Happy Feet Movie

Happy Feet
Rating:
Run Time: 108 min
MPAA Rating: PG
Released: 2006
Directors: George Miller
Genre/Type: Children's/Family
Adventure Comedy
Family-Oriented Comedy
Producers: Bill Miller
George Miller
Doug Mitchell
Official Site: www.happyfeetmovie...
Plot Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
In the world of the emperor penguin, a simple song can mean the difference between a lifetime of happiness and an eternity of loneliness. When a penguin named Mumble is born without the ability to sing the romantic song that will attract his soul mate, he'll have to resort to some fancy footwork by tap dancing his way into the heart of the one he loves. Directed by Babe mastermind George Miller, Happy Feet tells the tale of one penguin's quest for love, and features an all-star cast of vocal talent that includes Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman, Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman, and Brittany Murphy.

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George Miller will start production on Happy Feet 2 in January of 2009, and he is hoping for a 2011 theatrical debut. ChaCha!
The Warner Brothers movie, Happy Feet, was released on DVD on March 27, 2007. The original release date for movie theaters was November 17, 2006. A sequel to the film is in the works with a release date of November 2011.
The main Penguin on Happy Feet is Called Mumble. Unlike the other Penguins, Mumble cannot sing but only Dance!
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Cast

Actors Character Born
Elijah Wood Mumble Jan 28, 1981 in Cedar Rapids, IA
Robin Williams Ramon Jul 21, 1952 in Chicago, IL
Brittany Murphy Gloria Nov 10, 1977 in Atlanta, GA
Hugh Jackman Memphis Oct 12, 1968 in Sydney, Australia
Nicole Kidman Norma Jean Jun 20, 1967 in Hawaii
Hugo Weaving Noah the Elder Apr 4, 1960 in Austin, Nigeria
Anthony LaPaglia Boss Skua Jan 31, 1959 in Adelaide, Australia
Magda Szubanski Miss Viola
Steve Irwin Trev Feb 22, 1962 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Carlos Alazraqui Nestor
E.G. Daily Baby Mumble
Lombardo Boyar Raul
Miriam Margolyes Mrs. Astrakhan
Fat Joe Seymour
Alyssa Shafer Baby Gloria
Cesar Flores Baby Seymour
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Review by Derek Armstrong
In 2005, March of the Penguins identified a real appetite among moviegoers for flightless waterfowl. (As movie characters, mind you, not menu items.) The next year, Happy Feet drove that phenomenon over the top, grossing just shy of 200 million dollars on its way to upsetting perennial favorite Pixar for the Best Animated Feature Oscar. The victory was an upset not just because Pixar's Cars was better than expected, but also because Happy Feet isn't as good as the numbers suggest. George Miller's film does benefit from a delightful concept. According to Happy Feet, the mating ritual made famous by March is actually a matter of mutual serenade, with penguins finding their soul mates to the strains of modern pop music. But Happy Feet gets kind of stuck in this concept phase, never blossoming into an involving narrative. Mumble, voiced by Elijah Wood, is your standard outsider -- insert your favorite ugly duckling metaphor here. But his supposed deficiency is that he dances rather than sings -- a complementary skill, one would think, whose uniqueness should elevate him, rather than ostracizing him toward a mission of heroic redemption. This mission allows for some strong set pieces and breathtaking images of the Antarctic landscape and fauna, but it also brings audiences into contact with two super-annoying Robin Williams characters, both voiced as politically incorrect racial stereotypes. By the time it's finished, Mumble's journey has gone places that stretch even the minimal logic required for a kid's movie. Perhaps that gets at the shortcomings of the entire film. While it's infectious enough to slot right in as a new classic for young children, and visually advanced enough to wow audiences of any age, it's also flawed enough that adults won't want to join in on their kids' inevitable repeat viewings.
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