Madagascar
2005 animated film directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath
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Summary
Madagascar is an animated film[1]. Madagascar ranks in the top 3% of animated film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,736 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Eric Darnell[3], Tom McGrath[4]
- Screenwriter: Eric Darnell[5], Tom McGrath[6], Mark Burton[7]
- Composer: Hans Zimmer[8]
- Genre: buddy film[9], children's film[10], adventure film[11], comedy film[12], survival film[13]
- Followed by: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa[14]
- Producer: Mireille Soria[15]
- Part of the series: DreamWorks Animation feature films[16], Madagascar[17]
- Depicts: jungle[18], beach[19], zebra[20], giraffe[21], Nile hippopotamus[22], penguin[23], lion[24], fossa[25]
- Production company: DreamWorks Animation[26], Pacific Data Images[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
- Commons category: Madagascar (2005 film)[29]
- Soundtrack release: Madagascar – Motion Picture Soundtrack[30]
- Distribution format: theatrical release[31]
- Review score: 55%[32], 6.2/10[33], 57/100[34]
- Color: color[35]
- Country of origin: United States[36]
- Publication date: May 27, 2005[37], September 2, 2005[38], July 14, 2005[39], June 24, 2005[40]
- Characters: Alex[41], Marty[42], Melman[43], Gloria[44], King Julien XIII[45], Skipper[46], Kowalski[47], Rico[48], Private[49], Maurice[50], Mort[51], Fossas[52], Mason and Phil[53], Nana[54]
- Voice actor: Ben Stiller[55], Chris Rock[56], David Schwimmer[57], Jada Pinkett Smith[58], Sacha Baron Cohen[59], Cedric the Entertainer[60], Tom McGrath[61], Chris Miller[62], Jeffrey Katzenberg[63], Christopher Knights[64], Andy Richter[65], Elisa Gabrielli[66], Eric Darnell[67], Conrad Vernon[68]
- Distributed by: DreamWorks[69]
- Narrative location: New York City[70], Madagascar[71]
Why It Matters
Madagascar has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] Madagascar is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]