Release Date
November 7, 2008
DVD Release Date
February 6, 2009 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Writer
Etan Cohen
Cast
Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Sherri Shepherd, Alec Baldwin, Will.i.am
Studio
Running Time
89 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG for some mild crude humor
All the loveable characters are back - Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo, King Julien, Maurice and the penguins - in "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa." 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 plan - sort of. Once aloft, this unlikely crew stays airborne just... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa arrived on DVD yesterday, much to my delight. The original Madagascar was surprisingly entertaining, and there was no reason why its sequel - which was a given as soon as the first one surpassed the $150 mark - would be in any different. Unless DreamWorks hired a new writer and that man stayed up all night drinking to come up with a good idea, and that good idea was to rip off The Lion King.
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