Happy Feet (2006)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
Happy Feet is computer-animated musical comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by George Miller. It stars the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, and E.G. Daily. An international co-production between the United States and Australia, the film was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, and Kingdom Feature Productions, and was released in North American theaters on 17 November 2006. It is the first animated film produced by Kennedy Miller and Animal Logic.
Though primarily an animated film, the film does incorporate motion capture of live action humans in certain scenes. The film was simultaneously released in both conventional theatres and in IMAX 2D format. The studio had hinted that a future IMAX 3D release was a possibility. However, Warner Bros., the film’s production company, was on too tight a budget to release Happy Feet in IMAX digital 3D.
Every emperor penguin sings a unique song called a “heartsong” to attract a mate. If the male penguin’s heartsong matches the female’s song, the two penguins mate. Norma Jean, a female penguin, falls for Memphis, a male penguin and they become mates. They lay an egg, which is left in Memphis’ care, while Norma Jean leaves with the other females to fish. While the males struggle through the harsh winter, Memphis briefly drops the egg. The resulting chick, Mumble, is unable to sing but can tap dance. Nevertheless, he is enamored with Gloria, a female penguin who is regarded as the most talented of her age. One day, Mumble encounters a group of hostile skua, with a leader who is tagged with a yellow band, which he says is from an alien abduction. Mumble narrowly escapes the hungry birds by falling into a crevice.
Directors: George Miller, Warren Coleman (co-director), Judy Morris (co-director)
Writers: George Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris, Warren Coleman
Stars: Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Robin Williams, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Elizabeth Daily
Cast:
| Carlos Alazraqui | … | Nestor (voice) |
| Lombardo Boyar | … | Raul (voice) |
| Jeffrey Garcia | … | Rinaldo (voice) (as Jeff Garcia) |
| Johnny A. Sanchez | … | Lombardo (voice) (as Johnny Sanchez III) |
| Robin Williams | … | Ramon / Lovelace (voice) |
| Elijah Wood | … | Mumble (voice) |
| Brittany Murphy | … | Gloria (voice) |
| Hugh Jackman | … | Memphis (voice) |
| Nicole Kidman | … | Norma Jean (voice) |
| Hugo Weaving | … | Noah the Elder (voice) |
| Elizabeth Daily | … | Baby Mumble (voice) (as E.G. Daily) |
| Magda Szubanski | … | Miss Viola (voice) |
| Miriam Margolyes | … | Mrs. Astrakhan (voice) |
| Fat Joe | … | Seymour (voice) |
| Alyssa Shafer | … | Baby Gloria (voice) |
| Cesar Flores | … | Baby Seymour (voice) |
| Anthony LaPaglia | … | Boss Skua (voice) |
| Danny Mann | … | Dino / Zoo Penguin (voice) |
| Mark Klastorin | … | Vinnie (voice) |
| Michael Cornacchia | … | Frankie (voice) |
| Steve Irwin | … | Trev (voice) |
| Nick McKay | … | Nev (voice) (as Nicholas McKay) |
| Tiriel Mora | … | Kev (voice) |
| Richard Carter | … | Barry / Live Action Cast (voice) |
| Lee Perry | … | Elder / Zoo Penguin (voice) |
| Alan Shearman | … | Elder (voice) |
| Larry Moss | … | Elder (voice) |
| Peter Carroll | … | Elder (voice) |
| Giselle Loren | … | Adélie Chica (voice) |
| Michelle Arthur | … | Adélie Chica (voice) |
| Denise Blasor | … | Adélie Chica (voice) |
| Dee Bradley Baker | … | Maurice (voice) |
| Roger Rose | … | Leopard Seal (voice) |
| Chrissie Hynde | … | Michelle (voice) |
| Charlotte Gillman | … | Live Action Cast |
| Warren Coleman | … | Live Action Cast |
| Felix Williamson | … | Live Action Cast |
| Carly Andrews | … | Live Action Cast |
| Cassandra Swaby | … | Live Action Cast |
| Winston Cooper | … | Live Action Cast |
| Henry Nixon | … | Live Action Cast |
| Kelly Tracey | … | Live Action Cast |
| Yann Le Berre | … | Live Action Cast |
| Belinda Bromilow | … | Live Action Cast |
| Alan Zitner | … | Live Action Cast |
| Dasi Ruz | … | Live Action Cast |
| Helmut Bakaitis | … | Live Action Cast |
| Simon Westaway | … | Live Action Cast |
| J. Grant Albrecht | … | (voice) (as Grant Albrecht) |
| Logan Arens | … | (voice) |
| Charles Bartlett | … | (voice) |
| Shane Baumel | … | (voice) |
| Taylor Beacom | … | (voice) (as T.J. Beacom) |
| Kwesi Boakye | … | (voice) |
| A.J. Buckley | … | (voice) |
| Erin Chambers | … | (voice) |
| Rickey D’Shon Collins | … | (voice) (as Ricky D’Shon Collins) |
| Scotty Cox | … | (voice) (as Scott E. Cox) |
| Django Craig | … | (voice) |
| Nicholas DeLaurentis | … | (voice) |
| Olivia DeLaurentis | … | (voice) |
| Chris Edgerly | … | (voice) |
| Efrain Figueroa | … | (voice) |
| Jeff Fischer | … | (voice) |
| Sonje Fortag | … | (voice) |
| Spencer Lacey Ganus | … | (voice) (as Spencer Ganus) |
| Khamani Griffin | … | (voice) |
| Khadijah | … | (voice) (as Khadijah Haqq) |
| Aldis Hodge | … | (voice) |
| Fisher Keene | … | (voice) |
| Arif S. Kinchen | … | Skuas (voice) |
| Michael Krepack | … | (voice) |
| Libby Lynch | … | (voice) |
| Diane Michelle | … | (voice) |
| Ryan Munck | … | (voice) |
| Christian Pikes | … | (voice) |
| Steve Pinto | … | (voice) |
| Zoë Raye | … | (voice) |
| Noreen Reardon | … | (voice) |
| Eliana Reyes | … | (voice) |
| Nicole Richmond | … | (voice) |
| Aimee Roldan | … | (voice) |
| Kyndell Rose Crowell | … | (voice) (as Kyndell Rose) |
| Alyssa Smith | … | (voice) |
| Mari Weiss | … | (voice) |
| Billy ‘Sly’ Williams | … | (voice) (as Billy Williams) |
| Rachel York | … | (voice) |
| Seishirô Katô | … | Baby Mumble (voice) |
| Eli King | … | (voice) |
| Mikaila Baumel | … | Baby Penguin (voice) (uncredited) |
| Craig Ricci Shaynak | … | Additional Voices (uncredited) |
| Jean-Pierre Yerma | … | Advisor to the Russian Diplomat (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia