Curious George (film)
Curious George is a 2006 American traditionally animated adventure family comedy film based on the book series by H.A. and Margret Rey. It stars Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, Dick Van Dyke, David Cross, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright, and Frank Welker as the title character. Matthew OCallaghan directed after replacing Jun Falkenstein. It features new songs by Jack Johnson. This project had been under development at Imagine Entertainment for a long time, dating back at least as long ago as 1992 and possibly many years before this. The screenplay was written by Ken Kaufman, with a story by Kaufman and Mike Werb. Although it is a traditionally animated film, about twenty percent of it takes place in 3D environments that were computergenerated. It was the first Universal Pictures theatrically released featurelength animated film since 1995s Balto, and Imagine Entertainments first animated film. Due to the success of the film, the franchise was adapted to a TV series on PBS Kids, with Jeff Bennett replacing Ferrell as the voice of the Man with the Yellow Hat.
With the help of a tour guide and tour group, Ted finds the Lost Shrine of Zagawa, but discovers it to be only three inches tall, much to his disappointment. Ted also encounters the little monkey on his expedition to Africa, and gives the monkey his yellow hat. The monkey, who quickly grows fond of Ted, follows him and boards the cargo ship, unknown to Ted. Ted returns home, and enters his apartment, only to receive a call from Bloomsberry telling him to report to the museum, so Ted can do an interview on the news. The monkey follows Ted to his apartment, the monkey is discovered busily repainting a posh apartment in full scale African animals and due to the strict no pets allowed policy, Ted is evicted by grumpy doorman Ivan Ed ORoss. Ted returns to the museum, and reveals to Bloomsberry the idols size. Ted is kicked out of the museum by Junior, after the monkey accidentally destroys an Apatosaurus skeleton.Ted and the monkey sleep outside in the park, and the next morning, Ted follows the monkey into the zoo, where Maggie and her young students name the monkey George. George gets into trouble and begins dangerously floating away on balloons high up over the city, Ted takes flight as well. Georges balloons are popped by spikes on a building and Ted saves him from certain death. ........
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