Projects » Happy Feet

Production Year: 2006 - Currently Filming
Directed by: George Miller
Genre: Adventure / Animation / Family / Musical
Tagline: WARNING: May Cause Toe-Tapping.
Country: Australia / USA
Language: English
Rating: 6.8/10 (5,923 votes)
Runtime: 109 min
Certification: UK:U / USA:PG / Finland:K-7.

Plot Outline: Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!

Awards

Won Oscar. Another 9 wins & 12 nominations.

Academy Awards, USA 2007 - won
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

Cast

Elizabeth Daily .... Young Mumbles
Khamani Griffin .... Baby Mumble (voice)
Elijah Wood .... Mumble (voice) Hugh Jackman .... Memphis (voice)
Nicole Kidman .... Norma Jean
Brittany Murphy .... Gloria (voice)
Magda Szubanski .... Miss Viola (voice)
Robin Williams .... Ramone (voice)

Trivia

This film is dedicated to Steve Irwin.
Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, and Nicole Kidman all do their own singing.
The dancers for the dance sequences not only had to wear motion capture sensor suits for their movement, but also had to wear special headgear to simulate the penguins' beaks to force them to accommodate the anatomical feature for their characters' dancing.
Initially, Prince refused to allow the use of his song, "Kiss", for the film. However, after seeing footage of the film, he not only changed his mind and allowed the song to be used, but also wrote an additional original song for the film to use in the closing credits.
Mumble's given name is actually Mambo, but is nicknamed "Mumble" when it becomes clear he cannot sing. His father Memphis, who named him, insists on calling him "Mambo" until the very end.

Goofs

Throughout the entire movie Mumble has a dark spot by his collar bone that's supposed to look like a bow-tie. In one scene, it's not there and then in the next, it is.
Various characters call Mumble, "Mumbles".

Quotes

Mumble: Gloria, ever since I was little I've been wanting to tell you that you're so...
Gloria: Fish...
Mumble: Yeah, fish. You're so fish.
Gloria: No. Look, Mumble. Fish!

Ramon: You know, chica chica, boom boom.
Mumble: You are not interested in chicas?
Ramon: You kdiding? Without us the chicas got no boom