Happy Feet (2006)

WARNING: May Cause Toe-Tapping.

Original Title :	Happy Feet
Director :	George Miller
Writer :	Warren Coleman John Collee Tyler Coppin George Miller Judy Morris
Genre :	Animation
	Adventure/Comedy/Family/Musical
Country :	USA
Language :	English
Producer :	Bruce Berman , Graham Burke , Matthew Ferro , Dana Goldberg , Philip Hearnshaw , Ed Jones , Hael Kobayashi , Bill Miller , George Miller , Doug Mitchell , Michael Twigg , Martin Wood
Music :	John Powell
Distributor :	Fox-Warner
MPAA Rating :	Rated PG for some mild peril and rude humor.
IMDB ID :	0366548
Official site :	http://www2.warnerbros.com/happyfeet/
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poster for "Happy Feet" by George Miller (2006)

Happy Feet (2006) - George Miller

Starring

Carlos Alazraqui		Nestor (voice
Lombardo Boyar		Raul (voice
Johnny A. Sanchez		Lombardo (voice
Robin Williams		Ramon/Lovelace (voice
Elijah Wood		Mumble (voice
Brittany Murphy		Gloria (voice
Hugh Jackman		Memphis (voice
Nicole Kidman		Norma Jean (voice
Jeffrey Garcia		Rinaldo (voice
Hugo Weaving		Noah the Elder (voice
Elizabeth Daily		Baby Mumble (voice
Magda Szubanski		Miss Viola (voice
Miriam Margolyes		Mrs. Astrakhan (voice
Fat Joe		Seymour (voice
Alyssa Shafer		Baby Gloria (voice
Cesar Flores		Baby Seymour (voice
Anthony LaPaglia		Boss Skua (voice
Danny Mann		Dino/Zoo Penguin (voice
Mark Klastorin		Vinnie (voice
Michael Cornacchia		Frankie (voice
Steve Irwin		Trev (voice
Nicholas McKay		Nev (voice
Tiriel Mora		Kev (voice
Richard Carter		Barry/Live Action Cast (voice
Lee Perry		Elder/Zoo Penguin (voice
Alan Shearman		Elder (voice
Larry Moss		Elder (voice
Peter Carroll		Elder (voice
Giselle Loren		Adélie Chica (voice
Michelle Arthur		Adélie Chica (voice
Denise Blasor		Adélie Chica (voice
Dee Bradley Baker		Maurice/Other Voices (voice
Roger Rose		Leopard Seal (voice
Chrissie Hynde		Michelle (voice
Charlotte Gillman		Live Action Cast
Warren Coleman		Live Action Cast
Felix Williamson		Live Action Cast
Carly Andrews		Live Action Cast
Cassandra Swaby		Live Action Cast
Winston Cooper		Live Action Cast
Henry Nixon		Live Action Cast
Kelly Tracey		Live Action Cast
Yann Le Berre		Live Action Cast
Belinda Bromilow		Live Action Cast
Alan Zitner		Live Action Cast
Dasi Ruz		Live Action Cast
Helmut Bakaitis		Live Action Cast
Simon Westaway		Live Action Cast
J. Grant Albrecht		Other Voices (voice
Logan Arens		Other Voices (voice
Charles Bartlett		Other Voices (voice
Shane Baumel		Other Voices (voice
T.J. Beacom		Other Voices (voice
Kwesi Boakye		Other Voices (voice
A.J. Buckley		Other Voices (voice
Erin Chambers		Other Voices (voice
Rickey D'Shon Collins		Other Voices (voice
Scotty Cox		Other Voices (voice
Django Craig		Other Voices (voice
Nicholas DeLaurentis		Other Voices (voice
Olivia DeLaurentis		Other Voices (voice
Chris Edgerly		Other Voices (voice
Efrain Figueroa		Other Voices (voice
Jeff Fischer		Other Voices (voice
Sonje Fortag		Other Voices (voice
Spencer Lacey Ganus		Other Voices (voice
Khamani Griffin		Other Voices (voice
Khadijah		Other Voices (voice
Aldis Hodge		Other Voices (voice
Fisher Keene		Other Voices (voice
Arif S. Kinchen		Other Voices (voice
Michael Krepack		Other Voices (voice
Libby Lynch		Other Voices (voice
Diane Michelle		Other Voices (voice
Ryan Munck		Other Voices (voice
Christian Pikes		Other Voices (voice
Steve Pinto		Additional Voices (voice
Zoë Raye		Other Voices (voice
Noreen Reardon		Other Voices (voice
Eliana Reyes		Other Voices (voice
Nicole Richmond		Other Voices (voice
Aimee Roldan		Other Voices (voice
Kyndell Rose Crowell		Other Voices (voice
Alyssa Smith		Other Voices (voice
Mari Weiss		Other Voices (voice
Billy 'Sly' Williams		Other Voices (voice
Rachel York		Other Voices (voice

Plot

In the cold land of Antarctica, the Emperor Penguins each express their true love with a special heartsong of their own that expresses their very being. However, the misfit Mumble cannot sing, but instead has an extraordinary talent to tap dance with almost magical energy and expression. Nevertheless, the deeply conformist leadership of the colony fearfully blames the young penguin's unorthodox ways for the lean fishing that threatens them all. Defiant in the face of unjust rejection, Mumble and his true friends set out to find the true cause of the famine. Through the motley crew's trials and perils, Mumble learns many things about his frozen world, not the least of which being that his toe tapping talent may be what he needs to save his people. Set deep inside the icy land of Antarctica, two emperor penguins have a baby named Mumble (Elijah Wood). Hatched upon his feet, he has an amazing skill for tap-dancing. However, penguins are not supposed to tap dance. Even worse, he cannot sing. All emperor penguins had supposed to have a heartsong, in which has a try at it, with awful results. Torn apart from his mom (Nicole Kidman), dad (Hugh Jackman), and best friend, Gloria (Brittany Murphy), as a teenager who still has his adolescent feathers, his ventures off into the icy landscape. He is rescued from a leopard seal from a group of Adelie penguins, whom which the leader is Ramon (Robin Williams). They take Mumble to their home and discover that all of their fish is being taken from an unknown 'alien' source. They ask Lovelace (Robin Williams), a non-wise and cocky leader of the Adelies, to help them. Unfortunately, he becomes of no help. Leading on an incredible adventure, they try to discover the threat of their food source and survival. Using courage and bravery, Mumble begins to teach everyone begins to learn that uniqueness isn't a burden, but is a gift to be treasured.

Comments

Truly Moving Picture, 24 October 2006 Author: tollini from United States 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.