MOVIE SYNOPSIS
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria, King Julien, Maurice and the penguins and the chimps find themselves marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar. In the face of this obstacle, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it just might work. With military precision, the penguins have repaired an old crashed planesort of. Once aloft, this unlikely crew stays airborne just long enough to make it to the wildest place of all--the vast plains of Africa, where the members of our zoo-raised crew encounter species of their own kind for the very first time. Africa seems like a great place--but is it better than their Central Park home?
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MPAA rating:
PG
for some mild crude humor
Cast:
Alec Baldwin; Chris Rock; David Schwimmer; Sacha Baron Cohen; Jada Pinkett Smith; Will.i.am; Cedric The Entertainer; Ben Stiller; Bernie Mac; Andy Richter
Directed by:
Eric Darnell; Tom McGrath
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Genre:
Action, Adventure; Animation; Family, Children's Running time:
01:29
Release date:
2008
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