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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar Escape 2 Africa: Theatrical Release Poster
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Eric Darnell
Tom McGrath
Produced by Mireille Soria
Mark Swift
Written by Etan Cohen
Eric Darnell
Tom McGrath
Starring Ben Stiller
Chris Rock
David Schwimmer
Jada Pinkett Smith
Sacha Baron Cohen
Cedric the Entertainer
Andy Richter
Bernie Mac
Alec Baldwin
Sherri Shepherd
will.i.am
Music by Hans Zimmer
will.i.am
Edited by Mark A. Hester
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • November 7, 2008 (2008-11-07)
Running time
89 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $150 million
Box office $603.9 million
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released November 8, 2008 (2008-11-08)
Genre Pop rock
Reggaeton
Rap
Label Interscope

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is a 2008 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. As the sequel to the 2005 film Madagascar, it continues the adventures of Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippopotamus. It was directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, with a screenplay written by Etan Cohen, Darnell, and McGrath. The voice actors Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, and Andy Richter return for the sequel, joined by Bernie Mac, Alec Baldwin, Sherri Shepherd, Elisa Gabrielli, and will.i.am.

The film begins by showing a small part of Alex's early life, including his capture by hunters, then moves to shortly after the point where Madagascar left off, with the animals deciding to return to New York City. They board an airplane in Madagascar but crash-land in Africa, where each of the central characters meets others of the same species and where Alex is reunited with his parents. Problems arise, and their resolution occupies much of the remainder of the film.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa was released on November 7, 2008 by Paramount Pictures. It grossed $603.9 million on a $150 million budget, making it the sixth highest-grossing film of 2008, and won the 2009 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie. It was dedicated to Bernie Mac, who died before the film's release. A sequel, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, was released in 2012.


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