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Broken Road Productions
Columbia Pictures
Happy Madison Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Don't talk to the animals...unless they talk to you first.
Kindhearted Griffin Keyes is one of the best-loved caretakers at the Franklin Park Zoo, but he's more comfortable with the animals than with females of his own species as proven by his failed marriage proposal to the self-absorbed Stephanie several years ago. The animals have listened to Griffin pine over her for years and, after she reappears in his life, they decide to help Griffin rekindle the relationship and become the alpha male she wants him to be. They inadvertently reveal their secret ability to talk and, after Griffin's initial shock, teach him the rules of courtship, animal-style. Surprisingly, the animals' advice really works and Griffin is about to get everything he's ever dreamed of--or is he?
FleshWound
Mar 17, 2024 · via TMDB
A shallow, mediocre film that can't be saved by its fleeting moments of humor. Zookeeper is about a low-confidence man who is looking for love and manages to keep messing things up. You'll be able to guess the plot within just a few minutes. ...and you'll be right, because it's incredibly predictable. The flick is filled with crass/lowbrow humor and physical comedy that mostly falls flat, but it does have the occasional bright spot that is genuinely funny. Still, it's overshadowed by many more moments where it's just trying too hard, the gag is too stupid, the character is too cringey, and so on. There are multiple characters that are outright annoying and the longer you watch and the more you encounter these characters the more the entire experience just ends up feeling like a chore. It doesn't offer much for adults, and there is enough lewd humor, cursing, and religious slurs in it that I wouldn't offer it to children either. This one's going in the rejects pile.
Kamurai
Oct 3, 2020 · via TMDB
Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. Kevin James and Rosario Dawson give a good carry, though they have an excellent range of supporting characters and then Adam Sandler as the voice of most of the animals. While I would prefer him to lose his mind about the animals talking to him, we instead get a "Do Little" approach where Leslie Bibb and Rosario Dawson fight over a middle aged fat guy without big money. With a certain suspension of disbelief in place, you can really turn your brain off and enjoy this, and the zoo setting add some fun, if ridiculous situations.
Wuchak
Jun 18, 2018 · via TMDB
Fun, heartwarming dramedy with Kevin James, Rosario Dawson and… talking animals RELEASED IN 2011 and directed by Frank Coraci, "Zookeeper" is a dramedy/fantasy/romance starring Kevin James as a (you guessed it) zookeeper in Boston who enlists the aid of the zoo’s animals in his attempt to win the affections of model Stephanie (Leslie Bibb) or, maybe, fellow zoo-worker Kate (Rosario Dawson). This amusing and heartwarming movie succeeds where “Doctor Dolittle” (1998) barely gets by. It’s also more relevant to adults in light of the romantic shenanigans, albeit still family friendly. Everything hinges on whether or not the movie can pull off the animals as (talking) characters while keeping you invested in the drama. And it does, incredibly. I actually found myself caring about one of the animals in particular. As always, James makes for a likable every-guy protagonist. And Dawson is winsome. THE FILM RUNS 1 hour, 42 minutes and was shot in Franklin Park Zoo & Boston, Massachusetts, as well as Central Park, Manhattan (for the bike race). WRITERS: Jay Scherick, David Ronn, Kevin James, etc. GRADE: B+/A-
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Ken Jeong
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Judd Apatow
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Faizon Love
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Jon Favreau
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Maya Rudolph
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Bas Rutten
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Don Rickles
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Jim Breuer
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Richie Minervini
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Katrina Begin
TGIF Secretary
Matthew R. Staley
Glenn
Gary Valentine
Pizza Guy
Dan Marshall
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Crystal the Monkey
Donald the Monkey (uncredited)
Charlie Alejandro
Wealthy Zoo Patron (uncredited)
Billy Concha
TGIF Patron (uncredited)
Danny Connelly
Zookeeper (uncredited)
Becki Dennis
Zoo-worker (uncredited)
John Franchi
Construction Architect (uncredited)
Daniel T. Dorrance
Supervising Art Director
Michael Barrett
Director of Photography
Amy Vincent
Second Unit Director of Photography
Mona May
Costume Design
Theo Bialek
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Jeffrey Lee Gibson
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Perry Andelin Blake
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Charles Newirth
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Adam Sandler
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Jack Giarraputo
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Kevin James
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Todd Garner
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Walt Becker
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Charles Newirth
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Kira Roessler
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