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Curious George(film)

This article is about the 2006 animated film. For the 1984 stop-motion animated short film, seeCurious George (1984 film).

Curious Georgeis a 2006 animatedadventure film[1]based on thebook serieswritten byH. A. ReyandMargret Rey.It was directed byMatthew O'Callaghan(in his theatricalfeature directorial debut), written by Ken Kaufman and produced byRon Howard,David Kirschner,and Jon Shapiro. Featuring the voices ofFrank Welker,Will Ferrell,Drew Barrymore,David Cross,Eugene Levy,Joan Plowright,andDick Van Dyke,it tells the story of how the Man with the Yellow Hat, a tour guide at a museum, first befriended a curious monkey named George and started going on adventures with him around the city while attempting to save the museum from closure.

Curious George
International theatrical release poster
Directed byMatthew O'Callaghan
Screenplay byKen Kaufman
Story by
Based onCurious George
byH. A. Rey
Margret Rey
Alan J. Shalleck
Produced by
Starring
Edited byJulie Rogers
Music byHeitor Pereira
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures[2]
Release dates
  • February 10, 2006(2006-02-10)(United States)
  • May 25, 2006(2006-05-25)(Germany)
Running time
87 minutes[3]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million[3]
Box office$70 million[3]

It is the first theatrically-released animated film fromUniversal Picturessince 1995'sBalto,the first theatrical animated film fromUniversal Animation Studios(making this Universal's first in-house theatrical animated film), and the first animated film fromImagine Entertainment.[4]The film had languished indevelopment hellat Imagine Entertainment since at least 1992, but it is possible that it was conceived years before. The film employs a notable blend oftraditional animationandcomputer-animatedscenery and objects that make up 20% of its environment. The soundtrack was composed byHeitor Pereiraand features several songs by musicianJack Johnson.

Curious Georgewas released in the United States byUniversal Pictureson February 10, 2006. It was met with generally positive reviews, but was abox-office failure,grossing only $70 million worldwide against a budget of $50 million.Curious Georgemade $48 million in DVD sales in the home market. It got several direct-to-video sequels after release.

Plot

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In thejungle of Africa,a friendly yet curious orphaned monkey spends his days playing with his fellow animals. However, his mischief often gets himself into trouble with any adult animal in the jungle. Meanwhile, Ted is atour guideliving in New York City, who works at the Bloomsberry Museum and gives weekly presentations to schoolteacher Maggie Dunlop, whom Ted is smitten with, and her students. His boss and the museum owner, Mr. Bloomsberry, informs Ted that the museum is losing money and will have to close. Mr. Bloomsberry's son, Junior, wants to tear down the museum and replace it with a commercial parking lot. To save his job and the museum, Ted impulsively volunteers to retrieve an ancient 40-foot-tall idol, the Lost Shrine of Zagawa, hoping that it will attract new visitors. Jealous of Ted's constant praise from his dad, Junior burns half the map to sabotage the exhibition without them knowing. Ted is outfitted with a bright yellow suit and hat from a clothing store and boards acargo shipto Africa, becoming humiliated in front of other passengers.

In Africa, Ted finds the idol with the help of his guide, Edu, but it is only three inches tall. He sends a photograph of it to the museum, but the photograph's angle leads Mr. Bloomsberry to believe that the idol is even larger than expected. Ted encounters the monkey who was interested in his yellow hat, who follows him and boards the cargo ship, not wanting to be left alone. Ted returns home and finds advertisements for the shrine all over the city. In Ted's apartment building, the monkey makes his way to thepenthouseand vandalizes the walls of Ted's neighbor, Miss Plushbottom, with paint. Due to the building's strict no-pet policy, Ted is evicted by Ivan, the doorman. At the museum, Ted reveals the idol's actual size to Mr. Bloomsberry and is kicked out by Junior after the monkey accidentally destroys anApatosaurusskeleton.

After a failed call toAnimal Control,Ted and the monkey are forced to sleep outside in a park, where they start to bond. The next morning, Ted follows the monkey into the zoo, where Maggie and her students name the monkey "George" after a nearby statue ofGeorge Washington.Ted saves George from falling from helium balloons.

At the home of Clovis, an inventor, George discovers that anoverhead projectormakes the idol appear 40 feet tall. Ted shows the projector to Mr. Bloomsberry, who sees it as the only way to save the museum. Still jealous, Junior pours coffee on the projector and frames George when the projector breaks. A defeated Ted informs the public that the museum will permanently close and that there is no idol. Ted has a falling-out with George and orders him to leave, allowing Animal Control to capture George to be returned to Africa.

Ted takes a walk through the city alone and is constantly reminded of his fun with George and his mischief. He speaks with Maggie, who helps him understand what is important in life. He sneaks onto the ship and reunites with George in the cargo hold. George notices that the idol reveals apictogramwhen turned to the light, and Ted realizes that it is a map leading to the real idol, which they find in the jungle.

