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Happy Feet
Happy Feet Poster.jpg
Promotional poster

Directed by
George Miller
Produced by
Bill Miller
 George Miller
 Doug Mitchell
Written by
Warren Coleman
John Collee
 George Miller
Judy Morris
Starring
Elijah Wood
Robin Williams
Brittany Murphy
Hugh Jackman
Nicole Kidman
Hugo Weaving
Music by
John Powell
Gia Farrell
Cinematography
David Peers
Edited by
Christian Gazal
 Margaret Sixel
Production
   company
Kennedy Miller Productions
Animal Logic Films
Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures
Roadshow Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)[1]
Release date(s)
November 17, 2006 (North America)
December 26, 2006 (Australia)

Running time
108 minutes
Country
United States
 Australia
Language
English
Budget
$100 million
Box office
$384,335,608[2]
Happy Feet is a 2006 Australian-American computer-animated musical family film, directed, produced and co-written by George Miller. It was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures and Kingdom Feature Productions and was released in North American theaters on November 17, 2006. It is the first animated film produced by Kennedy Miller in association with visual effects/design company Animal Logic.
Though primarily an animated film, Happy Feet does incorporate motion capture of live action humans in certain scenes. The film was simultaneously released in both conventional theatres and in IMAX 2D format.[3] The studio had hinted that a future IMAX 3D release was a possibility. However, Warner Bros., the film’s production company, was on too tight a budget to release Happy Feet in IMAX digital 3D.[4]
Happy Feet won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, and was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature and the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film.
The film was dedicated in memory of Nick Enright, Michael Jonson, Robby McNeilly Green, and Steve Irwin.
A sequel, Happy Feet Two, was released into theatres November 18, 2011 and received mixed reviews.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Environmental message
3.2 Music
4 Reception 4.1 Box office
4.2 Critical reception
4.3 Analysis
4.4 Home media
5 Accolades 5.1 Top ten lists
6 Video games
7 Sequels
8 Happy Feet 4-D Experience
9 See also
10 References
11 External links

Plot
Every Emperor Penguin sings a unique song called a "heartsong" to attract a mate. If the male penguin's heartsong matches the female's song, the two penguins mate. Norma Jean, a female penguin, falls for Memphis, a male penguin and they become mates. They lay an egg, which is left in Memphis' care, while Norma Jean leaves with the other females to fish. While the males struggle through the harsh winter, Memphis briefly drops the egg. The resulting chick, Mumble, is unable to sing but can tap dance. Nevertheless, he is enamored with Gloria, a female penguin who is regarded as the most talented of his age. One day, Mumble encounters a group of hostile Skua, with a leader who is tagged with a yellow band, which he says that it is from an alien abduction. Mumble narrowly escapes the hungry birds by falling into a crevice.
Years later, an adult Mumble is ridiculed by the elders. After being isolated during the graduates' song, he is attacked by a leopard seal. After escaping, he befriends a group of Adelie Penguins called "the Amigos", who embrace Mumble's dance moves and assimilate him into their group. After seeing a hidden human excavator in an avalanche, they opt to ask Lovelace, a Rockhopper Penguin, about its origin. Lovelace has the plastic rings of a six pack entangled around his neck, which he claims to have been bestowed upon him by mystic beings.
For the emperor penguins, it is mating season and Gloria is the center of attention. Ramon attempts to help Mumble win her affection by singing a Spanish version of "My Way", with Mumble lip syncing, but the plan fails. In desperation, Mumble begins tap dancing in synch with her song. She falls for him and the youthful penguins join in for singing and dancing to "Boogie Wonderland". The elders are appalled by Mumble's conduct, which they see as the reason for their lean fishing season. Memphis begs Mumble to stop dancing, for his own sake, but when Mumble refuses, he is exiled.
Mumble and the Amigos return to Lovelace, only to find him being choked by the plastic rings. Lovelace confesses they were snagged on him while swimming off the forbidden shores, beyond the land of the elephant seals. Not long into their journey, they are met by Gloria, who wishes to join with Mumble as his mate. Fearing for her safety, he ridicules Gloria, driving her away.
At the forbidden shore, the group finds a fishing boat. Mumble pursues it solo to the brink of exhaustion. He is eventually washed up on the shore of Australia, where he is rescued and kept at Marine World with Magellanic Penguins. After a long and secluded confinement in addition to fruitlessly trying to communicate with the humans, he nearly succumbs to madness. When a girl attempts to interact with Mumble by tapping the glass, he starts dancing, which attracts a large crowd. He is released back into the wild, with a tracking device attached to his back. He returns to his colony and challenges the will of the elders. Memphis reconciles with him, just as a research team arrives, proving the aliens to be true. The whole of the colony, even Noah, engages in dance.
The research team returns their expedition footage, prompting a worldwide debate. The governments realize they are overfishing, leading to the banning of all Antarctic fishing. At this, the Emperor Penguins and the Amigos celebrate. In the final scene, a baby penguin is seen dancing next to Mumble and Gloria, revealed to be their son Erik in Happy Feet Two.
Cast














Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy and Nicole Kidman at the film's European premiere in London, UK.
Elijah Wood as Mumble
Robin Williams as Ramón and Lovelace
Brittany Murphy as Gloria
Hugh Jackman as Memphis
Nicole Kidman as Norma Jean
Hugo Weaving as Noah the Elder
Carlos Alazraqui as Nestor
Steve Irwin as Trev
Lombardo Boyar as Raul
Jeffrey Garcia as Rinaldo
Johnny Sanchez as Lombardo
Miriam Margoyles as Mrs. Astrakhan
Fat Joe as Seymour
Anthony LaPaglia as Skua Boss
Roger Rose as Leopard Seal
Elizabeth Daily as baby Mumble
Alyssa Shafer as baby Gloria
Production
Miller cites as an initial inspiration for the film an encounter with a grizzled old camera-man, whose father was Frank Hurley of the Shackleton expeditions, during the shooting of Mad Max 2: "We were sitting in this bar, having a milkshake, and he looked across at me and said, ‘Antarctica.’ He’d shot a documentary there. He said, ‘You’ve got to make a film in Antarctica. It’s just like out here, in the wasteland. It’s spectacular.’ And that always stuck in my head.”[5] Happy Feet was also partially inspired by earlier documentaries such as the BBC's Life in the Freezer.[6] In 2001, during an otherwise non-sequiter meeting, Doug Mitchell impulsively presented Warner Bros., studio president Alan Horn with an early rough draft of the film's screenplay, and asked them to read it while he and Miller flew back to Australia. By the time they'd landed, Warner Bros. had decided to provide funding on the film. Production was slated to begin sometime after the completion of the fourth Mad Max film, Fury Road, but geo-political complications pushed Happy Feet to the forefront in early 2003.
An earlier cut of the film seems to have included a large subplot regarding aliens in the extraterrestrial sense, whose presence was made gradually more and more known throughout, and who were planning to siphon off the planet's resources gradually, placing the humans in the same light as the penguins. At the end, through the plight of the main character, their hand is stayed and, instead, first contact is made. This was chopped out during the last year of production, and has yet to see the light of day in a finished form, although concept art from these sequences were showcased at the Siggraph 2007 demonstration,[7] and are available online, as well.
The animation in Happy Feet invested heavily in motion capture technology, with the dance scenes acted out by human dancers. The tap-dancing for Mumble in particular was provided by Savion Glover who was also co-choreographer for the dance sequences.[8] The dancers went through "Penguin School" to learn how to move like a penguin, and also wore head apparatus to mimic a penguin's beak.[9]
Happy Feet needed an enormous group of computers, and Animal Logic worked with IBM to build a server farm with sufficient processing potential. The film took four years to make. Ben Gunsberger, Lighting Supervisor and VFX Department Supervisor, says this was partly because they needed to build new infrastructure and tools. The server farm used IBM BladeCenter framework and BladeCenter HS20 blade servers, which are extremely dense separate computer units each with two Intel Xeon processors. Rendering took up 17 million CPU hours over a nine-month period.[10]
Environmental message
As things progress, there is increasing emphasis on environmental problems in the Antarctic. The film's denouement shows a group of researchers taking video of the colony of dancing emperor penguins, and the footage is broadcast globally. After many heated arguments this publicity generates considerable pressure to stop commercial overfishing of the Antarctic.
According to the director, George Miller, the environmental message was not a major part of the original script, but "In Australia, we're very, very aware of the ozone hole," he said, "and Antarctica is literally the canary in the coal mine for this stuff. So it sort of had to go in that direction." This influence led to a film with a more environmental tone. Miller said, "You can't tell a story about Antarctica and the penguins without giving that dimension."[11]
Music
Main articles: Happy Feet (soundtrack) and Happy Feet (score)
Happy Feet is a jukebox musical, taking previously recorded songs and working them into the film's soundtrack to fit with the mood of the scene or character. Two soundtrack albums were released for the film; one containing songs from and inspired by the film, and another featuring John Powell's instrumental score. They were released on October 31, 2006 and December 19, 2006, respectively.
Reception
Box office
The film opened at #1 in the United States on its first weekend of release (November 17–19) grossing $41.6 million and beating Casino Royale for the top spot.[12] It remained #1 for the Thanksgiving weekend, making $51.6 million over the five-day period. In total, the film was the top grosser for three weeks, a 2006 box office feat matched only by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. As of June 8, 2008, Happy Feet has grossed $198.0 million in the U.S. and $186.3 million overseas, making about $384.3 million worldwide. Happy Feet was the third highest grossing animated film in the U.S., behind Cars and Ice Age: The Meltdown. The film has been released in about 35 international territories at the close of 2006.[13][14][15]
The production budget was $100 million.[2]
Critical reception
Happy Feet received generally positive reviews. Review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes reported that the film has a 75% fresh rating.[16]
Analysis
The film has also garnered, since its release, quite a bit of analysis and dissection from various places. Film critic Yar Habnegnal has written an essay, published in Forum on Contemporary Art and Society, that examines the themes of encroachment presented throughout the film, as well as various other subtexts and themes, such as religious hierarchy and interracial tensions.[17] And, Vadim Rizov of the Independent Film Channel sees Mumble as just the latest in a long line of cinematic religious mavericks.
On a technical or formal level, the film has also been lauded in some corners for its innovative introduction of Miller's roving style of subjective cinematography into contemporary animation, among other things.
Home media
Happy Feet was released on home media on March 27, 2007[18] in the United States in three formats; DVD (in separate widescreen and pan and scan editions), Blu-ray Disc, and an HD DVD/DVD combo disc.[19]
Among the DVD's special features is a scene that was cut from the film where Mumble meets a blue whale and an albatross. The albatross was Steve Irwin's first voice role in the film before he voiced the elephant seal in the final cut. The scene was finished and included on the DVD in memory of Steve Irwin. This scene is done in Steve's classic documentary style, with the albatross telling the viewer all about the other characters in the scene, and the impact people are having on their environment.
Accolades

