Director Eric Darnell (1961)

An American animated film, Penguins of Madagascar (2014), was a collaborative effort by DreamWorks Animation and PDI/DreamWorks. Following the adventure of three heroic penguin brothers Skipper, Rico, and Kowalski, the story begins when they bravely rescue an abandoned egg from leopard seals on a drifting iceberg. The chick that hatches becomes their beloved brother, Private. Ten years later, the penguins break away from Circus Zaragoza to celebrate Private’s birthday by breaking into Fort Knox for his favorite snack- Cheesy Dibbles. Despite his true desire to be recognized as a full-fledged team member, Private’s wish seems unattainable. However, things ...

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012) is a comedy film from DreamWorks Animation SKG and PDI/DreamWorks, distributed by Paramount Pictures. The penguins and chimpanzees take off for Monte Carlo in a modified airplane. However, when they fail to return, Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria, King Julien, Maurice, and Mort decide to track them down and bring them back to their home at the Central Park Zoo in New York City. They eventually locate them at the Monte Carlo Casino, but things quickly escalate as an argument erupts between Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria. In the chaos that follows, the animals manage to escape from Captain Chantel DuBois of Monaco’s ...

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) is a comedic animated film from DreamWorks Animation SKG and PDI/DreamWorks, distributed by Paramount Pictures. In Kenya, Zuba, the alpha lion, attempts to teach his son Alakay how to fight, but Alakay’s true passion lies in dancing. However, rival lion Makunga challenges Zuba for his title. During their confrontation, poachers capture Alakay and place him in a crate. Zuba pursues them but is injured by a gunshot to the ear. The crate eventually finds its way to New York City where the young lion is renamed Alex and grows up at the Central Park Zoo. Here he meets his lifelong friends: Marty, Melman, and Gloria. After their ...

Madagascar (2005) is an animated film from DreamWorks, with production by DreamWorks Animation SKG and PDI/Dreamworks, and distribution by DreamWorks Pictures. In bustling New York City, Alex the lion resides in the Central Park Zoo as a popular attraction known as ‘King of New York’. He shares his days with his close-knit group of friends: Melman the giraffe, Gloria the hippopotamus, and Marty the zebra, who is Alex’s best pal. However, Marty becomes restless with his mundane routine and yearns for a taste of adventure. On his tenth birthday, despite attempts from his friends to cheer him up, Marty learns that the zoo’s penguins – ...

Antz (1998) is an American animated adventure comedy film from DreamWorks Animation and Pacific Data Images. The story follows Z, an anxious worker ant who struggles with feelings of insignificance in the colony. Even his therapist reminds him of his supposed meaningless existence. One night at the local bar, Z meets Bala, the princess of the colony who also seeks refuge from her stifling royal life. As the ant colony prepares for war against a termite invasion, Z sees this as an opportunity to see Bala again and switches places with his friend Weaver to join the army. There, he befriends staff sergeant Barbatus while remaining unaware of General Mandible’s ...