Happy Feet [Blu-ray]

Overview

In the world of the emperor penguin, a simple song can mean the difference between a lifetime of happiness and an eternity of loneliness. When a penguin named Mumble is born without the ability to sing the romantic song that will attract his soul mate, he'll have to resort to some fancy footwork by tap dancing his way into the heart of the one he loves. Directed by Babe mastermind George Miller, Happy Feet tells the tale of one penguin's quest for love, and features an all-star cast of vocal talent that includes Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman, Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman, and Brittany Murphy.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/27/2007
UPC:	0085391140979
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	PG
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:48:00
Sales rank:	25,265

Special Features

Enjoy two new fully animated additional sequences: Mumble Meets a Blue Whale and A Happy Feet Moment; Take a private dance lesson with Savion Glover where you'll dance like a penguin: Stomp to the beat; Two awesome music videos:; Gia's Hit Me Up and Prince's The Song of the Heart; Classic cartoon I Love to Singa

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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Hugo Weaving	Noah
E.G. Daily	Baby Mumble
Danny Mann	Dino
Arif S. Kinchen	Skuas
Nicholas McKay	Nev
Lee Perry	Elder
J. Grant Albrecht	Actor,Other Voices
Charles Bartlett	Actor
Django Craig	Actor
Nicholas DeLaurentis	Actor,Other Voices
Chris Edgerly	Actor
Efraín Figueroa	Actor
Sonje Fortag	Actor
Khamani Griffin	Actor
Khadijah	Actor
Aldis Hodge	Actor
Fisher Keene	Actor
Michael Krepack	Actor
Libby Lynch	Actor
Diane Michelle	Actor
Ryan Munck	Actor
Christian Pikes	Actor
Zoe Raye	Actor
Noreen Reardon	Actor
Eliana Reyes	Actor
Nicole Richmond	Actor
Aimee Roldan	Actor
Kyndell Rose Crowell	Actor
Alyssa Smith	Actor
Mari Weiss	Actor
Billy 'Sly' Williams	Actor
Rachel York	Actor
Warren Coleman	Live Action Cast
Felix Williamson	Live Action Cast
Cassandra Swaby	Live Action Cast
Winston Cooper	Live Action Cast
Henry Nixon	Live Action Cast
Belinda Bromilow	Live Action Cast
Dasi Ruz	Live Action Cast
Helmut Bakaitis	Live Action Cast
Simon Westaway	Live Action Cast
Craig Ricci Shaynak	Actor
Alan Zitner	Live Action Cast
Nicholas McKay	Nev
Richard Carter	Barry
Kelley Abbey	Motion Capture Principal
Savion Glover	Motion Capture Principal
Matt Lee	Motion Capture Principal
Leanne Cherny	Motion Capture Principal
Penny Martin	Motion Capture Principal
Kate Wormald	Motion Capture Principal
Caroline Kaspar	Motion Capture Principal
Wayne Kermond	Motion Capture Principal
Renae Berry	Motion Capture Performer
Kane Bonke	Motion Capture Performer
Rohan Browne	Motion Capture Performer
Jason Coleman	Motion Capture Performer
Amy Delves	Motion Capture Performer
Shannon Greensill	Motion Capture Performer
Jaclyn Hanson	Motion Capture Performer
Keith Hawley	Motion Capture Performer
Shannon Holtzapffel	Motion Capture Performer
Michelle Hopper	Motion Capture Performer
Leah Howard	Motion Capture Performer
Camilla Jakimowicz	Motion Capture Performer
Simon Lind	Motion Capture Performer
Tracie Morley	Motion Capture Performer
Amy Petsalis	Motion Capture Performer
Troy Phillips	Motion Capture Performer
Chris Pickard	Motion Capture Performer
Danielle Playel	Motion Capture Performer
Dianne Rakebrandt	Motion Capture Performer
Jesse Rasmussen	Motion Capture Performer
Kristen Rogers	Motion Capture Performer
Troy Rowley	Motion Capture Performer
Adam Scown	Motion Capture Performer
Ben Veitch	Motion Capture Performer
Nathan Wright	Motion Capture Performer
Charlotte Gillman	Live Action Cast
Carly Andrews	Live Action Cast
Kelly Tracey	Live Action Cast
Yann Le Berre	Live Action Cast
Logan Arens	Other Voices
Charles Bartlett	Other Voices
Shane Baumel	Other Voices
T.J. Beacom	Other Voices
Kwesi Boakye	Other Voices
A.J. Buckley	Other Voices
Erin Chambers	Other Voices
Rickey Collins	Other Voices
Jeff Fischer	Other Voices
Scotty Cox	Other Voices
David Stanhope	Conductor
Lynda Williams	Conductor
Brett Weymark	Conductor
Steve Irwin	Voices
John Powell	Composer

Technical Credits

Doug Mitchell	Producer
Bill Miller	Producer,Producer,Director
Bruce Berman	Executive Producer
Graham Burke	Executive Producer
Damian Candusso	Sound Effects
Angus Robertson	Sound Effects
Ian Neilson	Sound Effects
Nick Breslin	Sound Effects
Rick Lisle	Sound Effects
David Nichols	Key Grip
Nikki Barrett	Casting
Ed Jones	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

In 2005, March of the Penguins identified a real appetite among moviegoers for flightless waterfowl. (As movie characters, mind you, not menu items.) The next year, Happy Feet drove that phenomenon over the top, grossing just shy of 200 million dollars on its way to upsetting perennial favorite Pixar for the Best Animated Feature Oscar. The victory was an upset not just because Pixar's Cars was better than expected, but also because Happy Feet isn't as good as the numbers suggest. George Miller's film does benefit from a delightful concept. According to Happy Feet, the mating ritual made famous by March is actually a matter of mutual serenade, with penguins finding their soul mates to the strains of modern pop music. But Happy Feet gets kind of stuck in this concept phase, never blossoming into an involving narrative. Mumble, voiced by Elijah Wood, is your standard outsider -- insert your favorite ugly duckling metaphor here. But his supposed deficiency is that he dances rather than sings -- a complementary skill, one would think, whose uniqueness should elevate him, rather than ostracizing him toward a mission of heroic redemption. This mission allows for some strong set pieces and breathtaking images of the Antarctic landscape and fauna, but it also brings audiences into contact with two super-annoying Robin Williams characters, both voiced as politically incorrect racial stereotypes. By the time it's finished, Mumble's journey has gone places that stretch even the minimal logic required for a kid's movie. Perhaps that gets at the shortcomings of the entire film. While it's infectious enough to slot right in as a new classic for young children, and visually advanced enough to wow audiences of any age, it's also flawed enough that adults won't want to join in on their kids' inevitable repeat viewings.