Curious George Movie Review 2006

The cute, mischievous chimp and The Man in the Yellow Hat (Ferrell) take a pleasant trip to the big screen. The New York museum where TMitYH works is having financial trouble, so he ventures to Africa to find a lost idol that will bring in the crowds. Along the way he meets George, who has been having fun with his jungle playmates. George takes a liking to The Man after a game of peek-a-boo and manages to follow him back to NYC. George's playful and curious nature gets The Man in trouble with the museum owner's son, who wants to close the museum and build a parking garage. The animation and story are simplistic, but that's just fine with the target audience of pre-schoolers and elementary-agers. The adults will find a few chuckle-worthy gags here and there, as well.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 86 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animation & Cartoons, New York, New York, Monkeyshines, Jungle Stories, Africa, Museums

Screenplay

Ken Kaufman

Cinematography

Julie Rogers

Director

Matthew O'Callaghan

Music

Heitor Pereira

Other

Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, David Cross, Eugene Levy, Dick Van Dyke, Frank Welker, Joan Plowright, Cheryl Murphy, Yarrow Cheney

Producer

Ron Howard, David Kirschner, Jon Shapiro, Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, David Kirschner, Jon Shapiro, Universal