Madagascar (2005)
Movie: Madagascar (2005)
“At New York’s Central Park Zoo, a lion, a zebra, a giraffe, and a hippo 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 Africa. When their vessel is hijacked, however, the friends, who have all been raised in captivity, learn first-hand what life can be like in the wild. Written by Anonymous”
- Release Date:
27 May 2005 (USA)
- Run Time:
86 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Animation , Adventure , Comedy , Family
- MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language, crude humor and some thematic elements.
Tagline: Ton On The Run
Trivia: The lead quartet were originally to be a lion, a zebra, a hippo, and an okapi. Melman was changed to a giraffe to make him a familiar animal.
Goofs: Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Fossas are spelled “foosa” in the film. This is actually the way the word is spelled by the natives of Madagascar.






