Director: Eric Darnell, Conrad Vernon
Writer: Billy Frolick, Mark Burton
Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, David Schwimmer
Released: June 16, 2005
Rating: (PG)
Runtime: 86 minutes
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Story: Alex the Lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo have lived their entire lives in blissful captivity, with regular meals provided and an admiring public to adore them.
Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty allows his curiosity to get the better of him and, with the help of some prodigious penguins, makes his escape to explore the world he's been missing. Alex, Melman and Gloria go after him, but before they can go wild in the streets, they are captured, crated and put on a ship to Africa - to be ultimately set free.
When those plotting penguins sabotage the ship, Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria find themselves washed ashore on the exotic island of Madagascar. Now, these native New Yorkers have to figure out how to survive in the wild and discover the true meaning of the phrase "It's a jungle out there."
Cast:
Ben Stiller Alex the Lion (voice)
Chris Rock Marty the Zebra (voice)
David Schwimmer Melman the Giraffe (voice)
Jada Pinkett Smith Gloria the Hippo (voice)
Sacha Baron Cohen King Julian the Lemur (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer Maurice the Lemur (voice)
Tom McGrath Skipper the Penguin (voice)
Christopher Knights Private the Penguin (voice)
Chris Miller Kowalski the Penguin (voice)
Andy Richter Mort the Mouse Lemur (voice)
Conrad Vernon Mason the Chimpanzee (voice)