The real idol is displayed in the museum, which reopens with new exhibits and Ted is praised as a hero for saving the institution. During the reopening celebration, Junior gets a job as a valet and receives acknowledgement from his father, Ivan has grown fond of George and invites Ted to return to his apartment and Ted and Maggie share a romantic moment, but are interrupted by George, who has activated arocket shipbefore Ted jumps in and they repeatedly circumnavigate the globe.

Voice cast

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  • Will Ferrellas Ted / The Man with the Yellow Hat, a tour guide at the Bloomsberry Museum. In a deleted scene, his last name was revealed to be Shackleford.[5]Ferrell described the character as "a blank canvas" and "a guy who's lived his life in a box".[6]O'Callaghan said that Ferrell's casting led to an expanded role for the character, in contrast to The Man with the Yellow Hat's relatively limited presence in the book series.[7]
  • Drew Barrymoreas Maggie Dunlop, an elementary school teacher and Ted's love interest. The character was named afterMargret Rey,who created theCurious Georgeseries with her husband,H. A. Rey.[6]O'Callaghan favored Barrymore for the role, saying: "I've always been a big fan of Drew Barrymore so I suggested her to the studio and they all loved the idea of her".[8]
  • Dick Van Dykeas Mr. Bloomsberry, the owner of the Bloomsberry Museum. O'Callaghan said he was surprised that Van Dyke had never done voice work before, explaining that "as an animation director you always want to use people who are fresh, who haven't done animated voices—at least I do. So it was really exciting to get [Van Dyke] in the room and work with him".[8]
  • David Crossas Junior, the son of the museum's owner. An early version of the screenplay involved several antagonists; O'Callaghan and screenwriter Ken Kaufman eventually replaced the multiple characters with Junior in order to simplify the story.[9]
  • Frank WelkerasGeorge,a curious tailless monkey and Ted'scomic reliefsidekickin the movie. The film'spress notesmentioned that while George would be more accurately described as achimpanzee,he was referred to as a monkey for tradition and consistency with thebook series.[10][11]Welker described the character as "the nicest little monkey you would ever want to meet".[12]DirectorMatthew O'Callaghansaid that it was challenging to effectively convey the monkey's emotions because the character does not speak; because of this, George's original design from the books' illustrations was modified, including replacing his black-dot eyes with larger, more expressive eyes that haveirises.[9]
  • Eugene Levyas Clovis, an inventor who builds robotic animals. Levy has said that his experience with the character (his first voice role since 1981'sHeavy Metal) informed his approach to subsequent voice work; although he prepared extensively with the script, he found that he had to do "just about everything 10 or 15 different ways until they get what it is they're actually looking for", and remarked that the recording process "is a really interesting way to work".[13]
  • Ed O'Rossas Ivan, the doorman of Ted's apartment. He strictly enforces his "No-Pet" policy and suspects Ted of having one with him. He speaks with a thickRussian accent.
  • Joan Plowrightas Ms. Plushbottom, Ted's wealthy neighbor and opera singer, whose apartment gets vandalized by George.

Production

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Development

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Producers Jon Shapiro andDavid Kirschnercontacted Margret Rey in 1990 about the possibility of producing a film based on the classic children's stories that she wrote with her husband, H. A. Rey. Shapiro recalled that he promised her to make the best version ofCurious Georgeas possible.[7]Rey agreed andImagine Entertainmentsecured the film rights forCurious Georgein June 1990, with plans to produce alive actionfilm jointly withHanna-Barbera Productions.[14]

Universal Picturesacquired the merchandising rights toCurious Georgefrom publisherHoughton Mifflinin September 1997, after Margret Rey's death the previous year.[15][16]Larry Gutermansigned on to direct in 1998 and worked closely with Imagine Entertainment co-chairmanRon Howardto develop the film.[17]However, Guterman left the project reportedly after budget concerns about the film'sspecial effectsled Universal and Imagine to postpone production.[18][19]By January 1999, the project continued to be "in active development".[7]

Universal and Imagine were finalizing a deal withBrad Birdto write and direct aCurious Georgefilm that combined live action andcomputer-generated imagery(CGI) in October 1999,[19]but Bird left the project in 2000 when he was hired atPixar.[20]In July 2001, the newly mergedVivendi Universalacquired Houghton Mifflin, with plans to make Curious George the company's new mascot, coincident with the film's development and release (Houghton Mifflin would be sold the following year due to Vivendi's mounting financial pressures).[21]Bird left the project after the studios decided to shift the film to all-CGI, and in December, Universal was in negotiations withDavid Silvermanto direct the film.[22][23]By September 2003,Jun Falkensteinsigned on to direct the screenplay,[24]but was later fired by the studio and replaced by Matthew O'Callaghan in August 2004.[7]

