Everything You Need To Know About Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa …As It Relates To You And Your World The Actors, Director, Info, Reviews, and Photos

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Left marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it just might work. With military precision, the penguins have repaired an old crashed plane - sort of. Once aloft, this unlikely crew stays airborne just enough to make it to the wildest place of all - the vast plains of Africa itself - where our zoo-raised crew encounter species of their own kind for the very first time.

Photos © 2008 DreamWorks Animation. Review © David Bruce

BEN STILLER (Alex) BEN STILLER (Alex)

An actor, director, producer and writer

A supporter of several charities including Declare Yourself, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, and the Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation


CHRIS ROCK (Marty)CHRIS ROCK (Marty)

Rock broke the Guinness World Record for the largest audience ever at a comedy show in the UK

Influenced by the performing style of preacher grandfather, Allen Rock


JADA PINKETT SMITH (Gloria) JADA PINKETT SMITH (Gloria)

Married to actor Will Smith since 1997, and has two children with Smith, Jaden and Willow Smith

Co-founded the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, a charity organization which has donated funds to various charities


ERIC DARNELL (right)(Director / Screenplay) wrote and directed the 2005 “Madagascar.” He also directed “Antz”

TOM MCGRATH (left)TOM MCGRATH (left)(Director / Screenplay / Skipper) (Director / Screenplay / Skipper) over 18 years in the field of over 18 years in the field of entertainment. Made directorial entertainment. Made directorial debut with “Madagascar” (also debut with “Madagascar” (also served as writer). He voices the served as writer). He voices the lead penguin, Skipperlead penguin, Skipper


(L to R) Directors ERIC DARNELL and TOM McGRATH; producers MARK SWIFT and MIREILLE SORIA


Bernie Mac's last animated feature

The sequel Madagascar 3 (2011) was confirmed months before this one came out

In 2005, “Madagascar” scored big with more than half-a-billion at the worldwide box office, making it the top family comedy of that year


All the characters are back – Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, Gloria the hippo, King Julien, and Maurice and the penguins


Left marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it just might work. With military precision, the penguins have repaired an old crashed plane - sort of.


Once aloft, this unlikely crew stays airborne just enough to make it to the wildest place of all - the vast plains of Africa itself.


In Africa our zoo-raised crew encounter species of their own kind for the very first time. While discovering their roots, they quickly realize the difference between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa.


Despite long-lost relatives, romantic rivals and scheming hunters, Africa seems like a "crack-a-lackin" great place... but is it better than their Central Park home?


GENERALLY POSITIVE Consensus voice: "The film, like its predecessor, is aimed mostly at children and should score a direct hit.“--Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter


Director / Screenplay Tom McGrath: “Audiences should find themselves in situations that they can identify with… parental issues, identity issues, love. I mean, we still want people to laugh—that’s our main goal—but we also want to move them a little.”


REALITY AND CHANGE A good life goal is: Connect to the world surrounding you, and bring positive change to it. This goal is played out very humorously in this film by those loveable characters. (1) Stranded in Africa, they connect, and discover new friends and their roots. (2) They decide to move forward in the light of their new realizations. “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might” (Ecc. 9:10a NLT) Excellent God-stuff here!

Review © David Bruce

“This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves; to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.” --Oswald Spengler, historian and philosopher


The purpose of life The purpose of life is to live it, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to taste experience to the utmost,

to reach out eagerly and without fear to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. for newer and richer experience.

--Eleanor Roosevelt--Eleanor RooseveltPhotos © 2008 DreamWorks Animation. Review © David Bruce

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