Award
Category
Winner/Nominee
Result
Academy Awards Best Animated Feature  Won
American Film Institute Awards Honored as one of the Top Ten Best Films of the Year  Won
AFI's 10 Top 10  Nominated
Annie Awards Best Animated Feature George Miller Nominated
Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production George Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris and Warren Coleman Nominated
British Academy Children's Awards Best Feature Film  Won
British Academy Film Awards Best Animated Feature Film  Won
Golden Globe Awards Best Animated Feature Film  Nominated
Best Original Song Song of the Heart" by Prince Won
Golden Trailer Awards[20] Best Music  Won
Grammy Awards Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media John Powell Nominated
Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media "The Song of the Heart", Prince Nominated
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Animated Movie  Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Animation  Won
New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Animated Film  Won
Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media  Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Animated Film  Nominated
Top ten lists
The film appeared on numerous critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2006, including AFI's Annual list, which is listed above.[21][22] AFI's jury said:
"HAPPY FEET is a one-of-a-kind motion picture experience. George Miller continues to paint outside the lines of traditional filmmaking, and his genius expands upon the animated art form to illuminate a world where penguins embrace dance and differences to survive and thrive. But that is just the tip of the iceberg, as the environment, religion and the chasm between generations enrich this sweet and subtle tale – one that is fun and funny, brilliant and beautiful, groundbreaking and global in its message."
1st – Jack Matthews, The New York Daily News
1st – Stan Urankar, Sun News
2nd – William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2nd – Mark Palermo, The Coast
3rd – Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
4th – Edward Douglas, ComingSoon.net
5th – Scott Foundas, Village Voice
5th – Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
5th – Matthieu Santelli, Critikat (Film review, in French)
5th – Kurt Loder, MTV
5th – Missy Thompson, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
6th – Constance Garfinkle, The Patriot Ledger
6th – Carole Wrona, Critikat (Top 10 lists for 2006 films, in French)
6th – Lou Lumenick, New York Post
6th – Kyle Smith, New York Post
6th – Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
6th – Keith Cohen, Sun Newspapers
8th – Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
9th – Schlomo Schwartzberg, Boxoffice Magazine
Video games
Main article: Happy Feet (video game)
A video game based on the film was developed by A2M and published by Midway Games. It has the same main cast as the film. It was released for the PC, PlayStation 2, GameCube, GBA, NDS, and Wii.[23]
Artificial Life, Inc. has also developed a Happy Feet mobile game for the Japan market.[24]
Sequels
Main article: Happy Feet Two
Happy Feet Two was produced at Dr. D Studios[25] and released on November 18, 2011. Wood and Williams reprised their roles for the sequel. Brittany Murphy, was set to reprise her role and begin recording sometime in 2010,[26] but died from pneumonia on December 20, 2009. Matt Damon and Brad Pitt signed on as Bill the Krill and Will the Krill respectively.[27][28]
In an interview with Collider.com, director George Miller mentioned the small possibility of Happy Feet Three, stating that if he came up with an idea for a third film, that he and his studio would produce it if they both agreed the idea was better than the first two. As of now, however, he has yet to mention if he has any ideas for a third film since the interview.[29]
Happy Feet 4-D Experience
Happy Feet 4-D Experience is a 12-minute 4D film shown at various 4D theatres over the world. It retells the condensed story of Happy Feet with the help of 3D projection and sensory effects, including moving seats, wind, mist and scents. Produced by SimEx-Iwerks, the 4D experience premiered in March 2010 at the Drayton Manor Theme Park.[30] Other locations included Sea World (2010–2011),[31] Shedd Aquarium (2010–2012),[32] Moody Gardens (2010–2011),[33] Nickelodeon Suites Resort,[34] and Adventure Aquarium.[35]
See also
March of the Penguins — A 2005 nature documentary film about the real life Emperor penguins. This film won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[36]).
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10.Jump up ^ "Animal Logic builds rendering farm with IBM eServer BladeCenter". IBM Australia. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
11.Jump up ^ Kelly, Kate (2006-11-17). "The New Animated Film Happy Feet Doesn't Dance Around Serious Issues". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
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28.Jump up ^ "Happy Feet 2's first look at Pitt, Damon". RTÉ Ten. 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
29.Jump up ^ Christina Radish (November 16, 2011). "Director George Miller Talks HAPPY FEET TWO, MAD MAX, and JUSTICE LEAGUE". collider.com. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
30.Jump up ^ "Drayton Manor to open Happy Feet 4D attraction on March 20". Theme Park Tourist. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
31.Jump up ^ "Happy Feet 3-D (Sea World)". Parkz. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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33.Jump up ^ "Virtual Reality Theater". Moody Gardens. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
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35.Jump up ^ "4D Theater". Adventure Aquarium. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
36.Jump up ^ "NY Times: March of the Penguins". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
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Happy Feet Two
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Happy Feet Two
Happy Feet Two Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
George Miller
Produced by
George Miller
Bill Miller
Doug Mitchell
Written by
George Miller
Gary Eck
 Warren Coleman
Paul Livingston
Starring
Elijah Wood
Robin Williams
Hank Azaria
Brad Pitt
Matt Damon
Pink
Sofía Vergara
Common
Hugo Weaving
Richard Carter
Magda Szubanski
Anthony LaPaglia
Music by
John Powell
Cinematography
David Dulac
 David Peers
Production
   company
Village Roadshow Pictures
Kennedy Miller Mitchell
Dr. D Studios
Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures
Roadshow Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)[1]
Release date(s)
November 18, 2011 (North America)
December 26, 2011 (Australia)

