Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (also called Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa or simply known as Madagascar 2) is a 2008 computer-animated adventure comedy movie and the sequel to the first movie about the same characters. It is directed by Eric Darnell and written by Thomas "Tom" McGrath. It stars the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer and Andy Richter. Also providing voices are Alec Baldwin, will.i.am, Bernie Mac and Sherri Shepherd. It was made by DreamWorks Animation and was released in 2008.
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Eric Darnell Tom McGrath |
| Produced by | Mireille Soria Mark Swift |
| Written by | Eric Darnell Tom McGrath |
| Starring | Ben Stiller Chris Rock Jada Pinkett Smith David Schwimmer Sacha Baron Cohen Cedric the Entertainer Andy Richter Bernie Mac Sherri Shepherd Alec Baldwin will.i.am |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer will.i.am |
| Edited by | Mark A. Hester |
| Distributed by | DreamWorks Paramount Pictures |
Release date | November 7, 2008 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $150 million |
| Box office | $594,728,447 |
In the movie, the New York Zoo animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, still stranded on Madagascar, started to leave the island. All of the sudden, they landed in the wilderness of Africa. There, Alex soon meet the rest of his family and starting to have trouble communicating with them after much of his time at the Central Park Zoo. It was followed by Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
Cast
- Ben Stiller as Alex
- Chris Rock as Marty and other zebras
- David Schwimmer as Melman
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria
- Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien XIII
- Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice
- Andy Richter as Mort
- Elisa Gabrielli as Nana
- Bernie Mac as Zuba
- Alec Baldwin as Makunga
- Sherri Shepherd as Florrie (credited as "Mom")
- will.i.am as Moto Moto
- Tom McGrath as Skipper
- Chris Miller as Kowalski
- Christopher Knights as Private
- John DiMaggio as Rico
- Conrad Vernon as Mason
Video games
Same as previously movie, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa has also adaptaion into video games. Release in platforms PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and also Microsoft Windows.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Media
Chris Rock at the Israeli premiere of the film, on November 22, 2008.
Other websites
- Official website
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa on IMDb
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa at AllRovi
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa at Box Office Mojo
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Archived 2006-04-24 at the Wayback Machine on the DreamWorks Animation website
- Official video game website Archived 2005-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (PS3) Archived 2006-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at IGN
