Penguins of Madagascar

Penguins of Madagascar

Penguins of Madagascar is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated comedy film, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is a spin-off of the Madagascar film series, and takes place right after the events of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, following the penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private in their own adventure. Apart from the main characters, it is unrelated to the TV series The Penguins of Madagascar. The film was directed by Simon J. Smith and Eric Darnell, and written by Michael Colton, John Aboud, and Brandon Sawyer. It stars the voices of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Malkovich, and Ken Jeong. The film was released on November 26, 2014. It is the only film in the Madagascar franchise that was distributed by 20th Century Fox and was the final film produced by Pacific Data Images before its closure on January 22, 2015. Despite earning $373 million on a $132 million budget, the film forced a write-down for the studio.

Production: DreamWorks Animation
  1 win & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
53
Rotten Tomatoes:
73%
PG
Year:
2014
92
$70,727,688
Website
9,371 Views
The movie event that will blow their cover
All bark, no flight (Skipper and Classified tagline)
Hot wings (Kowalski and Eva tagline)
Loose cannons (Rico and Short Fuse tagline)
Dangerously cute (Private and Corporal tagline)

Documentary filmmaker:
[narrating] Antarctica, an inhospitable wasteland, but even here, on the Earth's frozen bottom, we find life. [the wind blows away the snow, revealing an egg and it rolls down the hill] And not just any life… penguins. Joyous, frolicking, waddling, cute and cuddly life. Look at them, tumbling onto their chubby bum bums. Who could take these frisky snow-clowns...?

[The older penguins almost fall on baby Skipper, Rico, and Kowalski. They move out of the way]

Skipper:
[interrupting the narration] Seriously? Does anyone even know where we're marching to?

Penguin #1:
Who cares?

Penguin #2:
I question nothing.

Penguin #3:
Me, too.

Penguin #4:
Me, too.

Skipper:
Well, fine. We'll just fly to the front of the line and see for ourselves. Kowalski, Rico, engage aerial surveillance.

[they flap their wings but cannot fly]

Kowalski:
Skipper, we appear to be flightless.

Skipper:
[looks at his wings] Oh, well, what's the point of these? [Rico seems to have an idea. He hits Skipper's wing in some sort of high 5] Whoa, I like it! Hey, this could be our thing! What're we gonna call it? Let's call it the, uh... high 1. [the egg rolled passed Skipper, Kowalski, and Rico] Hey, anybody see that? That's an egg! Is somebody gonna go get it?

Penguin #5:
We can't do that.

Skipper:
Why not?

Penguin #6:
Well, it's a dangerous world out there and we're just penguins. You know, nothing but cute and cuddly.

Penguin #7:
Yeah. Why do you think there are always documentary crews filming us? [camera zooms out to see two men with a camera and a microphone for filming]

Penguin #8:
Well, sorry, kid. You know, we lose a few eggs every year. It's just nature.

Skipper:
Oh, right, nature. I guess that makes sense, but something... something deep down in my gut tells me that it just doesn't make any sense at all. You know what? I reject nature! [the other penguins gasp] Who's with me? [with a shout, Skipper goes after the egg, much to Kowalski's and Rico's confusion]

[The penguins have just blown up an old ship]

Skipper:
Kowalski, analysis?

Kowalski:
We are really... awesome at this!

Skipper:
Boys, we did it! Mission accomplished! Hey, we can do our thing! High 1! [they all high 1, until Skipper accidentally hits the egg they just saved] Ooh. My bad.

Rico:
Uh-oh.

[The penguins all look in awe as the egg is about to hatch]

Skipper:
Look, it's... it's the miracle of birth.

Kowalski:
A moment... of extraordinary beauty.

[Suddenly, the egg explodes open, much to the disgust of the 3 penguins]

Skipper:
Daaagh!! That is disgusting! I think I have amniotic sac in my mouth!