Running time
100 minutes
Country
Australia
 United States
Language
English
Budget
$135 million[2]
Box office
$150,406,466[3]
Happy Feet Two is a 2011 Australian-American 3D computer-animated family musical film directed, produced and co-written by George Miller. It is a sequel to Miller's 2006 film Happy Feet.
It features Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hugo Weaving, Magda Szubanski and Anthony LaPaglia reprising their roles from the first film. Pink voiced Gloria due to Brittany Murphy's death in 2009, and Richard Carter voiced Bryan the beachmaster due to Steve Irwin's death in 2006, respectively. Happy Feet Two is dedicated in memory of Irwin and Murphy. Common also replaced Fat Joe as Seymour. The original cast is joined by new characters voiced by Hank Azaria, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Sofía Vergara.
Kennedy Miller Mitchell and Dr. D Studios[4] from Sydney, Australia, produced the film, which premiered in North American theaters on November 18, 2011 in Digital 3D and IMAX 3D. The film was released with a Looney Tunes short called I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat starring Sylvester Cat and Tweety Bird.[5] The film received mixed reviews but was financially unsuccessful, resulting in the closure of Miller's Dr. D Studios.[6]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Development
4 Release 4.1 Box-office performance
4.2 Critical response
4.3 Home media
4.4 Accolades
5 Merchandise 5.1 Video game
5.2 Soundtrack 5.2.1 Charts

