
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|budget = $75 million
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| budget = $75 million
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|gross = $532.7 million
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| gross = $532.7 million
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|title = Madagascar
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| title = Madagascar
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|cast = [[Ben Stiller]]<br>[[Chris Rock]]<br>[[David Schwimmer]]<br>[[Jada Pinkett Smith]]
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| cast = [[Ben Stiller]]<br>[[Chris Rock]]<br>[[David Schwimmer]]<br>[[Jada Pinkett Smith]]
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|music by = [[Hans Zimmer]]
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| music by = [[Hans Zimmer]]
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| editor = [[H. Lee Peterson]]
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| name = Madagascar
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| songs = [[Hans Zimmer]]<br />[[Sacha Baron Cohen]]
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| tagline = Someone's got a zoo loose.
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}}'''''Madagascar''''' is a 2005 American computer-animated comedy film produced by [[DreamWorks Animation]] and distributed by [[DreamWorks Pictures]], and released in movie theaters on May 27, 2005. The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa, getting shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar. The voices of [[Ben Stiller]], [[Chris Rock]], [[David Schwimmer]], and [[Jada Pinkett Smith]] are featured. Other voices include [[Sacha Baron Cohen]], [[Cedric the Entertainer]], and [[Andy Richter]]. Madagascar was released on DVD on November 15, 2005, along with the short film, [[The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper]]. A Blu-ray Disc version was released on September 23, 2008. A sequel, [[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]], was released on November 7, 2008. The third film in the series, [[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]], was released on June 8, 2012.
  
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| composer = [[Hans Zimmer]]
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| followed = ''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]]''
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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, voicing a group of animals from the Central Park Zoo who find themselves stranded on the island of Madagascar.
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Released May 27, 2005, Madagascar received mixed reviews from critics but was a success at the box office, becoming the sixth highest-grossing film of 2005. It launched the Madagascar franchise which includes the 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 Madagascar Is Fake Ice Age.
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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At the Central Park Zoo, Marty the zebra is celebrating his tenth birthday, but longs to see the rest of the world from outside his pampered life at the zoo, believing that he can find wide-open spaces to run around in, like Connecticut. Marty's best friend, Alex the lion (Ben Stiller "Zoolander") attempts to cheer up his friend by singing Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" with him. Still unsatisfied, Marty gets some tips from the zoo's penguins; Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. The penguins are similarly trying to escape the zoo. Marty's friends—Alex the lion, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippopotamus—realize Marty's folly and try to follow him. The four, along with the penguins and the chimpanzees Mason and his silent friend Phil eventually find themselves at Grand Central Station, but are quickly sedated by tranquilizer darts when Alex's attempt to communicate with humans is mistaken for aggression. The zoo (under pressure from animal-rights activists) is forced to ship the animals, by sea, to a Kenyan wildlife preserve. During their travels, the penguins escape from their enclosure and take over the ship, intent on taking it to Antarctica. Their antics on the bridge cause the crates containing Alex, Marty, Melmen, and Gloria to fall off the boat and wash ashore on Madagascar.
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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.
   
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The animals are soon able to regroup, initially believing themselves to be in the zoo at San Diego, California. Upon exploring, however, they come across a pack of lemurs led by King Julien XIII (Sacha Baron Cohen "Da Ali G Show"), and quickly learn of their true location. Alex blames Marty for their predicament and attempts to signal for help to get back to civilization. Marty, on the other hand, finds the wild to be exactly what he was looking for, with Gloria and Melman soon joining him in enjoying the island. Alex eventually comes around, though his hunting instincts begin to show; he has been away from the pampered zoo life of prepacked steaks for too long. The group is accepted by the lemurs, though King Julien's adviser, Maurice, cautions them about Alex's predatory nature. King Julien ignores Maurice's concerns and persuades the group to help the lemurs fend off the fossa, who hunt the lemurs as prey. While initially Alex scares the fossa away and is worshiped by the lemurs, he later falls under his instincts and attacks Marty. Realizing that Alex is now a threat to them, King Julien banishes Alex to the far side of the island, where the fossa live. Marty begins to regret his decision to leave the zoo, seeing what Alex has turned into, and realizing how hard it is to survive with so many predators around the island.
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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 (even though Alex was really the one to blame as he was the one who scared people). 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.
   
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The penguins, having been to Antarctica and found that it "sucks", land the boat on Madagascar. Seeing this as a chance to return Alex to New York, Marty rushes after his friend against the wishes of the others. Marty attempts to convince the now grizzled, starving Alex to return by using the "New York" song but Alex refuses in fear of attacking him again. The penguins, Gloria and Melman go to find Marty, but are trapped by the fossa. At the last minute, Alex finally overcomes his predatory nature and scares the fossa away from the lemur territory forever. The lemurs regain their carefully for Alex and the penguins help him satisfy his hunger through sushi instead of steak. As the lemurs throw a bon voyage celebration for the foursome, the penguins decide not to break the news that the ship has run out of fuel and that they are still stuck on the island, setting the stage for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.
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The penguins, having found Antarctica to be 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.
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==International Versions==
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===Danish===
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{| class="fandom-table"
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|DANSKE STEMMER
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|Søren Fauli
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|· ''Alex''
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|· Ben Stiller
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|Trine Dyrholm
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|· ''Gloria''
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|· Jada Pinkett Smith
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|Søren Ulrichs
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|· ''Kong Julien''
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|· Sacha Baron Cohen (King Julien)
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|Lasse Lunderskov
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|· ''Kowalski''
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|· Chris Miller
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|Mick Øgendahl
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|· ''Marty''
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|· Chris Rock
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|Jens Jacob Tychsen
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|· ''Mason''
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|· Conrad Vernon
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|Ole Ernst
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|· ''Maurice''
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|· Cedric The Entertainer
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|Jesper Asholt
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|· ''Melman''
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|· David Schwimmer
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|Peter Secher Schmidt
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|· ''Mort''
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|· Andy Richter
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|Peter Secher Schmidt
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==Cast==
  
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* Ben Stiller as Alex, a lion. Tom McGrath explained that "Ben Stiller was the first actor we asked to perform, and we knew we wanted his character, Alex, to be a big performing lion with a vulnerable side."
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* [[Ben Stiller]] as Alex
  
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* Chris Rock as Marty, a plains zebra. McGrath explained the character: "Marty is a guy who thinks there might be more to life than what's in the zoo. We wanted his character to be energetic, so we listened to Chris Rock."
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* [[Chris Rock]] as Marty
  
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* David Schwimmer as Melman, a hypochondriac reticulated giraffe who is afraid of germs. When they were looking for a voice actor for Melman, they listened to Schwimmer's voice on ''Friends'' and, according to McGrath, thought that it "sounded really neat." During development, Melman the Giraffe was originally supposed to be an okapi but was changed to a giraffe.
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* [[David Schwimmer]] as Melman
  
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* Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria, a strong, confident, but sweet hippopotamus. McGrath said that they found all these traits in Pinkett Smith's voice when they listened to her.
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* [[Jada Pinkett Smith]] as Gloria
  
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* Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien XIII, a ring-tailed lemur and the king of the lemurs. King Julien was initially only meant to be a "two-line" character until auditioning Baron Cohen improvised eight minutes of dialogue in an Indian accent.
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* [[Cedric the Entertainer]] as Maurice
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* Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice, an aye-aye and King Julien's royal advisor (to whom Julien never listens).
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* [[Andy Richter]] as Mort
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* Andy Richter as Mort, a Goodman's mouse lemur.
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* Tom McGrath as Skipper, the leader of the penguins. McGrath, who was also the film's co-director and co-writer, initially only lent his voice to the temporary tracks. Growing up with films starring tough actors like John Wayne, Charlton Heston, and Robert Stack, McGrath wanted Stack for the voice of Skipper. Stack was approached about voicing the character, but died two weeks before production on the animation began. After that, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg decided to keep the temporary voice, with McGrath explaining: "People were used to me doing that voice. We knew it worked when we screened it." Many of the character's traits were based on Stack's work. McGrath especially emphasized ''The Untouchables'', a 1959 television crime drama series starring Stack.
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* Chris Miller as Kowalski, a penguin and Skipper's right hand.
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* [[John DiMaggio]] as Rico (uncredited)
  