[Much to the surprise of the 3 penguins, the newly hatched Private gets up, but look at him lovingly]

Private:
Hello! Are you my family?

[the 3 penguins turn, knowing that they're far away from land, and nod to each other before turning back to face Private]

Kowalski:
You don't have a family, and we're all going to die. Sorry.

Private:
[concerned] Wh-wha...?

[Skipper elbows Kowalski]

Kowalski:
What? I-I thought that was what we were all nodding about.

Skipper:
[hits Kowalski again] No one's gonna die! [to Private] You know what you've got, kid? You've got us. We've got each other, and if that ain't a family, I don't know what is. [salutes Private, who salutes back; Skipper tussles Private's head] So adorable. Kowalski, what's our trajectory?

Kowalski:
95% certain we're still doomed.

Skipper:
And the, uh... other 5%?

Kowalski:
Adventuring and glory like no penguins have ever seen before.

Skipper:
I'll take that action.

Private:
Where are we going?

Skipper:
The future, boys. The glorious future.

[At the gold depository of Fort Knox]

Skipper:
Private, if you could have anything you wanted in the whole wide world, what would it be?

Private:
Well, gee, Skipper. I think to be a meaningful and valued member of this team.

Skipper:
Oh, well, we got you something else.

[Camera pans to a vending machine in the break room]

Private:
A vending machine?

Skipper:
Well, not just any vending machine, Private. The last remaining home in America's nanny states for those succulent and chemically-hazerdous bits of puffed heaven called...

Private:
[gasps] Cheezy Dibbles!

Skipper:
[gives Private a coin] Happy ding-dong birthday, ya little scamp!

[In response, Private pecks Skipper on the cheek, followed by Kowalski, finally giving one to Rico, only for the latter to hold Private for 10 seconds]

Skipper:
You mess with the bull, you get the horns, Private. Now hit that machine and get your present. [Private tosses the coin into the machine and tries to reach in the slot to get the bag] We just broke in the most secure facility in North America. Do you know what that means?

Kowalski:
We're wanted criminals who will be on the lam for the rest of their lives, always feeling the hot breath of Johnny Law on our necks?

Skipper:
No! It means, as elite units go, we're the elitist of the elite. Top shelf in the bureau. The penultimate... +1. [as Private struggles to get the packet out from the vending machine he ends up getting pulled into the machine] Where'd Private go?

[they walk over closer to the vending machine]

Kowalski:
Oh, there he is. [the penguins see Private is stuck up in the machine] D3.

Skipper:
Oh, Private. How much is he?

Kowalski:
He's $3.50, sir.

Skipper:
Well, that's outrageous... even for Private.

[Suddenly, an octopus tentacle comes out of the vending machine slot, grabs Rico and takes him into the machine]

Kowalski:
Sir, the machine is alive!

[the octopus tentacle comes out of the vending machine again and takes Kowalski]

Skipper:
[angrily] Well, I don't think I like your attitude, vending machine… or your prices! [in battle stance] Release them! [the tentacle comes back out and grabs Skipper in]

[The penguins, having been captured by the vending machine are flown to a submarine in Venice; Skipper looks around from the cage]

Skipper:
Kowalski, analysis.

Kowalski:
All evidence indicates... [his stomach grumbles] Oooh, I ate too many Cheezy Dibbles. [Private coughs out an orange cloud of dust]

Skipper:
We're behind enemy lines and incredibly thirsty. Rico, bust us out of these delicious prison. [Rico sticks out his tongue holding a paper clip and uses it to unlock the cage door.] Nice work, Rico. You're a meaningful and valued member of this team. [As the penguins exit the cage, Private becomes upset. Then he looks at the paper clip, takes it and swallows it. He tries coughing it up, but no success] Private, quit lollygagging… and regular gagging.

Private:
Sorry.

Skipper:
It's dark and ominous. 2 of my least favorite traits in a room.

Private:
Ooh, look, a button!

