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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Year:

2008

Duration:

89 min

Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Eric Darnell

Awards:

3 wins & 9 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2008-11-07

Earnings

Budget: $150,000,000

Opening Weekend: $63,106,589 (USA) (9 November 2008)

Gross: $179,982,968 (USA) (22 February 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Holly Dorff

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Zachary Gordon

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Ben Stiller

Alex

Chris Rock

Marty

David Schwimmer

Melman

Jada Pinkett Smith

Gloria

Sacha Baron Cohen

Julien

Cedric the Entertainer

Maurice

Andy Richter

Mort

Bernie Mac

Zuba

Alec Baldwin

Makunga

Sherri Shepherd

Mom

Will.i.am

Moto Moto

Elisa Gabrielli

Nana

Tom McGrath

Skipper

Chris Miller

Kowalski

Christopher Knights

Private

Conrad Vernon

Mason

Quinn Dempsey Stiller

Baby Alex

Declan Swift

Baby Alex

Fred Tatasciore

Teetsi

Eric Darnell

Joe the Witch Doctor

Willow Smith

Baby Gloria

Thomas Stanley

Baby Marty

Meredith Vieira

Newscaster

Lesley Stahl

Newscaster

Al Roker

Newscaster

David Soren

Lemur

Phil LaMarr

Guide

Stephen Kearin

Stephen the Giraffe

Dan O'Connor

Tourist with University Shirt

Edie Mirman

Telephone Recording

Fergie

Hippo Girlfriend

Harland Williams

Additional Giraffe (voice)

Danny Jacobs

Tourist with New York T-Shirt

Bridget Hoffman

Female Tourist

Terrence Hardy Jr.

Cub

Conner Rayburn

Little Giraffe

David P. Smith

Bobby the Dik Dik

Lynnanne Zager

Lioness

Jackie Gonneau

Additional Dik Dik (voice)

John Eric Bentley

Additional Dialogue (voice) (as John Bentley)

Did you know?

Trivia

A specially-made segment featuring Alex, Gloria, Melman, Marty, and the penguins was used as part of a 2008 McDonald's restaurant commercial.

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All of the zebras in the film were voiced by Chris Rock.

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The sequel Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) was confirmed months before this one came out.

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Goofs

The stripes on a zebra are much like the fingerprints on a human being, so none of the zebras in Marty's herd should look alike.

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At the beginning of the film when the zoo-keeper places Alex on the newspapers on top of a stone table where Alex performs, the newspaper disappears moments later.

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The birth mark on Alex's paw was never seen in Madagascar.

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Quotes

Kowalski: We've lost engine one... and engine two is no longer on fire

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Julien: I don't know why the sacrifice didn't work. The science was so solid.

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Skipper: That has to be the second biggest slingshot I've ever seen, but I guess it'll have to do.

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Faq

Is this movie based on a book?

No. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is based on a screenplay by American screenwriter Etan Cohen. It is a sequel to Madagascar (2005).

Where is Madagascar?

Madagascar is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa, opposite Mozambique. The world's fourth-largest island, it is twice the size of Arizona. For more information about Madagascar, see here.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags are used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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