Penguins of Madagascar
Movie, 2014, Madagascar, Set in After Madagascar 3
Penguins of Madagascar is #30 of 51 in release order and #33 of 51 in chronological order in the DreamWorks Animation.
The story
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.
Penguins of Madagascar recap
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and the youngest, Private, break into Fort Knox and are caught by Dr. Octavius Brine, who is really Dave, an octopus who spent his life being upstaged by cute penguins at zoos. Dave is kidnapping penguins around the world to mutate them into monsters with his Medusa Serum. The penguins cross paths with the North Wind, an elite animal intelligence team led by the wolf Classified, who regard them as amateurs. Skipper refuses to work with them. Private, who has always been seen as the cute one, wants to prove he matters. Dave captures Private and then the North Wind, and plans to unleash mutated penguins on the people of New York.
Penguins of Madagascar ending explained
Private gets onto Dave's ship and reverses the serum ray, turning the captured penguins back to normal but mutating himself in the process. The penguins and the North Wind defeat Dave, shrink him and trap him in a snow globe, and Private is accepted as a full member of his team.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In a credits scene, the penguins use the ray to restore Private to normal, with help from Mort and King Julien.
Where to watch Penguins of Madagascar
Penguins of Madagascar 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 74%
Where it fits
- Release order: after How to Train Your Dragon 2, before Home.
- Chronological order: after Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, before Kung Fu Panda.
What to watch before Penguins of Madagascar
In release order, the essentials before Penguins of Madagascar (2014) are Madagascar (2005), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012).
Cast
- Tom McGrath as Skipper (voice)
- Chris Miller as Kowalski (voice)
- Christopher Knights as Private (voice)
- Conrad Vernon as Rico (voice)
- John Malkovich as Dave (voice)
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Classified (voice)
- Ken Jeong as Short Fuse (voice)
- Annet Mahendru as Eva (voice)
- Peter Stormare as Corporal (voice)
- Andy Richter as Mort (voice)
- Danny Jacobs as King Julien (voice)
- Werner Herzog as Documentary Filmmaker (voice)
Directed by Simon J. Smith, Eric Darnell.