6 Potential sequel
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]


 This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. (November 2011)
Erik, son of the penguins Mumble and Gloria, is reluctant to try dancing as most of the penguins in Emperor-Land do. His first attempt at dancing ends in humiliation. Erik and his two best friends, Bodicea and Atticus, follow Ramon to Adélie-Land and find that Adélie-Land has been ruled by a God-like "penguin" named Sven. Sven is actually a puffin in Adélie-Land who survived the loss of his native fishing grounds (evidently ruined by a warming climate) due to his "miraculous" ability to fly. Erik instantly becomes enamored with Sven, who takes a liking to him. Sven and Lovelace tell the others that they were saved by humans. The two eventually flee (under Sven's mistaken assumption that the humans were going to eat them) and end up on Antarctica, where Sven performs his first miracle by revealing moss to the local penguins. Sven uses his power of "Sven Think" to help Ramon find a mate. Ramon instantly falls in love with Carmen, another Adélie penguin who is uninterested. Mumble follows the chicks' footprints to Adélie-Land and orders them to return to Emperor-Land, but they refuse. Sven sends Erik back to Emperor-Land with Mumble.
Meanwhile, a couple of krill are in the midst of a swarm. Will is an adventurous and existentialist krill determined to discover what lies beyond the swarm. His friend, Bill, reluctantly follows him to ensure his safety. Once separated from the swarm, Will and Bill realize that krill are at the bottom of the food chain, created to be eaten. Inspired, Will ventures out to evolve and "move up the food chain" by eating a real creature instead of being eaten.
Mumble tells Erik that he is unique to the world and that he will someday find his calling, but Erik is oblivious. While trying to cross a perilous ice bridge, the penguins encounter Bryan the Beach Master and his two young sons, who refuse to let the penguins pass. Suddenly the ice gives away and Bryan is trapped in a deep crevice below the ice. Mumble sets out to free Bryan by luring a leopard seal to chase him down. Seeking acceptance from Erik, Mumble is devastated to learn Erik attributed the feat of courage to Sven Think. Bryan returns to the Southern elephant seal beach.
When the penguins return to Emperor-Land they discover that a large iceberg has trapped the Emperor Penguin population below large walls of ice. Bo ventures out to Adélie-Land to recruit the help of Ramon, the Amigos and the Adélie penguins to bring fish to the doomed Emperor penguins. Meanwhile, Mumble, Erik and Atticus deliver meager supplies of fish to the trapped penguins. Erik attempts to deliver a fish to Gloria by flying and nearly tossing himself over the edge of the iceberg. Mumble scolds Erik for his beliefs, saying that no penguin can fly and that none of the Emperor Penguins will be able to escape. Once Erik realizes Emperor-Land is destined to die, he begins to break down. Gloria sends Mumble off to hunt for fish, calming Erik and the rest of the hysterical Emperor-Land. In the process, Bill becomes inspired to create another swarm of krill but Will refuses, preferring to adhere to his new predator lifestyle.
The next morning, a large flock of Skua attack the trapped Emperor-Land. Noah the Elder encourages the penguins to stand up to the birds through perseverance and unity. When all hope seems lost, Bo returns with the entire Adélie-Land, led by Sven, to aid the trapped Emperor Penguins. Sven orchestrates a cooperative effort to feed the trapped Emperor Penguins through hunting and bringing back a flow of fish from the sea. Meanwhile, Will becomes increasingly agitated with Bill's behavior and leaves him into the Adélie feeding swarm, to join "fellow predators". In the process he is attached to a fish carried by Sven and down into the trapped Emperor-Land.
The humans that saved Sven and Lovelace come to Antarctica again to help the penguins find a way out. However, a blizzard approaches and causes the humans to flee and not return. Sven reports that the ocean has frozen over significantly and there is no chance of the humans returning or the Adélie Penguins transporting food over such a distance. Erik urges Sven to teach the penguins how to fly, but Sven reveals that he is not a penguin but a Puffin. He admits that after the loss of Svenland, he was lonely and grew to love the penguins who accepted him as a family. Mumble, after watching snow fall into a crevice between chunks of iceberg, begins to tap-dance on the ice and lead the Adélie penguins in a dance to force snow between the ice and weaken it. The plan works until several chunks break loose, sending Bo, Atticus, and a portion of the Adélies as well as several Chinstrap, Little Blue and Magellanic penguins into the doomed crevice. Erik and Lovelace tumble towards the edge, and Mumble grabs the thread from Lovelace's vest. The thread snaps and Lovelace falls on Sven. Quickly, Mumble and the Amigos pull on the thread that Erik is holding onto and pull him up. Mumble injures his foot and is unable to dance and lead the Adélies. Ramon realizes Carmen is trapped below and, risking his own life, jumps off the iceberg to be with her and professes their love to each other. Sven becomes aware of the dancing and proves himself to be a worthy dancer despite public outcry against him. He leads the remaining Adélies in dance while Erik and Mumble venture off to the Elephant Seal beach.
Meanwhile, Will, weary from the dangers he experienced as a predator on the surface, ventures back into the sea to find Bill, but not before experiencing the penguin's dancing. He is suddenly forced down a crack in the ice and into the sea beneath Emperor-Land. Reuniting with Bill and his swarm, the krill enter the inaccessible ice below Emperor-Land.
Mumble and Erik arrive at Elephant Seal Beach where Bryan is in the middle of a fight of dominance between another large male. Mumble pleads to the elephant seals to help free the Emperor Penguins. Bryan, initially hesitant to return a favor at such a pivotal time of the year, refuses. Discovering his singing abilities, Erik commends Mumble for his bravery and lectures Bryan for his lack of kindness. The elephant seals travel en-masse to Emperor-Land. The penguins and the seals begin slamming the ice on the beat, joined by Will, Bill and their krill swarm below the ice. Finally, the iceberg crumbles enough for the Emperor Penguins to climb out of the crevice and reunite with their families.
Cast[edit]



