Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Movie, 2008, Madagascar, Set in Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is #17 of 51 in release order and #31 of 51 in chronological order in the DreamWorks Animation.
The story
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa recap
The friends fly home from Madagascar in a plane the penguins have patched together, with King Julien and the lemurs along. It crash-lands in an African nature reserve. Alex finds his parents, Zuba, the pride's alpha lion, and Florrie, who lost him to poachers as a cub. The scheming Makunga wants to be alpha and tricks Alex into a rite-of-passage fight he loses, so Zuba is banished. Marty is crushed to find he is just one of many identical zebras. Gloria is drawn to the smooth hippo Moto Moto, which upsets Melman, who is in love with her and wrongly believes he is dying. Then the reserve's watering hole dries up, because stranded New York tourists have built a dam upstream.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ending explained
Alex goes to the dam, is caught by the tourists and is saved by his father. The penguins blow up the dam and the water returns. Alex defeats Makunga with dance moves rather than a fight, Zuba becomes alpha again, and Melman and Gloria become a couple. The friends decide to stay in Africa for now while the penguins repair the plane.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 64%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Kung Fu Panda, before Monsters vs. Aliens.
- Chronological order: after Madagascar, before Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
What to watch before Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar (2005), which Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) continues.
Cast
- Ben Stiller as Alex (voice)
- Chris Rock as Marty / Additional Zebras (voice)
- David Schwimmer as Melman (voice)
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria (voice)
- Sacha Baron Cohen as Julien (voice)
- Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice (voice)
- Andy Richter as Mort (voice)
- Bernie Mac as Zuba (voice)
- Alec Baldwin as Makunga (voice)
- Sherri Shepherd as Mom (voice)
- will.i.am as Moto Moto (voice)
- Elisa Gabrielli as Nana (voice)
Directed by Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell.