The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005)

Directed by

Gary Trousdale

Genre

comedy film, Christmas film, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

11 min

Rated

G

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 397 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of penguins living in a zoo prepare for Christmas. When Private is captured, the others set out to rescue him from an old woman's apartment.

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What happens

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper is a 2005 American animated short film produced by DreamWorks Animation SKG and PDI/DreamWorks and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. Directed by animation veteran Gary Trousdale, produced by Teresa Cheng, and written by Michael Lachance, it stars the voice cast of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, John DiMaggio, Elisa Gabrielli, and Bill Fagerbakke. Set before the events of the first Madagascar film, the 12-minute 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. When Private is captured by Nana while on his quest to find a present for Ted during his absence, the other three penguins, Skipper, Kowalski, and Rico, must rescue Private from Nana's apartment, while making last-minute preparations for Christmas at the Central Park Zoo. The music in the short film is scored by James Dooley. The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper premiered in theaters on October 7, 2005, along with the stop-motion film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and then became a bonus feature on the Madagascar DVD and VHS shortly afterwards on November 15. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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