The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper
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Duration Country United States | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre Animation, Short, Comedy Screenplay Michael Lachance Writer Michael Lachance Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 7, 2005 (2005-10-07) Cast (Skipper), (Kowalski), (Private), John Di Maggio (Rico), (Ted the Polar Bear), (Additional Voice)Similar movies The Nightmare Before Christmas , A Christmas Carol , Penguins of Madagascar , Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa , The Ref , Arthur Christmas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper is a computer-animated short produced by DreamWorks Animation. The 12-minute Madagascar spin-off features the adventures of four penguins, sometimes known as the Madagascar Penguins, who live in the Central Park Zoo and are trained as spies.
Contents
The short premiered in theaters on October 7, 2005 with the stop-motion film, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. It was directed by animation veteran Gary Trousdale, produced by Teresa Cheng, and written by Michael Lachance.
During the holiday season, when the animals of the Central Park Zoo are preparing for Christmas, Private, the youngest of the penguins notices that the Polar Bear is all alone. Assured that nobody should have to spend Christmas alone, Private goes into the city for some last-minute Christmas shopping. Along the way, he gets stuffed into a stocking
Plot
Focusing on the Madagacar penguins and taking place before the events of the first Madagascar, the youngest penguin on the team, Private, slips out of the zoo on Christmas Eve to find a present for a lonely polar bear named Ted. While roaming the streets of Manhattan, he is captured by Nana (the mean old lady from the first film) who mistakes him for a chew toy for her vicious dog, Mr Chew. The other three penguins, Skipper, Kowalski, and Rico, rescue Private from Nanas apartment before it is too late. They escalate into chaos against Mr. Chew, all-the-while, not noticed by Nana, who is occupied watching a football game. When they are done, they detonate the door, which is a running gag in the film, finally attracting Nanas attention and leaving Mr. Chew to take the fall for what the penguins have done to her place.
At the end of the film they invite Ted to their home. But he has already invited several other guests, resulting in a massive sing-a-long to a parody of Jingle Bells.
Voice cast
Soundtrack
The original music for the short was composed by James Dooley. According to Dooley, he was asked to score because he "had written all the music for the penguins in the feature length, Madagascar."
Similar Movies
Tom McGrath and Chris Miller appear in The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper and Merry Madagascar. Tom McGrath and Chris Miller appear in The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper and Madly Madagascar. Tom McGrath appears in The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper and directed Madagascar. Tom McGrath and John DiMaggio appear in The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper and Penguins of Madagascar. Christmas Caper (2007).
Home media
The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper was released on the later DVD editions of Madagascar, Shrek, and Shrek 2, all of which were released on November 15, 2005. It was released on Blu-ray on September 23, 2008, as a bonus feature attached to Madagascar.
References
The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper WikipediaThe Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper IMDb The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper themoviedb.org