Curious George

Theatrical Release Date: 2006 02 10 (USA)

UPC: 025192616020

Studio: Universal Studios

MPAA Rating: G   Contains:null

Summary: The naughty little monkey from Margret Rey and H.A. Rey's beloved children's stories makes the leap to the big screen in this animated adaptation. Ted (voice of Will Ferrell) is an explorer with a large yellow hat who is good friends with Bloomsberry (voice of Dick Van Dyke), who runs a natural history museum. Bloomsberry's greedy son, Bloomsberry Junior (voice of David Cross), wants to tear down his dad's museum and put a parking ramp in its place, but the elder Bloomsberry is convinced that a spectacular new exhibit could save the museum from the wrecking ball. Ted heads to Africa on an expedition to find some special artifacts that will keep his friend in business, but while he's there he befriends a playful monkey he calls George (voice of Frank Welker). While George is friendly, he has a taste for mischief and seems to always get Ted in hot water; Ted thinks he's seen the last of his simian friend when his ship heads back to America, until he discovers that George managed to hide aboard the boat before it set sail. Ted's search for a eye-catching exhibit proved to be a failure, and Ted and his good friend Maggie (voice of Drew Barrymore), a schoolteacher who's sweet on him, struggle to find of a way to save Bloomsberry's museum. But time becomes precious for Ted when George has an entire new city to explore. Curious George features a handful of original songs composed for the film by surfer-turned-singer/songwriter Jack Johnson. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Children's/Family

Awards: Best Original Song – Satellite Awards

Features: Exclusive Jack Johnson music video with sing-along feature!
15 deleted scenes: even more monkey business!
Monkey around with words: go bananas learning new words!
"Drawn" to George: learn to draw your favorite monkey!
Monkey in motion: see how an animation artist makes George come alive!
Over 10 interactive games and activities: including Banana Hunt, Where's George? and Coloring Sheets

Curious George

Format: DVD

Release Date: 09/26/2006

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 88 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish,French

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Curious George: Fullscreen
1. "Upside Down" (Main Titles) [4:03]
2. Struggle for Survival [2:21]
3. An Ancient Idol [5:13]
4. Giant Monkey [3:36]
5. A Size Issue [3:12]
6. "Talk of the Town" [2:53]
7. Lost in the City [3:49]
8. Monkey Business [4:59]
9. Caught Red-Handed [4:49]
10. Our Hero [5:40]
11. Animal Control [5:28]
12. At the Zoo [5:16]
13. Big Idea [4:58]
14. "Jungle Gym" [2:35]
15. Closed Forever [3:08]
16. George Is Gone [5:50]
17. Back to Africa [3:55]
18. Finding Zagawa [1:47]
19. The Next Adventure [3:38]
20. End Titles [9:18]

Perry Seibert

Bright, gentle, and full of goodwill, this adaptation of the classic Curious George children's books fulfills its contract with the audience. Little kids will enjoy the simple but attractive color scheme, George's playful personality, and the hummable melodies of Jack Johnson's numerous contributions to the soundtrack. This is one of the most thoroughly G-rated movies of its time -- there is not even a suggestion of anything edgy -- but the casting of Will Ferrell and David Cross offers just enough promise of strangeness to keep parents smiling. Thoroughly and entirely pleasant, Curious George avoids the in-your-face attitude and style of so many of its contemporaries, something that helps create a mood that allows children to be drawn into the film at their own speed. The filmmakers respect and reward the curiosity of their youngest audience members, just as they do their title character. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Brian Grazer  Producer 
Ron Howard  Producer 
Ken Kaufman  Screenwriter 
David Kirschner  Producer 
Matthew O'Callaghan  Director 
Jon Shapiro  Producer 
Bonne Radford  Executive Producer 
James Whitaker  Executive Producer 
Heitor Pereira  Composer (Music Score) 
David Bernardi  Executive Producer 
Ken Tsumura  Executive Producer 
Will Ferrell  Actor 
Drew Barrymore  Actor 
Frank Welker  Actor 
Shane Baumel  Actor 
Timyra-Joi Beatty  Actor 
Christopher Chen  Actor 
Jessie Flower  Actor 
Alexander Gould  Actor 
Terrence Hardy  Actor 
Hailey Johnson  Actor 
Kelsey Lansdowne  Actor 
Ariel Winter  Actor 
Dick Van Dyke  Actor 
David Cross  Actor 
Billy West  Actor 
Jeff Bennett  Actor 
Michael Chinyamurindi  Actor 
Michael Sorich  Actor 
Ed O'Ross  Actor 
Joan Plowright  Actor 
Eugene Levy  Actor 
Kath Soucie  Actor 
Clint Howard  Actor 
Kimberly Brooks  Actor 
Wendy Cutler  Actor 
Joey D'Auria  Actor 
Richard Epcar  Actor 
Treva Etienne  Actor 
Eddie Frierson  Actor 
Donald Fullilove  Actor 
Philip Maurice Hayes  Actor 
Bridget Hoffman  Actor 
Rif Hutton  Actor 
Steve Kehela  Actor 
Donna Lynn Leavy  Actor 
Nadia Lewis  Actor 
John Mariano  Actor 
Caitlin McKenna  Actor 
Kerry Michele  Actor 
Juan Pope  Actor 
Jonny Solomon  Actor 
Mandy Steckelberg  Actor 
Fred Tatasciore  Actor 

Country: USA