Happy Feet (2006)
78%RT Audience Score: 70%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
20 wins & 26 nominations total
Visually dazzling, with a thoughtful storyline and catchy musical numbers, Happy Feet marks a successful animated debut from the makers of Babe
Happy Feet is the perfect movie for anyone who loves penguins, dancing, or just wants to see Robin Williams voice a crazy, tap-dancing bird. It’s a little weird, a little subversive, and a lot of fun. Plus, the animation is absolutely stunning. So come on and get happy with these flightless birds!
Production Company(ies)
Hell’s Kitchen Films, Universal Pictures,
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for some mild peril and rude humor
Year of Release
2006
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital EXDTS-ES
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 48m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 17, 2006 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 27, 2007
Genre(s)
Adventure/Musical
Keyword(s)
starring Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, directed by George Miller, written by Warren Coleman, John Collee, Adventure, Musical, Comedy, PG, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Sukhdev Sandhu, Joshua Land, David Edelstein, Nick Schager, Brian Tallerico, Stephen Garrett, Richard Propes, Debbie Lynn Elias, Rachel Wagner, Frank Wilkins, John Hayes, Dustin Rowles, producer George Miller, Doug Mitchell
Worldwide gross: $384,336,108
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $566,763,959
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 245
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 61,806,321
US/Canada gross: $198,000,317
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $291,982,568
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 201
US/Canada opening weekend: $41,533,432
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $61,247,569
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 168
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $100,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $147,465,707
Production budget ranking: 225
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $79,410,283
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $339,887,969
ROI to date (est.): 150%
ROI ranking: 769
Robin Williams – Ramon, Lovelace (Voice)
Brittany Murphy – Gloria (Voice)
Hugh Jackman – Memphis (Voice)
Nicole Kidman – Norma Jean (Voice)
Hugo Weaving – Hugo (Voice)
Director – George Miller
Producers – George Miller, Doug Mitchell
Writers – Warren Coleman, John Collee
Director(s)
George Miller
Writer(s)
Warren Coleman, John Collee
Producer(s)
George Miller, Doug Mitchell
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
20 wins & 26 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Animated Feature Film Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (169) | Top Critics (54) | Fresh (128) | Rotten (41)
Miller ensures that a conceit – dancing penguins! – that might have seemed best left to the jokey attachments that clog up email inboxes is supple enough to carry a sardonic parable about the hypocrisy of Western consumers.
April 2, 2019
Sukhdev Sandhu
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
November 17, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
Joshua Land
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
You should see Happy Feet — not only because it’s stupendous, but also because it features the best dancing you’ll see on the screen this year.
June 29, 2007
David Edelstein
New York Magazine/Vulture
TOP CRITIC
Stands at the very top of the 2006 animated kid’s film class.
April 10, 2007 | Rating: A-
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
TOP CRITIC
It’s almost impossible to hate. It’s not impossible to get a little bored, but that’s another tune.
March 24, 2007
Brian Tallerico
UGO
TOP CRITIC
Awkward but graceful, derivative but daring, Happy Feet is, indeed, a flightless bird in the best and worst sense.
February 3, 2007 | Rating: 3/6
Stephen Garrett
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
Steve Martin said it best, ‘I’m getting Happy Feet!’
September 10, 2020 | Rating: 3.0/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
A surefire Oscar contender, come on and join the fun! All singing! All dancing! All penguins! Come ‘on and get happy!
November 13, 2019
Debbie Lynn Elias
Behind The Lens
It’s very sweet but it’s also… really subversive and really weird.
February 14, 2019 | Rating: 6/10
Rachel Wagner
Rachel’s Reviews (YouTube)
The visuals in Happy Feet are absolutely amazing.
November 3, 2018
Frank Wilkins
Reel Reviews
Happy Feet will be remembered for its animation breakthroughs and fine voicing.
November 3, 2018 | Rating: 3/4
John Hayes
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
I’m the last person in the world to raise a stink about the environment… But that doesn’t stop me from hoping that the kids get the message someday, before that March of the Penguins is just a lonely walk into extinction.
November 3, 2018
Dustin Rowles
Pajiba…
Plot
This is the story of a little penguin named Mumble who has a terrible singing voice and later discovers he has no Heartsong. However, Mumble has an astute talent for something that none of the penguins had ever seen before: tap dancing. Though Mumble’s mom, Norma Jean, thinks this little habit is cute, his dad, Memphis, says it “just ain’t penguin.” Besides, they both know that, without a Heartsong, Mumble may never find true love. As fate would have it, his one friend, Gloria, happens to be the best singer around. Mumble and Gloria have a connection from the moment they hatch, but she struggles with his strange “hippity- hoppity” ways. Mumble is just too different
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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