Curious George (2006)

Director:

Matthew O'Callaghan

Writers (WGA):

Ken Kaufman (screenplay)
Ken Kaufman (story) ...

Release Date:

10 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Welcome to the world of Curious George!

Plot:

Will Ferrell stars as The Man in the Yellow Hat, a gentleman who looks after his pet monkey - an inquisitive and wonderful creature whose enthusiasm often gets the best of him.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Children's Book | Monkey | Whimsical | Prediction | Humor

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Tue. May 20	6:30 AM	HBO
Wed. May 28	3:00 PM	HBO

Cast

Frank Welker	...	George (voice)
Will Ferrell	...	Ted - Man with the Yellow Hat (voice)
Shane Baumel	...	Kid (voice)
Timyra-Joi Beatty	...	Kid (voice)
Eugene Levy	...	Clovis (voice)
Christopher Chen	...	Kid (voice)
Jessie Flower	...	Kid (voice)
Dick Van Dyke	...	Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
Alexander Gould	...	Kid (voice)
Terrence Hardy Jr.	...	Kid (voice) (as Terrence Hardy)
Hailey Noelle Johnson	...	Kid (voice)
Kelsey Lansdowne	...	Kid (voice)
Ariel Winter	...	Kid (voice)
Drew Barrymore	...	Maggie (voice)
David Cross	...	Junior (voice)

Runtime:

86 min | Canada:78 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:G | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | Finland:K-3 | Australia:G | Canada:G (Ontario) | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:G | Portugal:M/4 | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | USA:G (certificate #42401) | Spain:T | Argentina:Atp | USA:G | South Korea:All

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Trivia:

When Clovis, the contractor inventor for the museum, comes to Ted's office for his payment, Ted quickly comes out into the hall and closes his door in order to prevent George being discovered. On the wall is a museum display of arrow points. Clovis is also the name of a famous prehistoric arrowhead manufacturing site.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: We see The Man in the Yellow Hat using a camera cell phone. Several years before these phones were available, the Central Park Zoo was renovated and the cages were replaced by natural habitat animal enclosures. However, we see the old zoo with the animals in cages.

Quotes:

Clovis: That's a lot of yellow for one man.
Ted, The Man with the Yellow Hat: I thought you were color-blind.
Clovis: I can see that!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs King Kong (1933)

Soundtrack:

Questions

Brings out the curiosity in all of us

This was just such an excellent movie. I saw it twice and believe it or not, I'm 17 years old. I work at the movie theater so it's free and all and I watched it one day work. The next day (Valentine's Day) I brought my little 8-year-old sister to see it with me. She loved it. There wasn't any high-complex comedy, just simple child's play, but done so well. Will Ferrell was great as the The Man In The Yellow Hat, his voice had a very friendly feel to it. I think the true magic is the way the artists made George look. Curiosity got the best of me when I asked "How did they get him to look like the coolest monkey in the world?" Every shot he's in you just can't help but look at him and how goofy/funny/cute/touching he looks. I will admit, a few scenes had me in stomach-aching-laughter. Especially the King Kong take-off scene where George is walking through the city and when he paints the apartment. A cheerful story for every young child and any teenager or adult with an open mind. Pure family fun.