Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!
- Won 1 Oscar
- 20 wins & 26 nominations total
Elijah Wood
- Mumble
- (voice)
Brittany Murphy
- Gloria
- (voice)
Hugh Jackman
- Memphis
- (voice)
Robin Williams
- Ramon
- (voice)
- …
Carlos Alazraqui
- Nestor
- (voice)
Lombardo Boyar
- Raul
- (voice)
Jeffrey Garcia
- Rinaldo
- (voice)
- (as Jeff Garcia)
Johnny A. Sanchez
- Lombardo
- (voice)
- (as Johnny Sanchez III)
Nicole Kidman
- Norma Jean
- (voice)
Hugo Weaving
- Noah the Elder
- (voice)
Elizabeth Daily
- Baby Mumble
- (voice)
- (as E.G. Daily)
Magda Szubanski
- Miss Viola
- (voice)
Alyssa Shafer
- Baby Gloria
- (voice)
Cesar Flores
- Baby Seymour
- (voice)
Anthony LaPaglia
- Boss Skua
- (voice)
Danny Mann
- Dino
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- Goofs(at around 11 mins) When Memphis and Norma Jean find each other in the crowd (when the females are returning), one penguin in the center of the screen walks through another penguin.
- Quotes
Leopard Seal: Come here, sausage. I take you with ketchup!
Ramón: Yeah, but first you gotta catch up!
[laughing]
- Crazy creditsMumble, Gloria, Memphis, Norma Jean, Noah, Ramón, Lovelace, Mrs. Astrakhan and a baby penguin can be seen tap dancing under the credits while Song of the Heart by Prince is playing.
- ConnectionsEdited into Happy Feet: European Premiere Special (2006)
- SoundtracksGolden Slumbers
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Published by Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Produced by T Bone Burnett
Performed by k.d. lang
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records
Featured review
Impressive, Expressive and Delightful for all ages
Rarely do I enjoy animated films these days: I find the animation (mostly computer generated) to be colorful but banal, and the action angles are selected by the programmer's eye, not the way a natural observer would have seen the shot (like we saw in classic cell animation of years past). "Happy Feet" is different. The combination of rotoscoping (now advanced motion capture), intense attention to detail and organic POV make this film extraordinarily enjoyable to watch. The sound quality was top-notch, and the music loads of fun for anyone with a pulse. The character voices from Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Hugh Jackman, and others was perfectly matched to their characterizations. Savion Glover's performance as Mumble's ecstatic feet was not only good as a an animated fanciful Emperor Penguin, but also valid as a fine, skilled tap dancer; one of the finest. The continuity was good, impressive editing, and the message clear: celebrate our differences, adapt to change when necessary, and don't be afraid to take on challenges, even when they seems insurmountable. That's a great message for anyone at any age.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Happy Feet: The IMAX Experience
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $100,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $198,000,317
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $41,533,432
- Nov 19, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $384,336,108
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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