Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
- 2011
- ·PG
- ·94 min
Popper's Penguins is a 2011 American comedy family film distributed by 20th Century Fox, directed by Mark Waters, produced by John Davis, co-produced by Davis Entertainment Company and Dune Entertainment, written by Sean Anders, John Morris and Jared Stern with music by Rolfe Kent and starring Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Madeline Carroll, Maxwell Perry Cotton, Angela Lansbury, Desmin Borges, Philip Baker Hall, Dominic Chianese, Clark Gregg, Ophelia Lovibond, Jeffrey Tambor, David Krumholtz, Henry Keleman, Dylan Clark Marshall with Frank Welker and James Tupper.
It was loosely based on the children's book of the same name.
The film was originally slated for a release on August 12, 2011, but was moved up to June 17, 2011.
The film received mixed reviews from critics and it earned $187.
3 million on a $55 million budget.
- Actors
- Angela Lansbury·Carla Gugino·Jim Carrey·Ophelia Lovibond
- Directed by
- Mark Waters
- Genre
- Comedy·Family·Fantasy
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Director
- Mark Waters
BMI Film & TV Awards 2012
- Film Music
Mr. Poppers Penguins was one of my favorite books when I was a child and plus, I was a big Jim Carrey fan.
Jim Carrey's career has in many ways mirrored that of Eddie Murphy. In their early days, both had distinctive styles of their own – Murphy was fast-talking, foul-mouthed, vulgar and very funny Carrey was a manic and energetic physical comedian like one of the Three Stooges on steroids.
I was kind of interested in seeing Mr Popper's Penguins despite its somewhat lukewarm reception. I found it wasn't a bad film, there are some charming and funny moments with a good cast, but at the end of the day it is rather bland and forgettable.
