Madagascar (2005 film)

Madagascar is a 2005 American computeranimated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in 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, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, and David Schwimmer are featured. Other voices include Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, and Andy Richter.

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 wideopen spaces to run around in, like in Connecticut. Martys best friend, Alex the lion, attempts to cheer up his friend by singing Frank Sinatras New York, New York with him. Still unsatisfied, Marty gets some tips from the zoos penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private. The penguins are similarly trying to escape the zoo. Martys friends Alex the lion, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippopotamus realize Martys 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 Alexs attempt to communicate with humans is mistaken for aggression. The zoo, under pressure from animalrights 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, Melman, and Gloria to fall off the boat and wash ashore on Madagascar.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, and quickly 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, 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 Juliens adviser, Maurice, cautions

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