Madagascar

AKA:
Wild Life (USA) (working title)

Written by:
Mark Burton
Billy Frolick

Directed by:
Eric Darnell
Tom McGrath

Made in:
USA in 2005

Actors:
Ben Stiller .... Alex the Lion (voice)
Chris Rock .... Marty the Zebra (voice)
David Schwimmer .... Melman the Giraffe (voice)
Jada Pinkett Smith .... Gloria the Hippo (voice)
Sacha Baron Cohen .... King Julian the Lemur (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer .... Maurice the Lemur (voice)
Tom McGrath .... Skipper the Penguin (voice)
Christopher Knights .... Private the Penguin (voice)
Chris Miller .... Kowalski the Penguin (voice)
Andy Richter .... Mort the Mouse Lemur (voice)
Conrad Vernon .... Mason the Chimpanzee (voice)

Plot:
At New York's Central Park Zoo, a lion (Stiller), a zebra (Rock), a giraffe (Schwimmer), and a hippo (Smith) are best friends and stars of the show. But when one of the animals goes missing from their cage, the other three break free to look for him, only to find themselves reunited ... on a ship en route to the island of Madagascar. When their vessel capsizes off the coast, however, the friends, who have all been raised in captivity, learn first-hand what life can be like in the wild. IMDB

Review:
An adorable movie!
As much for adults as well as children.
The movie is very funny, with some especially great parts here and there: including a tribute to American Beauty and some great music that goes well with the movie. :)

The monkeys and penguins are fantastic! :)

Maybe not perfect, but still deserves a: