Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy |.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is a American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The sequel to the 2005 film Madagascar and the second installment in the franchise, it continues the adventures of Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, and Gloria the Hippo.
The film was directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, with a screenplay written by Etan Cohen, Darnell, and McGrath. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, and Elisa Gabrielli reprise their roles from the first film, and are joined by new cast members Bernie Mac, Alec Baldwin, Sherri Shepherd, and will.i.am.
In Africa, Zuba the lion tries to teach his son Alakay how to fight, but the cub is more interested in dancing. Rival male Makunga challenges Zuba for the title of alpha lion, and during their fight Alakay is captured by poachers. The crate containing Alakay falls into the ocean and drifts to New York City, where he is renamed Alex and grows up at the Central Park Zoo with Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe, and Gloria the hippopotamus.
Years later, following their adventure in Madagascar, the zoo animals—Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria, the penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private, and chimpanzees Mason and Phil—prepare to return to New York aboard a battered airplane piloted by the penguins, accompanied by the lemurs King Julien, Maurice, and Mort.
Directors: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Writers: Etan Cohen, Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Stars: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Will.i.am
► Cast:
| Ben Stiller | … | Alex (voice) |
| Chris Rock | … | Marty / Additional Zebras (voice) |
| David Schwimmer | … | Melman (voice) |
| Jada Pinkett Smith | … | Gloria (voice) |
| Sacha Baron Cohen | … | Julien (voice) |
| Cedric the Entertainer | … | Maurice (voice) |
| Andy Richter | … | Mort (voice) |
| Bernie Mac | … | Zuba (voice) |
| Alec Baldwin | … | Makunga (voice) |
| Sherri Shepherd | … | Mom (voice) |
| Will.i.am | … | Moto Moto (voice) (as Will.I.Am) |
| Elisa Gabrielli | … | Nana (voice) |
| Tom McGrath | … | Skipper / Lemur (voice) |
| Chris Miller | … | Kowalski (voice) |
| Christopher Knights | … | Private (voice) |
| Conrad Vernon | … | Mason (voice) |
| Quinn Dempsey Stiller | … | Baby Alex (voice) |
| Declan Swift | … | Baby Alex (voice) |
| Fred Tatasciore | … | Teetsi / Poacher #1 / Elephant (voice) |
| Eric Darnell | … | Joe the Witch Doctor / Poacher #2 (voice) |
| Willow Smith | … | Baby Gloria (voice) |
| Thomas Stanley | … | Baby Marty (voice) |
| Zachary Gordon | … | Baby Melman (voice) |
| Meredith Vieira | … | Newscaster (voice) |
| Lesley Stahl | … | Newscaster (voice) |
| Al Roker | … | Newscaster (voice) |
| David Soren | … | Lemur (voice) |
| Phil LaMarr | … | Guide (voice) |
| Stephen Kearin | … | Stephen the Giraffe / Tourist with Video Camera / Rhino (voice) |
| Dan O’Connor | … | Tourist with University Shirt / Cape Buffalo (voice) |
| Edie Mirman | … | Telephone Recording (voice) |
| Fergie | … | Hippo Girlfriend (voice) (as Stacy Ferguson) |
| Harland Williams | … | Additional Giraffe (voice) |
| Danny Jacobs | … | Tourist with New York T-Shirt (voice) |
| Bridget Hoffman | … | Female Tourist (voice) |
| Terrence Hardy Jr. | … | Cub (voice) (as Terence Hardy) |
| Conner Rayburn | … | Little Giraffe (voice) |
| Holly Dorff | … | Fish (voice) |
| David P. Smith | … | Bobby the Dik Dik (voice) (as David Smith) |
| Lynnanne Zager | … | Lioness (voice) |
| Jackie Gonneau | … | Additional Dik Dik (voice) |
| John Eric Bentley | … | Additional Dialogue (voice) (as John Bentley) |
| John DiMaggio | … | Rico (voice) |
| Richard Steven Horvitz | … | Additional Voices (voice) |
Source: imdb, wikipedia