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It features the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, and Jada Pinkett Smith, with Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, and Andy Richter voicing secondary characters. Despite its mixed critical reception, it was a success at the box office. The film launched a franchise with a series of films, including the sequel Madagascar Escape 2 Africa in 2. Madagascar 3 Europes Most Wanted in 2. A spin off featuring the series penguin characters, Penguins of Madagascar, was released on November 2. Plot. At the Central Park Zoo, Marty the zebra is celebrating his tenth birthday, but has grown bored with his daily routine and longs to experience the wild. Martys 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, gets some tips from the zoos penguinsSkipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Privatewho are trying to escape the zoo, and follows them out. Alex, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippopotamus pursue Marty in an attempt to convince him to return. The four, along with the penguins and two chimpanzees named Mason and Phil, find themselves at Grand Central Station, where they are quickly sedated via tranquillizer gun when Alexs attempt to communicate with humans is mistaken for aggression. The zoo, under pressure from anti captivity activists, is forced to ship the escaped 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, Melman, and Gloria to fall overboard and wash ashore on Madagascar. The animals are soon able to regroup, initially believing themselves to be at the San Diego Zoo. Upon exploring, however, they come across a pack of lemurs, led by King Julien XIII, and learn 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, but, deprived from the raw steaks he was provided with at the zoo, his prey drive begins to show as hunger kicks in. The group is accepted by the lemurs, though King Juliens adviser, Maurice, cautions them about Alexs predatory nature. King Julien ignores Maurices concerns and persuades the group to help the lemurs fend off the fossa, who hunt the lemurs as prey. While Alex initially scares the fossa away and is worshiped by the lemurs, later, compelled by hunger, he attacks Marty. Realizing that Alex is now a threat, King Julien banishes him to the far side of the island where the fossa live. Seeing what has happened to Alex, and how difficult it is to survive with so many predators around the island, Marty begins to regret his decision to leave the zoo. The penguins, having been to Antarctica and found that it sucks, land the ship at 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, but Alex refuses out of fear of attacking Marty again. The penguins, Gloria, and Melman go to find Marty, but are trapped by the fossa. At the last minute, Alex overcomes his predatory instincts and scares the fossa away from the lemur territory forever. The lemurs regain their respect for Alex, and the penguins help him satisfy his hunger through 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. Cast. Schwimmer at the films British premiere in London. Ben Stiller as Alex, a lion. Tom Mc. Grath 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 zebra. Mc. Grath explained the character Marty is a guy who thinks there might be more to life than whats in the zoo. We wanted his character to be energetic, so we listened to Chris Rock. David Schwimmer as Melman, a hypochondriac giraffe who is afraid of germs. When they were looking for a voice actor for Melman, they listened to Schwimmers voice on Friends and, according to Mc. Grath, thought that it sounded really neat. Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria, a strong, confident, but sweet hippopotamus. Mc. Grath said that they found all these traits in Pinkett Smiths voice, when they listened to her. Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien, 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 Juliens royal advisor. Andy Richter as Mort, a Goodmans mouse lemur. Tom Mc. Grath as Skipper, the leader of penguins. Mc. Grath, who was also the films 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, Mc. Grath 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, Dream. Works Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg decided to keep the temporary voice, with Mc. Grath explaining People were used to me doing that voice. We knew it worked when we screened it. Many characters traits were based off Stacks work. Mc. Grath especially emphasized The Untouchables, a 1. Stack. 8Chris Miller as Kowalski, a penguin and Skippers right hand. Jeffrey Katzenberg as Rico, a smart and silent penguin who is only expressed through grunts and squeals. Mireille Soria, the films producer, commented on Katzenbergs uncredited role The irony for us is that hes the one who doesnt talk. Theres something very Dadaistic about that, isnt there4Christopher Knights as Private, an eager, lowly penguin. Madagascar 4 Ipod Movie more. Knights was also an assistant editor on the film. Conrad Vernon as Mason, a chimpanzee Phil, the other chimpanzee, is unvoicedEric Darnell and Tom Mc. Grath as the fossa. Eric Darnell and David P. Smith as lemurs. Elisa Gabrielli as Nana, an elderly New Yorker. Bob Saget as an unspecified off screen zoo animal. David Cowgill as a police horse. Stephen Apostolina as a police officer. Release. Madagascar was released on DVD and VHS on November 1. 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. Reception. Critical reception. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 5. On Metacritic, the film has 5. Mixed or Average category. Box office. Despite the mixed response from critics, the film was a commercial success. On its opening weekend, the film grossed 4. Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith and The Longest Yard. However, the film managed to claim the top position in the U. S. box office the following week with a gross of 2. In the United States, the film eventually grossed 1. As of December 2. Dream. Works animated feature in the U. S. behind Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shrek, Shrek Forever After, How to Train Your Dragon, Madagascar 3 Europes Most Wanted, Kung Fu Panda, and Monsters vs. Aliens. 1. 7Awards. The film has won three awards and several nominations. Award. Category. Recipient. Result. AFIs 1. 0 Top 1. Animated. Nominated.