Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

2008 animated film directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath
Movie animated_film Q188474
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Summary

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is an animated film[1]. It draws 1,541 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #158 of 1,376).[2]

Key Facts

  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's instance of is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — instance of (P31): animated film[3].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's director is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — director (P57): Eric Darnell[4].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's director is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — director (P57): Tom McGrath[5].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's screenwriter is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — screenwriter (P58): Etan Cohen[6].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's screenwriter is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — screenwriter (P58): Eric Darnell[7].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's screenwriter is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — screenwriter (P58): Tom McGrath[8].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's composer is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — composer (P86): Hans Zimmer[9].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's genre is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — genre (P136): buddy film[10].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's genre is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — genre (P136): children's film[11].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's genre is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — genre (P136): flashback film[12].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's genre is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — genre (P136): comedy film[13].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's logo image is recorded as Madagascar Escape 2 Africa logo.png[14].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's follows is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — follows (P155): Madagascar[15].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's followed by is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — followed by (P156): Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted[16].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's producer is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — producer (P162): Mireille Soria[17].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's performer is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — performer (P175): Hans Zimmer[18].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's performer is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — performer (P175): will.i.am[19].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's part of the series is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — part of the series (P179): DreamWorks Animation feature films[20].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's part of the series is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — part of the series (P179): Madagascar[21].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's depicts is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — depicts (P180): father and son[22].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's depicts is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — depicts (P180): lion[23].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's depicts is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — depicts (P180): zebra[24].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's depicts is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — depicts (P180): giraffe[25].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's depicts is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — depicts (P180): Hippopotamidae[26].
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's depicts is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — depicts (P180): African elephant[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Escape 2 Africa — performer (P175): Hans Zimmer[18] and Escape 2 Africa — performer (P175): will.i.am[19]. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's producer is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — producer (P162): Mireille Soria[17]. Directors include Escape 2 Africa — director (P57): Eric Darnell[4] and Escape 2 Africa — director (P57): Tom McGrath[5]. Screenwriters include Escape 2 Africa — screenwriter (P58): Etan Cohen[6], Escape 2 Africa — screenwriter (P58): Eric Darnell[7], and Escape 2 Africa — screenwriter (P58): Tom McGrath[8].

Publication

Publication dates include +2008-11-07T00:00:00Z[28], +2008-11-21T00:00:00Z[29], +2008-12-04T00:00:00Z[30], and +2008-10-30T00:00:00Z[31]. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[32]. Genres include Escape 2 Africa — genre (P136): buddy film[10], Escape 2 Africa — genre (P136): children's film[11], Escape 2 Africa — genre (P136): flashback film[12], and Escape 2 Africa — genre (P136): comedy film[13]. Series this is part of include Escape 2 Africa — part of the series (P179): DreamWorks Animation feature films[20] and Escape 2 Africa — part of the series (P179): Madagascar[21].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include Escape 2 Africa — part of the series (P179): DreamWorks Animation feature films[20] and Escape 2 Africa — part of the series (P179): Madagascar[21].

Reception

Reviews include 64%[33], 5.9/10[34], and 61/100[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa's follows is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — follows (P155): Madagascar[15]. Its followed by is recorded as Escape 2 Africa — followed by (P156): Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted[16].

Why It Matters

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa draws 1,541 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #158 of 1,376).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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  27. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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