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* Jeffrey Katzenberg as Rico, a smart and silent penguin who is only expressed through grunts and squeals. Mireille Soria, the film's producer, commented on Katzenberg's uncredited role: "The irony for us is that he's the one who doesn't talk. There's something very Dadaistic about that, isn't there?"
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* [[Christopher Knights]] as Private
  
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** Katzenberg also voices Abner, a blue-eyed lemur who is only seen at the paradise scene.
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* [[Conrad Vernon]] as Mason (Phil is unvoiced)
  
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* Christopher Knights as Private, an eager, lowly penguin. Knights was also an assistant editor on the film.
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* [[Fred Tatasciore]] and [[Tom McGrath]] as the Fossa
  
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* [[Elisa Gabrielli]] as Nana
  
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** Smith also voices Becca, a black lemur and a spider.
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* [[Mitch Carter]] as Boat Captain (ADR group)
  
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* Elisa Gabrielli as Nana, an elderly New Yorker. Gabrielli provided some background voices until the directors and producer asked her and her fellow actors if they wanted to try their voices for the role. Upon seeing a black and white sketch of Nana, Gabrielli knew that she wanted to voice her. She modeled Nana's voice after her Russian and Hungarian grandmothers and her stepfather, though she didn't think that her voice would be kept in the finished film at first.
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* [[Newell Alexander]] as Ape (ADR group)
  
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* Bob Saget as an unspecified off-screen zoo animal.
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* David Cowgill as a police horse.
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==Critical Reception==
  
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* Stephen Apostolina as a police officer.
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''Madagascar'' received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, The film has a score of 54% based on 191 reviews with an average score of 6.07/10.
  
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==Chapters==
  
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# Opening Credits
  
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# Marty Dream
  
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# Happy Birthday Marty
  
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# Big Mama Lost
  
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# Marty New York
  
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# Clocks
  
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# Sunrise
  
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# Madagascar
  
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# I Like to Movie It
  
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# The Locals
  
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# New York
  
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# Plane
  
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# Marty’s Beach House
  
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# Horton Kidnapped
  
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# Alex Racing
  
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# Party
  
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# Alex
  
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# The Omen
  
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# The Wild
  
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# Marty Searching For Alex
  
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# The Wildebeests
  
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# Dinky vs Fossa
  
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# Samson vs Kazar/The Boat
  
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# Closing Credits
  
 
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Latest revision as of 02:08, 23 March 2024

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, voicing a group of animals from the Central Park Zoo who find themselves stranded on the island of Madagascar.

Released May 27, 2005, Madagascar received mixed reviews from critics but was a success at the box office, becoming the sixth highest-grossing film of 2005. It launched the Madagascar franchise which includes the 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 Madagascar Is Fake Ice Age.

Plot

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 (even though Alex was really the one to blame as he was the one who scared people). 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 found Antarctica to be 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.

International Versions

Danish

DANSKE STEMMER · KARAKTER · ORIGINAL STEMME
Søren Fauli · Alex · Ben Stiller
Trine Dyrholm · Gloria · Jada Pinkett Smith
Søren Ulrichs · Kong Julien · Sacha Baron Cohen (King Julien)
Lasse Lunderskov · Kowalski · Chris Miller
Mick Øgendahl · Marty · Chris Rock
Jens Jacob Tychsen · Mason · Conrad Vernon
Ole Ernst · Maurice · Cedric The Entertainer
Jesper Asholt · Melman · David Schwimmer
Peter Secher Schmidt · Mort · Andy Richter
Allan Olsen · Rekrut · Christopher Knights (Private)
Peter Secher Schmidt · Rico · John DiMaggio
Henrik Prip · Skipper · Tom McGrath
Anders Klindt Lauridsen · Øvrig Medvirkende
Anders Ørsager Hansen · Øvrig Medvirkende
Birgitte Hall · Øvrig Medvirkende
Claus Storgaard · Øvrig Medvirkende
Grethe Mogensen · Øvrig Medvirkende
Henrik Prip · Øvrig Medvirkende
Johnny Jørgensen · Øvrig Medvirkende
Lars Lippert · Øvrig Medvirkende
Lars Thiesgaard · Øvrig Medvirkende
Lene Bærkgaard Williams · Øvrig Medvirkende
Mads Enggaard · Øvrig Medvirkende
Peter Røschke · Øvrig Medvirkende
Puk Scharbau · Øvrig Medvirkende
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Cast

