---
title: 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tom McGrath'
released: '2008-10-30'
runtime_minutes: 89
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/madagascar-escape-2-africa-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479952/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

2008 · PG · 89 min · Comedy, Family · United States

Part of: Madagascar

## Synopsis

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is a 2008 American animated adventure comedy film directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath and written by Etan Cohen, Darnell and McGrath. The second installment in the Madagascar film series and Madagascar trilogy and sequel to Madagascar (2005), it was produced by DreamWorks Animation SKG and Pacific Data Images. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, and Andy Richter reprise their roles from the first film, joined by new cast members Bernie Mac, Alec Baldwin, Sherri Shepherd, and will.i.am. In the film, the main characters, a party of animals from the Central Park Zoo whose adventures have taken them to Madagascar find themselves in the East African savannas, where they meet others of their species and where Alex the lion reunites with his parents.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tom McGrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mcgrath), [Eric Darnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-darnell)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom McGrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mcgrath), [Eric Darnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-darnell), [Etan Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/etan-cohen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans Zimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-zimmer)
- **Producer:** [Mireille Soria](https://cinepixo.com/people/mireille-soria)
- **Editor:** [H. Lee Peterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-lee-peterson)

## Cast

- [Sacha Baron Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sacha-baron-cohen) as King Julien XIII
- [Chris Rock](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-rock) as Marty
- [David Schwimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-schwimmer) as Melman
- [Elisa Gabrielli](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisa-gabrielli) as Nana
- [Tom McGrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mcgrath) as Skipper
- [Bernie Mac](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernie-mac) as Zuba
- [John DiMaggio](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dimaggio) as Rico
- [Willow Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/willow-smith) as Gloria
- [Chris Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-miller-2) as Kowalski
- [Conrad Vernon](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-vernon) as Mason
- [Jada Pinkett Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jada-pinkett-smith) as Gloria
- [Cedric the Entertainer](https://cinepixo.com/people/cedric-the-entertainer) as Maurice
- [Andy Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-richter) as Mort
- [Christopher Knights](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-knights) as Private
- [Ben Stiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-stiller) as Alex

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Official site: https://www.dreamworks.com/movies/madagascar-escape-2-africa
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/madagascar-escape-2-africa-2008
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