 Robin Williams, who voiced Ramon and Lovelace, at the film's Australian premiere in SydneyElijah Wood as Mumble, husband of Gloria and father of Erik
Pink as Gloria, wife of Mumble and mother of Erik (replacing Brittany Murphy)
Hank Azaria as The Mighty Sven,[7] a Tufted Puffin
Robin Williams as Ramon and Lovelace
Ava Acres as Erik, only son of Gloria and Mumble. (singing by E.G. Daily)
Meibh Campbell as Bodicea "Bo", daughter of Miss Viola, and Erik's best friend. (singing by E.G. Daily)
Lil' P-Nut as Atticus, son of Seymour, and Erik's best friend.
Richard Carter as Bryan the Beach Master (Replacing Steve Irwin)
Sofía Vergara as Carmen[8]
Magda Szubanski as Miss Viola (Bo's mother)
E.G. Daily as Erik/Additional voices
Hugo Weaving as Noah the Elder[9]
Common as Seymour (Atticus's father)
Brad Pitt as Will the Krill[10]
Matt Damon as Bill the Krill[10]
Carlos Alazraqui as Nestor
Johnny A. Sanchez as Lombardo
Lombardo Boyar as Raul
Jeffrey Garcia as Rinaldo
Anthony LaPaglia as Alpha Skua[11]
Danny Mann as Brokebeak
Lee Perry as Francesco, Wayne the Challenger, Eggbert and Leopard seal
Jai Sloper and Oscar Beard as Weaner Pups
Nicole Kidman as Norma Jean (uncredited cameo)
Hugh Jackman as Memphis (uncredited cameo)
Live action cast featured Septimus Caton as the guitarist and Ivan Vunich as the beanie man.
Production[edit]
Development[edit]