Skipper:
Huh? Private, don't! [Private pushes the button anyway and the platform underneath them descends and they drop down to another room] Now what have I told you about–?

Private:
[presses another button] Sorry, what? [A giant ray wheels to them and a laser pops out pointing at the penguins]

Kowalski:
It looks like some sort of giant laser sent to kill us all, sir. [Skipper steps back from the laser's angle]

Private:
Ooh, another one!

Skipper, Kowalski and Rico:
NO! [they stop Private from pushing the button. Suddenly, drops of water comes down on the panel and on the flippers. The penguins look up to see a scientist in a white lab coat and red hair.]

Scientist:
Naughty, naughty. Pretty birds belong in their cages. [seen walking on the catwalk, but the camera shows that he is walking upside down. He drops down and his limbs are tangled up. The penguins groan in disgust. The scientist gets himself in that tangled position and screws his head right]

Penguins:
Ew!

Scientist:
Now, that's just hurtful. [untangles himself] And I was so happy to see you again, Skipper… [Skipper gasps] ...Kowalski, Rico, and sweet little Private. [flicks Private's beak] Boop!

Skipper:
Who are you?

Scientist:
The humans know me as Dr. Octavius Brine - enowned geneticist, cheese enthusiast, and frequent donor to NPR pledge drives… but you know me by a different, much older name. A name perhaps you hope you'd never hear again, a phantom, a shadow of a former life! I... am... [a purple octopus emerges from the costume of Dr. Brine] Dave!

[the penguins gave long surprised looks at Dave with the Dr. Brine wig still on his head]

Skipper:
Kowalski?

Kowalski:
Sorry, sir. No clue.

Dave:
[takes off the hairpiece] (That's better.) Dave!

Kowalski:
Dave...

Dave:
Dave.

Skipper:
Dave?

Dave:
Dave.

Private:
Dave.

Dave:
Dave!

Rico:
[rolls his eyes] Bleh.

[Dave gives a confused look. A cricket chirp is heard. The penguins look down to see a cricket doing the chirp, who then stops]

A cricket:
Sorry. [leaves, then stops and turns] Wait, wait. Uh, I live this way. [leaves] (Carry on!)

Skipper:
Go ahead, Dan, continue.

Dave:
(Now… where were we? Oh, right.) You seriously don't remember me?

Skipper:
Dave! Dave! Right! Oh yeah, long time. Uh, how's the wife?

Dave:
[punches the wall above Skipper's head] I've never been married! You may not remember me, but I could never forget... you. [grabs a snow globe and shakes it] Let's shake up some old memories. New York City - the Central Park Zoo. [scene changes showing years ago at the Central Park Zoo, showing Dave's old tank, where he entertains people with his tricks] Life was good. Roomy tank, great location, monkey house views, and of course, my adoring legions of fans!

Girl:
Cool!

Dave:
[voiceover] Dave the octopus of 1,000 tricks! [his tentacle goes through his ear bringing a ball through]

Boy:
Awesome!

Dave:
[voiceover] I was the total package. [takes a jar and squeezes himself in and squirts ink making him hover]

Dad:
Hey, kids! Get up here! You need to see this!

Mother:
Come on, kids! Come on!

[Dave, confused, comes out of the water and sees baby Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private]

Dave:
[voiceover] And then you arrived...

Man:
Oh, they're so adorable!

Baby Skipper:
Just, uh... smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave.

Dave:
[voiceover] ...And took everything from me.

Girl:
They're so adorable!

Woman:
Have you ever seen anything cute?

[Dave has been taken from his tank and put in a box in a truck]

Dave:
[voiceover] 4 adorable baby penguins! With you around, no one wanted an old octopus anymore.

Zookeeper:
Out you go, Dave!

[scene changes to the San Diego Zoo, with Dave in his tank next to a penguin exhibit]

Dave:
And so it went, over and over again. At Zoo...

Girl:
Dad look!

Dave:
After aquarium.

