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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) -- Here's will.i.am's music video "I Like to Move It," a featured song in Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) -- This is the second theatrical trailer for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, directed by  Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) -- Clip: Zebras spit too
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) -- Interview: Jada Pinkett Smith "On coming back to do the sequel"
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) -- This is the first theatrical trailer for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath.

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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   25,044 votes
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Writers:

Etan Cohen (written by)
Eric Darnell (written by)
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Release Date:

7 November 2008 (USA) more

Tagline:

Still together. Still lost!

Plot:

The sequel to 2005's "Madagascar", in which New York Zoo animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo... more | full synopsis

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Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(367 articles)

“Carol” Has A Dickens Of A Time
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Moviegoers Stingy with Scrooge
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User Comments:

Better than the original more (95 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ben Stiller ... Alex (voice)

Chris Rock ... Marty / Additional Zebras (voice)

David Schwimmer ... Melman (voice)

Jada Pinkett Smith ... Gloria (voice)

Sacha Baron Cohen ... Julien (voice)

Cedric the Entertainer ... Maurice (voice)

Andy Richter ... Mort (voice)

Bernie Mac ... Zuba (voice)

Alec Baldwin ... Makunga (voice)

Sherri Shepherd ... Mom (voice)
Will i Am ... Moto Moto (voice) (as Will.I.Am)

Elisa Gabrielli ... Nana (voice)
Tom McGrath ... Skipper / Lemur #1 (voice)
Chris Miller ... Kowalski (voice)
Christopher Knights ... Private (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Madagascar 2 (USA) (working title)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Madagascar: The Crate Escape (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild crude humor.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

A specially-made segment featuring Julien and Private was used as part of a 2008 Comcast Digital Voice commercial. more

Goofs:

Plot holes: At the beginning of first Madagascar film, Marty celebrates his 10th birthday, which would put his birth year at late 1990s. However, in Madagascar 2 it is shown that Marty is already at the Central Park Zoo (as a cub) when Alex arrives, which happens in 1972. more

Quotes:

Nana: I'm not gonna stay out in the open and get attacked by more animals. I'm too old to die. more

Movie Connections:

References The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) (VG) more

Soundtrack:

Born Free more


FAQ

Where is Madagascar?
"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"? Isn't Madagascar already a part of Africa?
What are the small deer-like animals? Are they based on a real animal?
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57 out of 96 people found the following comment useful.
Better than the original, 7 November 2008
7/10
Author: Dave from United States

I thought that the first Madagascar had promising characters and a decent premise, but it was very poorly put together. My son, who was 8 or 9 at the time loved the movie, however. We saw the sequel this morning and we both agreed - it was much better than the original. And, since part II begins with a brief summary of part I, there is no need to see the first one to understand what's happening in the new movie. All the main characters are back and there are many new ones as well. Going in, the big question on my mind was "do the penguins play a bigger role in the sequel?"... answer is "Yes, but not much bigger". All in all an enjoyable movie that outshines it's predecessor!

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