Saturday, May 21, 2005
THE creators of Shrek and Shark Tale are back. And this time, they’re putting zoo animals on the big screen.
Madagascar, the latest offering of Dream Works Animation, tells the story of four pampered zoo animals—Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra Rock, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo—all main attractions at New York’s Central Park Zoo.
But the peace and quiet of their blissful abode gets ruined when curious Marty escapes from his shelter. Alex, Melman and Gloria go after him, but before they can even hit the streets, they are captured, crated and put on a ship to Africa by well-meaning humans who think they should be freed from the stress of New York life.
When a bevy of devious penguins sabotage the ship, the four animals 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.
Madagascar stars the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer and Andy Richter. Distributed in the Philippines by United International Pictures through Solar Entertainment Corp. Madagascar will be shown in local cinemas very soon.
ManilaTimes