Penguin Fan:
I can't see the penguins, man! [a zookeeper rolls Dave away]

Dave:
[voiceover] Adorable penguins stole the show.

Penguin Fan:
Whoo! Yeah!

'[Dave is shipped to the Brazil zoo, when people watch the penguins dance. Dave stares there sad as an employee goes to the restroom and water is let out of Dave's tank.]

Dave:
While I was shunned… forgotten… unwanted… [flashback ends] ...Alone.

Private:
That sounds awful!

Dave:
Oh, it was. I came to realize some creatures are born to get all the love. The rest of us get nothing! The only thing that has kept me going all these years is my burning thirst for revenge! [Skipper and Kowalski stare confusedly] And my precious souvenir snow globe collection. [sees Rico swallowing all the snow globes] Ah! What is wrong with you?!

Rico:
[mumbles] I dunno.

Skipper:
Oh, Daryl, Daryl, Daryl. You can't blame us for what happened to you.

Dave:
[grabs a canister of green goop] Uh, can! That's how this whole revenge thing works! And with this, I've finally have the power to destroy you!

Private:
Crikey!

[The penguins have been rescued by the North Wind, they are on the plane and flies off]

Corporal:
Oh my gosh. You guys are so cute! [grabs the penguins and hugs them tightly] And cuddly!

Skipper:
Hey, get away! [slaps Corporal's lower jaw] No more hugs!

Corporal:
It's like being licked by a basketful of doggy dogs.

Classified:
[sighs] Corporal, Corporal! Chart a course back to North Wind Headquarters. [Corporal puts the penguins down, makes a heart sign with his paws before typing a computer] Eva, inform them we’re bringing in witnesses.

Skipper:
Private, dibble me. [Private takes a dibble bag out of Rico's body, gives it to Skipper, then he jumps in front of the NW leader] We're not going anywhere with you. [munches] We don't even know who the heck you are.

Classified:
The North Wind is an elite undercover inter-species— [Skipper munches, the NW wolf looks at him] The North Wind is an elite undercover inter-spec— [Skipper munches again] ...An elite undercover inter-species— [Skipper munches again] ...Task– [Skipper munches again] ...Force– [Skipper munches again] ...Dedicated to help– [Skipper munches again] ...Helping– [Skipper munches again] ...Dedicated to– [Skipper munches again; Classified growls annoyed] ...Dedicated– [Skipper munches again; Classified finishes his sentence while Skipper is munching] ...Dedicated to helping animals who can't– [Skipper munches again] ...Help– [Skipper munches again] ...Themselves… [Skipper munches again for the last time] ...Like penguins.

Skipper:
Really, and you are...?

Classified:
My name is classified.

Skipper:
Classified, eh? What is that, uh, Dutch? Can't really hear the accent.

"Classified":
Excuse me?

Skipper:
There's the accent.

Agent "Classified":
No, my (actual) name isn't "Classified", my name is classified (meaning I'm not telling you my real name) because I am the leader of this strike team. The seal is Short Fuse, weapons and explosives. The bear is Corporal, he’s our muscle. And the owl is Eva, intelligence and analysis.

Skipper:
Well, Agent Classified, we happen to be an elite unit too. [accidentally steps on a button which starts an alarm]

Voice:
Self-destruct sequence activated.

Skipper:
You know, you should really label these things. [Classified pushes the button again, turning the self-destruct off]

Voice:
3… 2… 1…

Skipper:
The name's Skipper. I run this outfit. That there is Kowalski, he's the brains of our operation. Say something smart, Kowalski.

Kowalski:
[staring awestruck at Eva] Uhhh... [Eva looks back at Kowalski]

Skipper:
See? He's working on a whole 'nother level.

Classified:
All right, tiny penguins. The best way for the North Wind to protect helpless animals like yourselves, is to bring Dr. Brine to justice. Now you were in his sub, so I need to know everything you know. [the penguins are relaxing and enjoying the chairs and they raised them up high, giving a cheer] [almost losing his patience] Just tell me everything you know.

