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!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!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!
- Won 1 Oscar
- 20 wins & 26 nominations total
Elijah Wood
- Mumble
- (voice)
Brittany Murphy
- Gloria
- (voice)
Hugh Jackman
- Memphis
- (voice)
Robin Williams
- Ramon
- (voice)
- …
Carlos Alazraqui
- Nestor
- (voice)
Lombardo Boyar
- Raul
- (voice)
Jeffrey Garcia
- Rinaldo
- (voice)
- (as Jeff Garcia)
Johnny A. Sanchez
- Lombardo
- (voice)
- (as Johnny Sanchez III)
Nicole Kidman
- Norma Jean
- (voice)
Hugo Weaving
- Noah the Elder
- (voice)
Elizabeth Daily
- Baby Mumble
- (voice)
- (as E.G. Daily)
Magda Szubanski
- Miss Viola
- (voice)
Alyssa Shafer
- Baby Gloria
- (voice)
Cesar Flores
- Baby Seymour
- (voice)
Anthony LaPaglia
- Boss Skua
- (voice)
Danny Mann
- Dino
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- Goofs(at around 11 mins) When Memphis and Norma Jean find each other in the crowd (when the females are returning), one penguin in the center of the screen walks through another penguin.
- Quotes
Leopard Seal: Come here, sausage. I take you with ketchup!
Ramón: Yeah, but first you gotta catch up!
[laughing]
- Crazy creditsMumble, Gloria, Memphis, Norma Jean, Noah, Ramón, Lovelace, Mrs. Astrakhan and a baby penguin can be seen tap dancing under the credits while Song of the Heart by Prince is playing.
- ConnectionsEdited into Happy Feet: European Premiere Special (2006)
- SoundtracksGolden Slumbers
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Published by Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Produced by T Bone Burnett
Performed by k.d. lang
Courtesy of Nonesuch Records
Featured review
If you just thought this film was about dancing penguins, you're wrong. This film is a great family film that has complex messages. It is in musical form.
When it begins we learn what happened to Mumble, that makes him tap dance and not sing. His father is ashamed of him, but his mother is not. As he grows, he looks different from the other penguins. Later, he mets Spanish - like penguins that are a hight light to the film because they add to the humor. As the story goes on, we learn there are less fish and the water is filled with garbage. Because of us humans, penguins are in danger.
The characters are all great and the animation is wonderful and very detailed. It is funny and it even has messages. It teaches us to accept who we are. It also tells us that the environment is in danger, but in a fun and entertaining way. This film beats Monster House and Cars as the best animated film of the year.
When it begins we learn what happened to Mumble, that makes him tap dance and not sing. His father is ashamed of him, but his mother is not. As he grows, he looks different from the other penguins. Later, he mets Spanish - like penguins that are a hight light to the film because they add to the humor. As the story goes on, we learn there are less fish and the water is filled with garbage. Because of us humans, penguins are in danger.
The characters are all great and the animation is wonderful and very detailed. It is funny and it even has messages. It teaches us to accept who we are. It also tells us that the environment is in danger, but in a fun and entertaining way. This film beats Monster House and Cars as the best animated film of the year.
- adam_greyhound
- Nov 19, 2006
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Happy Feet: The IMAX Experience
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $100,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $198,000,317
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $41,533,432
- Nov 19, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $384,336,108
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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