  • Ben Stiller as Alex, a lion. Tom McGrath explained that "Ben Stiller was the first actor we asked to perform, and we knew we wanted his character, Alex, to be a big performing lion with a vulnerable side."
  • Chris Rock as Marty, a plains zebra. McGrath explained the character: "Marty is a guy who thinks there might be more to life than what's in the zoo. We wanted his character to be energetic, so we listened to Chris Rock."
  • David Schwimmer as Melman, a hypochondriac reticulated giraffe who is afraid of germs. When they were looking for a voice actor for Melman, they listened to Schwimmer's voice on Friends and, according to McGrath, thought that it "sounded really neat." During development, Melman the Giraffe was originally supposed to be an okapi but was changed to a giraffe.
  • Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria, a strong, confident, but sweet hippopotamus. McGrath said that they found all these traits in Pinkett Smith's voice when they listened to her.
  • Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien XIII, a ring-tailed lemur and the king of the lemurs. King Julien was initially only meant to be a "two-line" character until auditioning Baron Cohen improvised eight minutes of dialogue in an Indian accent.
  • Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice, an aye-aye and King Julien's royal advisor (to whom Julien never listens).
  • Andy Richter as Mort, a Goodman's mouse lemur.
  • Tom McGrath as Skipper, the leader of the penguins. McGrath, who was also the film's co-director and co-writer, initially only lent his voice to the temporary tracks. Growing up with films starring tough actors like John Wayne, Charlton Heston, and Robert Stack, McGrath wanted Stack for the voice of Skipper. Stack was approached about voicing the character, but died two weeks before production on the animation began. After that, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg decided to keep the temporary voice, with McGrath explaining: "People were used to me doing that voice. We knew it worked when we screened it." Many of the character's traits were based on Stack's work. McGrath especially emphasized The Untouchables, a 1959 television crime drama series starring Stack.
  • Chris Miller as Kowalski, a penguin and Skipper's right hand.
    • Miller also voices Timo, a tenrec who is only seen attending Julien's meeting.
  • Jeffrey Katzenberg as Rico, a smart and silent penguin who is only expressed through grunts and squeals. Mireille Soria, the film's producer, commented on Katzenberg's uncredited role: "The irony for us is that he's the one who doesn't talk. There's something very Dadaistic about that, isn't there?"
    • Katzenberg also voices Abner, a blue-eyed lemur who is only seen at the paradise scene.
  • Christopher Knights as Private, an eager, lowly penguin. Knights was also an assistant editor on the film.
  • Conrad Vernon as Mason, a chimpanzee (Phil, the other chimpanzee, is unvoiced).
  • Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath as the fossa.
    • Darnell also voices Hector and Horst, two lemurs.
  • David P. Smith as Pancho, a crowned lemur.
    • Smith also voices Becca, a black lemur and a spider.
  • Elisa Gabrielli as Nana, an elderly New Yorker. Gabrielli provided some background voices until the directors and producer asked her and her fellow actors if they wanted to try their voices for the role. Upon seeing a black and white sketch of Nana, Gabrielli knew that she wanted to voice her. She modeled Nana's voice after her Russian and Hungarian grandmothers and her stepfather, though she didn't think that her voice would be kept in the finished film at first.
  • Bob Saget as an unspecified off-screen zoo animal.
  • David Cowgill as a police horse.
  • Stephen Apostolina as a police officer.
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