The Madagascar animals fly back to New York City, but crash-land on an African nature reserve in Kenya, where they meet others of their own kind, and Alex especially discovers his royal heri... Read allThe Madagascar animals fly back to New York City, but crash-land on an African nature reserve in Kenya, where they meet others of their own kind, and Alex especially discovers his royal heritage as prince of a lion pride.The Madagascar animals fly back to New York City, but crash-land on an African nature reserve in Kenya, where they meet others of their own kind, and Alex especially discovers his royal heritage as prince of a lion pride.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 11 nominations total
Ben Stiller
- Alex
- (voice)
Chris Rock
- Marty
- (voice)
- …
David Schwimmer
- Melman
- (voice)
Jada Pinkett Smith
- Gloria
- (voice)
Sacha Baron Cohen
- Julien
- (voice)
Cedric The Entertainer
- Maurice
- (voice)
- (as Cedric the Entertainer)
Andy Richter
- Mort
- (voice)
Bernie Mac
- Zuba
- (voice)
Alec Baldwin
- Makunga
- (voice)
Sherri Shepherd
- Mom
- (voice)
Elisa Gabrielli
- Nana
- (voice)
Tom McGrath
- Skipper
- (voice)
- …
Chris Miller
- Kowalski
- (voice)
Christopher Knights
- Private
- (voice)
Conrad Vernon
- Mason
- (voice)
Declan Swift
- Baby Alex
- (voice)
- Directors
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaBernie Mac's last film before his death. This film is dedicated to his memory.
- GoofsThe birth mark on Alex's paw was never seen in Madagascar (2005).
- Crazy creditsThe Penguins knock out the fishing boy and take his place on the moon in the DreamWorks Animation logo.
- Alternate versionsWhen the film is syndicated by Trifecta, the following edit is made: When Zuba is trying to open a crate for young Alex's escape from the truck in the prologue, he was shot by a tranquilizer gun from one of the poachers. The gun was skipped to Alex's reaction.
- SoundtracksThe Traveling Song
Written by Hans Zimmer & Will.i.am (as will.i.am)
Performed by Will.i.am (as will.i.am)
will.i.am Appears Courtesy of will.i.am music, inc./A&M Records
Featured review
Rarely have I seen animated family sequel movie that's as good or better than its predecessor but speaking as a movie freak who didn't like the first installment, I gotta say I'm very much entertained by MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 Africa and it way funnier than the original movie. Dreamworks has a habit of doing this
what it lacks in its story and overall animation (Pixar still rules in those departments!) it makes up for it in its sense of humor. This is the movie that every age can enjoy and it has only a very, very few silly, lame moments but for the most part, you just got to move it, move it! The whole team is back, it doesn't take long for you to remember what each character is all about, there's no need for re-introduction but there is a bunch of new characters thrown in to the den without having to take us in unnecessary complication of having to understand what they are. The concept is simple and the jokes are funny. Here you see all the characters stranded in Africa and meet a their own kind. It's the freedom they've always wanted but don't really want at the same time. They have trouble fitting in and getting in touch with their heritage, all the while friendship and feelings are being put to the test resulting in an exciting adventure at the end that brings them closer together again. Kids will love it, Parents will be glad about it, and the rest of us will find it to be very amusing.
MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 Africa will feel like too short of a movie, but that's also something that I can appreciate because I don't think it has any intention of trying to be all Oscar worthy, it's nothing more than telling a light, enjoyable story with good moral value lesson and that's about it. If the running time were any longer, it would lose some of its target audience. Hands down, without dragging this review any more than it has to, the best part of this movie once again, are the penguins! Those dudes are hardcore gangsters and freakin' hilarious! They should have their own spin-off, stand-alone movie, just about them scheming something deviant and mission impossible-esquire. I could watch them work together and hear their smartass, cocky remarks/attitude about a thousand more times and they'll still crack me up. If you find no reason to watch this movie, then at least watch it to check out those awesome penguins.
MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 Africa will feel like too short of a movie, but that's also something that I can appreciate because I don't think it has any intention of trying to be all Oscar worthy, it's nothing more than telling a light, enjoyable story with good moral value lesson and that's about it. If the running time were any longer, it would lose some of its target audience. Hands down, without dragging this review any more than it has to, the best part of this movie once again, are the penguins! Those dudes are hardcore gangsters and freakin' hilarious! They should have their own spin-off, stand-alone movie, just about them scheming something deviant and mission impossible-esquire. I could watch them work together and hear their smartass, cocky remarks/attitude about a thousand more times and they'll still crack me up. If you find no reason to watch this movie, then at least watch it to check out those awesome penguins.
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- Oct 24, 2008
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Madagascar 2
- Filming locations
- Glendale, California, USA(principal animation)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $150,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $180,010,950
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $63,106,589
- Nov 9, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $603,900,354
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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