Skipper:
All right. [lowers chair, same with the other penguins] Numero uno - never trust a Dutchman in a tulip fight.

Classified:
[takes notes] "Tulip fight..."

Skipper:
Canada is secretly training an army of Sasquatch.

Classified:
Sasquatch.

Skipper:
Hot dogs are in fact only 17% actual dog.

Classified:
17%… Not everything everything! [shows Skipper a board of evidence of the victim with a picture of a sheep next to it] Just everything regarding your abduction by Dr. Octavius Brine!

Skipper:
Ah! Why didn't you say so?

Classified:
[confused] What?

Skipper:
My team has uncovered that Dr. Octavius Brine is actually an individual known as Derek.

Kowalski:
Dave.

Skipper:
...As Dave the octopus.

Short Fuse:
An octopus? [laughs] No, no, Dr. Brine is not an octopus. He's...

Classified:
[stands in front of the picture of the sheep] An octopus! [clears throat] Precisely! That's exactly what our intel indicated. [puts the picture in trash bin and whispers into his wrist watch] Release the sheep. [at a barn, the sheep is kicked out and eats grass. Back at North Wind headquarters] What you, of course could not know, is that Dr. Brine's laboratory in Venice is secretly developing a doomsday weapon called the "Medusa Serum".

Skipper:
Ah, but what you don't know is that Dirk...

Kowalski:
Dave.

Skipper:
...Dave won't be using his Bazooka Serum...

Kowalski:
Medusa Serum.

Skipper:
...Medusa Serum on anybody.

Kowalski:
That part is accurate.

Skipper:
Show him, Rico.

[Rico spits out the vial containing the Medusa Serum]

Classified:
You... you stole the Medusa Serum( while you were capture)?

Skipper:
Well, stole the serum, saved the day, did your job for you. Call it what you will.[Suddenly, the screen goes on, revealing Dave] Debbie!

Kowalski:
Dave.

Skipper:
Dave!

Corporal:
He hacked into our system.

[There's no sound on-screen as Dave speaks]

Eva:
Where's the sound? I can't hear anything.

Kowalski:
Dave, your microphone, it's not on.

Classified:
Click on the button with the picture of the microphone.

Short Fuse:
Every time a villain calls in, this happens.

Dave:
Hello? [the screen goes off] Hello?

Kowalski:
But now we can hear you.

Short Fuse:
So annoying!

Kowalski:
But we cannot see you.

Short Fuse:
Every time!

Classified:
It's like talking to my parents.

Dave:
[comes back on the screen] How about now?

[everyone cheers in agreement]

Classified:
Yes, that's fantastic.

Dave:
Alright. Now, where was I? (Oh, yeah.) [starts doing an evil laugh]

Kowalski:
Dave!

Dave:
(Anyways, as I was saying...) Greetings, North Wind. I see you've met my old zoo mates.

Skipper:
We were never mates. There was no mating.

Classified:
Turn yourself in, David. You're powerless now that I've stolen your precious Medusa Serum.

Skipper:
What, you? You didn't steal that!

Classified:
It's over.

Dave:
It's over? Then why did I call you? Weird. (No, wait. Why did I call you guys again? Uh... Ah, right. Got it.) Oh, maybe it was to show you this! [turns the camera to show them a giant vial containing the Serum; everyone gasps with shock]

Kowalski:
That is a lot of serum for 4 penguins.

Dave:
Oh, you thought this was just about you 4? No. No, no, no, no. We're just getting started. [takes a selfie with a camera] Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go do some shopping... for revenge! [presses the button to turn off the screen but nothing happens, he presses it again but nothing happens] (For re–) Wait. How do you...? [turns to his octopus thugs for help] What do I push, is it the red or...? I thought it was... it's not this– [presses something and the screen goes blank; the picture of Dave in front of the serum comes out of the printer]


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