Writing

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According to Stacey Snider, then-chairman of Universal Pictures, it was challenging to turn the relatively simpleCurious Georgebooks into a full-length film with substantial character development.[7]During the film's production process, many screenwriters wrote potential scripts for the project, includingJoe Stillman,Dan Gerson,Babaloo Mandel,Lowell Ganz,Mike Werb,Brian Levant,David Reynolds,andAudrey Wells.[9][7][19][25]Kirschner said that screenwriterPat Proftwrote a live action draft of the film that contained a lot of "funny stuff", but was also focusing on the relationship between The Man with the Yellow Hat and George the monkey, which was "really difficult to capture the innocence of that".[7]Brewster recalled that earlier versions of the script byBrad Birdand William Goldman were darker in tone and more adult.[7][26]

When O'Callaghan signed on to direct, replacing Falkenstein, he and screenwriter Ken Kaufman rewrote the story, saying that they took some elements from the existing story and created new characters, simplified the story elements, and came up with the story of the film. They expanded the role of The Man in the Yellow Hat and gave him a name, making the script more like abuddy filmrather than one that was focused primarily on George.[9]The final script contained scenes inspired by many of the earlier books, includingCurious George,Curious George Takes a Job,andCurious George Flies a Kite.[9][7]

Animation

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When Imagine Entertainment obtained the rights toCurious Georgein 1990, a live action feature was planned; by 1999, Brad Bird was in talks to direct the film as a combination of live action and CG.[7]The success ofShrekin 2001 led Imagine co-chairmanBrian Grazerto shift the film towards all-CG, saying at the time that George would be easy to convey in CGI animation rather than in a live-action mix.[27]Eventually, a final decision was made to use traditional 2D animation for the film to recreate the look and feel of theCurious Georgebooks.[9][28]According to executive producer Ken Tsumura, CGI animation was used to create the environments for 20 percent of the film, including the city scenes, in order to allow objects to move in 3D space.[9]

A strict production schedule resulted in all animation work having to be completed within 18 months; Tsumura oversaw the outsourcing of the animation to studios around the world, including studios in the United States, Canada, France, Taiwan, and South Korea. The proportions of George and Ted were kept consistent with the books' illustrations, but their character designs were updated to accommodate the big screen, with O'Callaghan noting that they gave them eyes, pupils, teeth, etc. so Ted could enunciate dialog or to create strong expressions with George.[9]CG supervisor Thanh John Nguyen states that they tried to duplicate the look of the cars in the book, which Tsumura describes as bearing the look of the 1940s and 1950s; according to production designerYarrow Cheney,the filmmakers also partnered withVolkswagento design Clovis' red car that Ted drives, simplifying the design and rounding the edges.[29]

Music

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Music is so important to the movie. Our main character doesn't speak. He makes little noises. He squeaks.... Since George doesn't speak, Jack [Johnson] decided he wanted to be the voice of George. So his songs provide the narrative.

—Kathy Nelson, president of film music at Universal[7]

The film's instrumental score was composed byHeitor Pereira,who replacedKlaus Badelt.[30][31]Hans Zimmerand Kathy Nelson served as the film's executive music producers.[32]

Jack Johnsonwas hired to write and perform the songs in the film. Johnson said that he was originally asked to write two songs forCurious George,but his enthusiasm for the film led him to write more.[33]He worked closely with the animation team and described a back-and-forth process in which he would provide a sketch of a song in response to a preliminary drawing of a scene, then followed by more detailed animations and lyrics.[34]Describing the songwriting process, Johnson recalled: "The balance was writing lyrics that didn't match things too perfectly, but would kind of reference what was going on in the film. I tried to make metaphors that describe the scene better than trying to exactly match what was going on".[33]Johnson said that many of the film's songs were written for or inspired by his eldest son.[35]

Release

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The world premiere ofCurious Georgetook place on January 28, 2006 at theArcLight Hollywoodin Los Angeles, California.[36]The film was released to 2,566 theaters in the following month on February 10, opened alongsidethe 2006 remake ofThe Pink Panther,FirewallandFinal Destination 3,and ranked at #3 with a total opening weekend gross of $14.7 million averaging $5,730 per theater. The film grossed $58.4 million in theUnited Statesand $11.5 million overseas, totaling $70 million worldwide.[3]The film was released in theUnited Kingdomon May 26, and opened on #5.[37]

Home media

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The film was released onDVDon September 26, 2006 byUniversal Studios Home Entertainment[38][39]in separate widescreen and full-screen versions. It was then released onBlu-rayon March 3, 2015.[40][41]Curious Georgegrossed a total of $48.3 million in DVD and Blu-ray sales.[42]

