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Happy Feet (2006)

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Reviews Counted:154

Fresh:114

Rotten:40

Average Rating:6.9/10

Consensus: Visually dazzling, with a thoughtful storyline and catchy musical numbers, Happy Feet marks a successful animated debut from the makers of Babe.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some mild peril and rude humor

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Childrens

Theatrical Release:2006

Box Office: $197,865,227

Synopsis: In the great nation of Emperor Penguins, deep in Antarctica, you're nobody unless you can sing-which is unfortunate for Mumble (ELIJAH WOOD), who is the worst singer in the world. He is born... In the great nation of Emperor Penguins, deep in Antarctica, you're nobody unless you can sing-which is unfortunate for Mumble (ELIJAH WOOD), who is the worst singer in the world. He is born dancing to his own tune...tap dancing. Though Mumble's mom, Norma Jean (NICOLE KIDMAN), thinks this little habit is cute, his dad, Memphis (HUGH JACKMAN), 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 (BRITTANY MURPHY), 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 (HUGO WEAVING), 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 (ROBIN WILLIAMS), the Adelies instantly embrace Mumble's cool dance moves and invite him to party with them. In Adelie Land, Mumble seeks the counsel of Lovelace the Guru (also voiced by ROBIN WILLIAMS), a crazy-feathered Rockhopper penguin who will answer any of life's questions for the price of a pebble. Together with Lovelace and the Amigos, Mumble sets out across vast landscapes and, after some epic encounters, proves that by being true to yourself, you can make all the difference in the world. Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Kennedy Miller production, in association with Animal Logic Film. A George Miller film, "Happy Feet" features the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving and Anthony LaPaglia. The film also features the tap dancing of Savion Glover. "Happy Feet" is directed by George Miller, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Collee, Judy Morris and Warren Coleman. The film is produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller and Bill Miller, with Zareh Nalbandian, Graham Burke, Dana Goldberg, and Bruce Berman executive producing. The music is composed by John Powell, and the soundtrack also includes songs performed by Prince, Yolanda Adams, Fantasia Barrino, Gia Farrell, Chrissie Hynde, Patti LaBelle, k.d. lang, Jason Mraz, and Pink. "Happy Feet" will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures. --© Warner Bros. [More]

Starring: Robin Williams, Nicole Kidman, Elijah Wood, Hugh Jackman

Starring: Robin Williams, Nicole Kidman, Elijah Wood, Hugh Jackman, Brittany Murphy, Hugo Weaving, Anthony LaPaglia, Miriam Margolyes, Alyssa Shafer, Steve Irwin

Director: George Miller

Director: George Miller
Screenwriter: Warren Coleman, George Miller, Judy Morris
Producer: Bill Miller, Doug Mitchell
Composer: John Powell
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Nov 30, 1999

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Dual Layer
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  • Dolby Digital EX 6.1 - English, French, Spanish
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While I wish it had been more solid in its story, I still like the movie and recommend it. There's enough here that's great to offset the shakier stuff.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
11/18/06
Mike McGranaghan
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Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
11/18/06
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

What's unexpected is the religious aspect. Mumble...the Joseph Campbell Hero's Journey®, which has something to do with a local famine and ends up somewhere totally unexpected.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
11/18/06
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Entertainment Insiders

Happy Feet has its heart in the right place, some cute characters and lots of labor-intensive CGI animation. If only it tried to do less.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
11/18/06
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

If this digital dance party doesn't make your feet move just a little, you're not a sentient being.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
11/17/06
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

The film is weighed down by a clunky narrative, but Feet is better than an animated romp starring singing, dancing penguins has any right to be.

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
11/17/06
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Premiere Magazine

a picture that celebrates the glories of nonconformity by using most of the traditional gimmicks that have become cliches in animated comedies...The saving grace of the film is its superb animation...

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment 1 Comment
11/17/06
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

[Happy Feet's] a gorgeously rendered marvel that pulls out all the stops to wow its viewers.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
11/17/06
Tasha Robinson
Tasha Robinson
AV Club

Happy Feet is the kind of musical comedy that might have swept the world if MGM had been based in Antarctica instead of Culver City.

Full Review Source: Wall Street Journal | comment Comment
11/17/06
Joe Morgenstern
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
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The dazzling animation, catchy songs and Broadway-worthy dance numbers give the film even broader appeal.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
11/17/06
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today

Imagine March of the Penguins with a pop soundtrack. Or maybe An Inconvenient Truth with Al Gore doing his best Donald O'Connor impression. It's quite the mash-up, as intended, and it's cooler than a South Pole skinny dip.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
11/17/06
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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An ambitious, sporadically intriguing, occasionally hilarious but weird pastiche of grab-bag references to pop-culture history.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
11/17/06
Tom Keogh
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

Happy Feet offers the action, gags and warmth kids expect to keep them amused.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
11/17/06
Gianni Truzzi
Gianni Truzzi
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Don't little ones have enough to worry about without ecological concerns popping up in family entertainment? Happy Feet should have stayed light on its feet.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment 1 Comment
11/17/06
Ruthe Stein
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
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Offering gorgeous visuals along with fun songs and plenty of humor, Australian director George Miller's (Babe) Antarctica-set, computer-animated musical ranks just behind Cars among the year's animated films.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
11/17/06
Carla Meyer
Carla Meyer
Sacramento Bee

All in all, Happy Feet is a happy feat.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
11/17/06
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Who would have thought that the director of the violent revenge flick Mad Max would go on to create some of the most charming children's films since Walt Disney?

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
11/17/06
Jim Hemphill
Jim Hemphill
Reel.com

Happy Feet offers dazzling cinematic family fun, and a mad medley of tunes (songs made famous by the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Earth, Wind & Fire, Queen, and Stevie Wonder, among others).

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
11/17/06
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

A movie that manages to stand out in a crowd of computer-animated movies about cuddly animals.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Daily News | comment Comment
11/17/06
Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News

Robin Williams saves Happy Feet.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
11/17/06
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
 
 
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Latest News for Happy Feet

December 08, 2009: Wood and Williams Still Have Happy Feet Opens in new window
Good news for sticklers of continuity in animated sequels: Elijah Wood and Robin Williams are in talks to reprise their "Happy Feet" roles in the franchise's upcoming second... More...

August 24, 2009: Robin Williams Talks Happy Feet 2 Opens in new window
Robin Williams has confirmed that George Miller's "Happy Feet 2" is officially a go -- and discussed which characters he'll play when voice recording begins in January. More...

May 07, 2009: Warners Plots Harold and Kumar, Happy Feet Sequels Opens in new window
Warner Bros. has announced a pair of very different features in development: "A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas" and the tentatively titled "Happy Feet 2 in 3-D." More...

November 17, 2008: George Miller Has More Happy Feet Opens in new window
Thanks in part to an Australian tax incentive program, director George Miller has a fancy new digital production facility -- and "Happy Feet 2" is at the top of its to-do list. More...

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