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Happy Feet (2006) 6.5
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Reviews: 544 user | 205 critic | 30 from Metacritic.com Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce! |
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Cast
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| Carlos Alazraqui | ... |
Nestor
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| Lombardo Boyar | ... |
Raul
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| Jeffrey Garcia | ... |
Rinaldo
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| Johnny A. Sanchez | ... |
Lombardo
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Mumble
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Gloria
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Memphis
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| Nicole Kidman | ... |
Norma Jean
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| Hugo Weaving | ... |
Noah the Elder
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| Elizabeth Daily | ... |
Baby Mumble
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Miss Viola
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Mrs. Astrakhan
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Seymour
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Baby Gloria
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
This is the story of a little penguin named Mumble who has a terrible singing voice and later discovers he has no Heartsong. However, Mumble has an astute talent for something that none of the penguins had ever seen before: tap dancing. Though Mumble's mom, Norma Jean, thinks this little habit is cute, his dad, Memphis, says it "just ain't penguin." Besides, they both know that, without a Heartsong, Mumble may never find true love. As fate would have it, his one friend, Gloria, happens to be the best singer around. Mumble and Gloria have a connection from the moment they hatch, but she struggles with his strange "hippity- hoppity" ways. Mumble is just too different--especially for Noah the Elder, the stern leader of Emperor Land, who ultimately casts him out of the community. Away from home for the first time, Mumble meets a posse of decidedly un-Emperor-like penguins--the Adelie Amigos. Led by Ramon, the Adelies instantly embrace Mumble's cool dance moves and invite him to party with... Written by &view=simple&sort=alpha">Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 November 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Happy Feet: The IMAX Experience See more »Filming Locations:
Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaBox Office
Budget:
$100,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$41,533,432 (USA) (17 November 2006)Gross:
$197,992,827 (USA) (4 May 2007)Company Credits
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Penguin #1: [singing] Once there was a way to get back homeward.
Penguin #2: [singing] Are the stars out tonight?
Penguin #1: [singing] Once there was a way to get back home.
Penguin #2: [singing] I only have eyes for you.
Penguin #1: [singing] Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry.
Penguin #2: [singing] For you.
Penguin #1: [singing] And I will sing a lullaby.
Penguin #3: [singing] With a song in my heart.
Penguin #4: [singing] So tell me / Tell me something good / Yeah, yeah, yeah / Tell me that you love me. / Tell me, baby. / Tell me something good.
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Written by Jan Kincaid, Simon Bartholomew, Andrew Levy and Jamal-Ski (as Jamal Mitchell)
London Music Ltd / Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd / Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK / Roughneck Reality Music / Mudslide Music
Performed by The Brand New Heavies featuring Jamal-Ski (as Jamalski)
Courtesy of Warner Music UK Limited / Delicious Vinyl Records
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Did You Know?
Trivia
When Gloria and Mumble are tumbling around on the ice after emerging from the water, they briefly slide into a human mating position (facing each other, lying down) and then slide into a penguin mating position (with Gloria on her belly and Mumble behind her). See more »Goofs
When Mumble and the Amigos are outrunning the avalanche, Mumble hangs in mid-air for a few seconds, and Ramon grabs onto Mumble from behind before they fall. Looked at closely, Ramon's flipper passes through Mumble's feathers right before they nose-dive down the slope. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Penguin #1: [singing] Once there was a way to get back homeward.
Penguin #2: [singing] Are the stars out tonight?
Penguin #1: [singing] Once there was a way to get back home.
Penguin #2: [singing] I only have eyes for you.
Penguin #1: [singing] Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry.
Penguin #2: [singing] For you.
Penguin #1: [singing] And I will sing a lullaby.
Penguin #3: [singing] With a song in my heart.
Penguin #4: [singing] So tell me / Tell me something good / Yeah, yeah, yeah / Tell me that you love me. / Tell me, baby. / Tell me something good.
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The closing credits are slanted upwards. See more »Connections
Referenced in Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: FernGully: The Last Rainforest (2009) See more »Soundtracks
Jump n' MoveWritten by Jan Kincaid, Simon Bartholomew, Andrew Levy and Jamal-Ski (as Jamal Mitchell)
London Music Ltd / Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd / Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK / Roughneck Reality Music / Mudslide Music
Performed by The Brand New Heavies featuring Jamal-Ski (as Jamalski)
Courtesy of Warner Music UK Limited / Delicious Vinyl Records
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I saw this film on October 2nd, 2006 in Indianapolis. I am one of the judges for the Heartland Film Festival's Truly Moving Picture Award. A Truly Moving Picture "…explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life." Heartland gave that award to this film.
It's not easy being a young penguin when you can't sing and singing well is how you find your one true soul mate. The mating happens when young couples are attracted to each other's own rendition of their heart song. And to make matters even worse, the young penguin, Mumble, is a natural tap dancer, which is not appreciated by his parents or his teachers or the penguin colony. And to top it all off, there is a shortage of fish and no one knows why.
The unhappy young Mumble runs into 5 small Latino penguins from another penguin colony and the adventure takes off. The story line cuts back and forth between the fish shortage environmental mystery and Mumble's attempt to be attractive to Gloria, his love interest. Along the way he runs into penguin eating birds and penguin eating mammals and almost alien-like man made machines.
This is a musical comedy animation and the songs are classic rock and the dance routines are Broadway-theater clever and these songs and dances never stop throughout the film.
Mumble is a loser in the eyes of his peers, and feels a lot of pain. But he is also heroic and brave and optimistic and he never gives up. Those traits do not let him down. Mumble can pass on an important message to young people. It's your attitude that can carry you through successfully in life. It is not always about physical attributes and physical beauty.
Robin Williams voices Ramon, one of the small Latino penguins, and also Lovelace, the film-flam psychic of the Latino penguin colony. Robin Williams' two characters are over the top which is perfect for the normally over the top Robin Williams. This comedic element keeps the film from taking its adult themes too seriously.
FYI – There is a Truly Moving Pictures web site where there is a listing of past Truly Moving Picture Award winners that are now either at the theater or available on video.