Reception

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On the review aggregation websiteRotten Tomatoes,Curious Georgehas a 70% approval rating based on 107 reviews and an average rating of 6.10/10. The website's consensus reads: "Curious Georgeis a bright, sweet, faithful adaptation of the beloved children's books ".[43]OnMetacritic,the film has an average score of 62 out of 100 based on reviews from 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[44]Audiences polled byCinemaScoreduring opening weekend gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[45]Reviews frequently praised the film's light-hearted tone and its traditional animation style, though some criticized the plot and modern references.[43]

InThe New York Times,Dana Stevenscalled the film "an unexpected delight", praising its "top-drawer voice talent" and "old-fashioned two-dimensional animation that echoes the simple colors and shapes of the books".[46]The Austin Chronicle's Marrit Ingman wrote positively of the film's "sweet, simple message" that "children see the world differently and have much to teach the people who love them".[47]Christy Lemireof theAssociated Presspraised George's character design, writing that "with his big eyes and bright smile and perpetually sunny disposition, he's pretty much impossible to resist".[48]Roger Ebertgave the film three out of four stars, noting that it remained "faithful to the spirit and innocence of the books" and writing that the visual style was "uncluttered, charming, and not so realistic that it undermines the fantasies on the screen". Ebert wrote that while he did not particularly enjoy the film himself, he nevertheless gave the film a "thumbs up" on hisEbert & Roepershow because he felt that it would be enjoyable for young children.[49]

Richard Roeper,Ebert's co-host, criticized the film for similar reasons and said that he could not "tell people my age, or someone twenty-five [years old], that they should spend nine or ten bucks to see this movie".[43]Brian Lowry ofVarietyfelt that the plot was too simplistic, writing that the film consisted primarily of "various chases through the city" and was "rudimentary on every level".[50]On the other hand,Michael Phillipsof theChicago Tribunewrote that the film was "overplotted and misfocused" and that "the script's jokes are tougher to find than the shrine", though he praised the film for staying "relatively faithful to the style of the original and delightful H. A. Rey illustrations".[51]Jan Stuart ofNewsdaycriticized the modern references in the film, including cell phones and lattes, writing that they resulted in "modernization traps that the makers of the very respectable Winnie the Pooh films managed to avoid".[43][better source needed]Owen GleibermanofEntertainment Weeklyalso negatively noted theanachronismsin the film, such as the use of caller ID.[52]

The song "Upside Down"byJack Johnsonreceived aSatellite Awardnomination forBest Original Song.[53]

Soundtrack

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Main article:Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George

Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious Georgeis the soundtrack to the film, featuring songs byJack Johnsonand others. In its first week onBillboard200albums chart, the soundtrack made it to the #1 spot, making it Jack Johnson's first number one album (In Between Dreamspeaked at two,On and Onpeaked at three) and making it the first soundtrack to reach number one since theBad Boys IIsoundtrack in August 2003 and the first soundtrack to an animated film to top theBillboard200 since thePocahontassoundtrack reigned for one week in July 1995.

Future

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Main article:Curious George (franchise)

Television series

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Main article:Curious George (TV series)

ThePBS Kidsanimated television series,also calledCurious George,was developed concurrent to the feature film. It also starsFrank Welkerreprising his voice role of Curious George and withWilliam H. Macy(laterRino Romano) narrating.[54]

Sequels

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A sequel,Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!,was released on March 2, 2010. The plot for the sequel centers around George becoming friends with a young elephant named Kayla. George tries to help Kayla travel across the country to be reunited with her family. A second sequel,Curious George 3: Back to the Junglewas released on June 23, 2015. A third sequel,Curious George: Royal Monkey,serving as the fourth film of the series, which is flash-animated instead of traditionally animated was released on DVD on September 10, 2019. A fourth sequel titledCurious George: Go West, Go Wildpremiered on September 8, 2020 onPeacock,[55]and was also released on DVD and digital on December 15.[56]A fifth sequel,Curious George: Cape Ahoy,serving as the sixth and final film of the series, was released onPeacockon September 30, 2021. With the exceptions of Frank Welker and Ed O'Ross, none of the voice cast from the original film returned for the sequels.

Reboot

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In July 2010, shortly after the release of their first film,Despicable Me,Illumination Entertainmentwas reportedly developing an animated film based on the book,[57][58]but the project never materialized.

In August 2016,Andrew Adamsonwas in negotiations to direct, write, and produce a live-action adaptation ofCurious Georgefor Universal Pictures, along withRon Howard,Brian Grazer,David Kirschner,Jon Shapiro, and Erica Huggins serving as executive producers for it.[59][60]By March 2020,Jim Taylorwas brought to re-write the film.[61]

See also

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