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Madagascar : escape 2 Africa [videorecording] / DreamWorks Animation ; Pacific Data Images ; produced by Mireille Soria, Mark Swift ; written by Etan Cohen ; directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 11791 | DreamWorks PicturesLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: [Burbank, CA] : DreamWorks Pictures, [2009]Edition: [Widescreen ed.]Description: 1 videodisc (1 hr., 29 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1415748195
  • 9781415748190
Other title:
  • Madagascar 2
  • Madagascar. Escape 2 Africa
  • Escape 2 Africa
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Editor, H. Lee Peterson ; music, Hans Zimmer and William.
Voices: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Alec Baldwin, Sherri Shepherd.Summary: Follow Central Park Zoo animals, including, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, along with the psychotic penguins, the monkeys, and the lemur leaders as they unexpectedly are now stranded in the middle of Africa. While Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria are rather happy with their new environment, they quickly realize that it's not all that it seems. Meanwhile, the penguins attempt to repair the plane that they accidentally destroyed.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD FAMILY Madagasc Checked out 05/13/2024 33111008664324
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Hopelessly stranded on the remote shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers hatch a plan to get back to Central Park that instead finds them soaking up sun in the picturesque plains of Africa. Madagascar may be a nice place to visit, but for the gang of animals who spent most of their lives in New York, there is truly no place like home. After discovering the remnants of a crashed airplane, the penguins quickly set about making the repairs needed to get the craft airborne again. When the plane finally takes to the sky, it begins to look like it's only a matter of time before Alex the Lion (voice of Ben Stiller) and friends are soaring over New York Harbor. Unfortunately the penguins weren't the aviation experts they claimed to be, and before long the crew is coming in for a crash-landing in the untamed plains of Africa. Now, as the animals reared in the safety of the zoo come into contact with their decidedly wild counterparts for the very first time, they get a better feel for their roots while marveling over the differences between life in the concrete jungle and life on the world's second largest continent. Of course, while there's plenty to love about wandering the open plains, romantic rivalries and the risk of running into dangerous poachers soon begin to outweigh the joys of some long-overdue family reunions. With some particularly heavy cases of homesickness causing hearts to weigh heavy, the group gradually starts to wonder whether they'll ever find their way back home. Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, and Andy Richter lend their voices to this animated sequel that re-teams original Madagascar co-directors Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.

Special features: Filmmakers commentary: It's a family affair the cast of Escape 2 Africa; Making of Escape 2 Africa; Crash landing; African adventure; Jambo jambo Swahili speak; Test flight of air penguin game; Mad music.

Editor, H. Lee Peterson ; music, Hans Zimmer and William.

Voices: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Alec Baldwin, Sherri Shepherd.

Follow Central Park Zoo animals, including, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, along with the psychotic penguins, the monkeys, and the lemur leaders as they unexpectedly are now stranded in the middle of Africa. While Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria are rather happy with their new environment, they quickly realize that it's not all that it seems. Meanwhile, the penguins attempt to repair the plane that they accidentally destroyed.

MPAA rating: PG; for some mild crude humor.

DVD, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital.

English, French or Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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