
Madagascar(2005)
Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar.


“Start spreading the newspaper.”
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.

Kiefer Sutherland
Samson (voice)

Jim Belushi
Benny (voice)

Eddie Izzard
Nigel (voice)

Janeane Garofalo
Bridget (voice)

William Shatner
Kazar (voice)

Richard Kind
Larry (voice)

Greg Cipes
Ryan (voice)

Colin Hay
Fergus Flamingo (voice)

Miles Marsico
Duke (voice)

Jack De Sena
Eze (voice)
The Wild is a family, animation film released in 2006 exploring themes of new york city, africa, lion, zoo. Directed by Steve Williams, it stars Kiefer Sutherland, Jim Belushi, Eddie Izzard. An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.
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