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Happy Feet (2006) -- Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!
Happy Feet (2006) -- Clip: Boogie Wonderland
Happy Feet (2006) -- Interview: Hugh Jackman "Why this Movie Interested Him"
Happy Feet (2006) -- Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!
Happy Feet (2006) -- Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!

Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   37,743 votes
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Directors:
George Miller
Warren Coleman (co-director)
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Writers:
Warren Coleman (written by)
John Collee (written by)
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Release Date:
17 November 2006 (USA) more
Tagline:
WARNING: May Cause Toe-Tapping. more
Plot:
Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce! full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 12 wins & 16 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(143 articles)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Carlos Alazraqui ... Nestor (voice)

Lombardo Boyar ... Raul (voice)
Jeffrey Garcia ... Rinaldo (voice) (as Jeff Garcia)
Johnny A. Sanchez ... Lombardo (voice) (as Johnny Sanchez III)

Robin Williams ... Ramon / Lovelace (voice)

Elijah Wood ... Mumble (voice)

Brittany Murphy ... Gloria (voice)

Hugh Jackman ... Memphis (voice)

Nicole Kidman ... Norma Jean (voice)

Hugo Weaving ... Noah the Elder (voice)

Elizabeth Daily ... Baby Mumble (voice) (as E.G. Daily)

Magda Szubanski ... Miss Viola (voice)

Miriam Margolyes ... Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
Fat Joe ... Seymour (voice)

Alyssa Shafer ... Baby Gloria (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Happy Feet: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some mild peril and rude humor.
Runtime:
109 min
Country:
Australia | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby Digital EX | DTS-ES

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Trivia:
The translation of Raul's Spanish speaking part of "Boogie Wonderland" is: "I am Raul, the coolest penguin, Latino of course, 100% Spanish! My brothers! (Yeah), Later the girl who lights me on fire will call, The party- dance, dance little girl! My heart has dynamite! BOOM!, (Exactly!), You look so beautiful to me baby!" more
Goofs:
Continuity: Toward the end of the movie, the penguins start to dance while one human video tapes them. Later, the video of the penguins dancing is played in Times Square and on TVs all over, but the human didn't even have his camera out yet during the beginning part of the dance that is televised. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Penguin #1: [singing] Once there was a way to get back homeward.
Penguin #2: [singing] Are the stars out tonight?
Penguin #1: [singing] Once there was a way to get back home.
Penguin #2: [singing] I only have eyes for you.
Penguin #1: [singing] Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry.
Penguin #2: [singing] For you.
Penguin #1: [singing] And I will sing a lullaby.
Penguin #3: [singing] With a song in my heart.
Penguin #4: [singing] So tell me / Tell me something good / Yeah, yeah, yeah / Tell me that you love me. / Tell me, baby. / Tell me something good.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Allemaal film: Tussen kunst en kassa (#1.5)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Otchi Tchorniya more

FAQ

Is the adolescent penguin at the end the offspring of Mumble and Gloria?
Is Steve Irwin in it ?
Are the short penguins hispanic?
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229 out of 346 people found the following comment useful.
Truly Moving Picture, 24 October 2006
10/10
Author: tollini from United States

I saw this film on October 2nd, 2006 in Indianapolis. I am one of the judges for the Heartland Film Festival's Truly Moving Picture Award. A Truly Moving Picture "…explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life." Heartland gave that award to this film.

It's not easy being a young penguin when you can't sing and singing well is how you find your one true soul mate. The mating happens when young couples are attracted to each other's own rendition of their heart song. And to make matters even worse, the young penguin, Mumble, is a natural tap dancer, which is not appreciated by his parents or his teachers or the penguin colony. And to top it all off, there is a shortage of fish and no one knows why.

The unhappy young Mumble runs into 5 small Latino penguins from another penguin colony and the adventure takes off. The story line cuts back and forth between the fish shortage environmental mystery and Mumble's attempt to be attractive to Gloria, his love interest. Along the way he runs into penguin eating birds and penguin eating mammals and almost alien-like man made machines.

This is a musical comedy animation and the songs are classic rock and the dance routines are Broadway-theater clever and these songs and dances never stop throughout the film.

Mumble is a loser in the eyes of his peers, and feels a lot of pain. But he is also heroic and brave and optimistic and he never gives up. Those traits do not let him down. Mumble can pass on an important message to young people. It's your attitude that can carry you through successfully in life. It is not always about physical attributes and physical beauty.

Robin Williams voices Ramon, one of the small Latino penguins, and also Lovelace, the film-flam psychic of the Latino penguin colony. Robin Williams' two characters are over the top which is perfect for the normally over the top Robin Williams. This comedic element keeps the film from taking its adult themes too seriously.

FYI – There is a Truly Moving Pictures web site where there is a listing of past Truly Moving Picture Award winners that are now either at the theater or available on video.

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