Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa *** (2008, voices Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer) – Classic Movie Review 4527

In directors Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath’s entertaining, eagerly-awaited 2008 sequel to DreamWorks 2005 animation hit Madagascar, its beloved characters Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippo, King Julien, Maurice and the penguins and the chimps land in the wilderness of Africa, where Alex meets the rest of his family.

The voices are provided by Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Cedric the Entertainer.

An enormous hit again in the States, where it took a stunning $63 million on the opening weekend, and a total of $180 million, it couldn’t fail in the UK either of course, taking over £23 million.

It is followed by Madagascar 3D (2014).

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