Movie connections for
Madagascar (2005) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Madagascar 3 (2012)

Spin off

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005)
 -  This short features the penguins from the animated hit
"The Penguins of Madagascar" (2008)
Merry Madagascar (2009) (TV)

References

"The Flintstones" (1960)
 -  When Alex divides the island Marty doesn't care and trots away singing parts of the theme to the Flintstones
Lord of the Flies (1963)
 -  dead pilots in parachutes; blowing on conch shells
"National Geographic Specials" (1964)
Born Free (1966)
"Star Trek" (1966)
 -  One of the penguins says "Captain's Log"
Planet of the Apes (1968)
 -  Alex yelling on the beach when the rescue fire burns up
"Hawaii Five-O" (1968)
 -  As Marty the Zebra comes to the island, he's surfing in to the theme from "Hawaii Five-O" (1968)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
 -  Alex hears "The Candy Man."
Chariots of Fire (1981)
 -  Running on the beach with "Chariots of Fire" playing.
"Today" (1982)
 -  Mentions Matt, Katie and Al
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
 -  Juxtaposes song "It's a Wonderful World" with scenes of violence.
"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989)
The Madness of King George (1994)
 -  Charlotte's quote "Smile and wave..." is said by one of the penguins.
Ravenous (1999)
 -  The way that Alex licks Marty when he's sleep is like Colqhoun in Ravenous licking the soldier.
American Beauty (1999)
 -  Alex is laying on the beach with steaks coming from above
Shrek (2001)
 -  Characters Shrek and Fiona named by Alex while being delirious searching the others in the beach
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
 -  Gloria turns into a green fairy.
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
 -  End credits--Melman dances the Napoleon

Referenced in

Gettin' It (2006)
 -  poster outside of movie theater
"Troldspejlet: (#35.4)" (2006)
 -  DVD release reviewed in episode of Troldspejlet
Wer früher stirbt, ist länger tot (2006)
 -  Movie poster when Sebastian walks down the street in the city wanting to buy a guitar
Flushed Away (2006)
 -  Alex the lion doll in Roddy's owner's room
"QI: Film (#6.11)" (2009)
 -  Listed as containing a Wilhelm Scream.
"Jeopardy!: (#26.26)" (2009)
 -  Reference in a $1,200 clue in the category "Stars by Movie Roles"

Featured in

"HBO First Look: Madagascar: Welcome to the Jungle (#12.11)" (2005)
 -  many clips shown
"Troldspejlet: (#34.2)" (2005)
 -  reviewed + footage used
"Troldspejlet: (#35.4)" (2006)
 -  footage used in episode of Troldspejlet
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
 -  Scenes from the first movie are shown in the news report.
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
 -  In the scene where Gallaxhar is spreading his message around the world, a clip from Madagascar can be seen playing in the background on a screen in Times Square.
"Medium: Bring Me the Head of Oswaldo Castillo (#5.18)" (2009)
 -  Maria watches the movie on TV

Spoofs

Fantasia (1940)
 -  Alex conducts the masses at the zoo in an identical way to Mickey Mouse in the Sorcerer's Apprentice scence in Fantasia
"The Twilight Zone: To Serve Man (#3.24)" (1962)
 -  One of the lemurs holds up a book entitled "To Serve Lemur" and says "It's a cookbook"
"Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" (1963)
 -  plays the theme song and recreates the lion pouncing on prey scene from opening credits
Planet of the Apes (1968)
 -  after Melman accidentally burns down the wooden Statue of Liberty we see Alex the Lion kneeling in front of it paraphrasing the famous Charlton Heston scene from the end of Planet of the Apes. Alex says "You maniacs, you burned it up. Darn you! Darn you all to heck!"
"The New Price Is Right" (1972)
 -  The 'do not spay or neuter your pets' quip.
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
 -  Marty is strutting down a NYC street to the Bee Gee's "Stayin' Alive"
Dune (1984)
 -  When Alex is in the jungle and sees a small duck eaten by a crocodile the scene is exactly that of the worm eating the harvester in Dune.
The Mission (1986)
 -  Alex, the lion gets a cactus stuck to his back. The cactus is shaped like a cross. He then falls into the river and flows down a waterfall just like the movie The Mission (1986)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
 -  The penguins joke to the other animals that they will kill them and eat their livers, as did Hannibal in Silence of the Lambs
Little Ghost (1997)
 -  "Smile and wave" is used in both
American Beauty (1999)
 -  plays the American Beauty & spoofs the rose petal scene when everything Alex sees becomes a steak
Cast Away (2000)
 -  Volleyball named "Spaulding" with handprint face
Zoolander (2001)
 -  Alex posing at the zoo does Zoolander's "Blue Steel" pose.
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
 -  The scene where the penguin hits a lot of foosas with a spinning wheel is a spoof with the scene where Neo hits a lot of agents Smiths spining a stick

Spoofed in

"Family Guy: Hell Comes to Quahog (#5.3)" (2006)
 -  A man watches a parody of this in his Hummer.
Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals (2007) (VG)
 -  A secret animal, The Killer Penguin (Hannibal Lecter-like penguin you get if you get a low score in the cloning minigame) is based on the Agent Penguins in Madagascar, with ability of killing any other animals. In the info panel, it mentioned that it lived in Madagascar.

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