 Director George Miller at the film's Australian premiere in Sydney
Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Magda Szubanski and Hugo Weaving reprised their previous performances as Mumble, Ramón, Lovelace, Ms. Viola and Noah. Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman make a brief cameo as Norma Jean and Memphis. Also returning for the film are Carlos Alazraqui, Johnny A. Sanchez, Lombardo Boyar and Jeffrey Garcia as Nestor, Lombardo, Raul, and Rinaldo.[12] No other actors repeated their earlier performances. Miriam Margoyles didn't come back for the sequel as Mrs Astrakhan before she was written out of the sequel. Fat Joe was replaced by Common as Semyour.
Brittany Murphy, who originally voiced Mumble's love interest Gloria, was set to reprise her role and begin recording sometime in 2010,[13] but died from pneumonia and anemia on December 20, 2009. Steve Irwin, who voiced Trev the elephant seal and an albatross, died in a stingray injury on September 4, 2006. Pink and Richard Carter both replaced Murphy and Irwin, and Pink contributed a song ("Tell Me Something Good", also by Pink, was contributed to the soundtrack of the first film), and Brad Pitt and Matt Damon voiced the tiny krill, Will and Bill.[14][15] Hank Azaria also signed on to voice The Mighty Sven.[16] E.G. Daily, who played young Mumble in the previous film, played the vocals for Mumble's choreophobic son Erik and the daughter of Miss Viola, Boadicea, as well as additional voices. Sofía Vergara appears in the film as a new character.[17] There is a live action scene in the movie as in the first Happy Feet.[18] Mitchell Hicks signed up as the movie's choreographer.[19]
Release[edit]
Box-office performance[edit]
The film grossed $64,006,466 in the United States along with $86,000,000 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $150,403,134.[3]
On its opening weekend, Happy Feet Two earned $21,237,068 while playing on 3,606 screens.[20] This was barely half of the $41,533,432 that the first Happy Feet made on its opening weekend in November 2006. Approximately 50% of Happy Feet Two's box-office take came from the 2,825 screens that showed it in 3D.[21] Thus, when adjusted for ticket price inflation, Happy Feet Two achieved less than 45% of the attendance figures of its predecessor. Major box-office prediction websites were almost unanimously predicting an opening weekend of $35 million - $45 million, so Happy Feet Two's box-office performance has thus far been underwhelming. Among 2011's animated films, Happy Feet Two's opening weekend ranks 8th. Kurt Orzeck of the Vancouver Sun has reported that "due to the poor performance of Happy Feet Two, 600 of the 700 employees at the Sydney-based Dr. D. Studios, the digital production studio behind the animated movie, have reportedly received their walking papers."[22]
Critical response[edit]
Happy Feet Two received mixed reviews from film critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 45% of critics gave positive reviews, based on 106 reviews, with a general consensus being that "the animation is as eye-popping as ever, but Happy Feet Two's narrative is too noisily incoherent to recapture the Oscar-winning charm of its predecessor."[23] Happy Feet Two currently holds a Metascore of 50 out of 100 on Metacritic.[24]
Richard Corliss of Time gave the film a positive review and said that Miller is "not content to duplicate the pleasures of his first penguin film; he dares to go bigger, deeper, higher — happier." [25] However, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two-and-a-half stars (out of four) stating that "The animation is bright and attractive, the music gives the characters something to do, but the movie has too much dialogue in the areas of philosophy and analysis."[26] Similarly, British newspaper The Telegraph named Happy Feet Two one of the ten worst films of 2011, saying "Happy Feet Two is an appalling 3D animated sequel about a colony of all‑singin’, all-dancin’, all-infuriatin’ penguins."[27]
Home media[edit]
The DVD, Blu-ray, and 3D Blu-ray release of Happy Feet Two were released on March 13, 2012 from Warner Home Video.[28]
Accolades[edit]

Award
Category
Winner/Nominee
Result
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards Actor of the Year Brad Pitt (also for The Tree of Life and Moneyball) Nominated
Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Film Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Animated Film Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Original Song "Bridge of Light" by Pink and Billy Mann Nominated
Merchandise[edit]
Video game[edit]
Happy Feet Two: The Video Game was developed by KMM Games for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. WayForward Technologies developed the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS versions.[29]
Soundtrack[edit]

Happy Feet Two

Soundtrack album by John Powell

Released
November 15, 2011
Recorded
2011
Genre
Score
Length
73:00
Label
WaterTower Music
Producer
John Powell
John Powell film scores chronology

Kung Fu Panda 2
 (2011) Happy Feet Two
 (2011) The Lorax
 (2012)


Singles from Happy Feet Two
1."Bridge of Light"
 Released: December 2, 2011

The soundtrack album for the film was released by WaterTower Music on CD on November 21, 2011 and on iTunes on November 15, 2011. Unlike the previous film's two album releases—one for its songs and one for its score—both the songs and John Powell's score are included on this album. The songs "Happy Feet Two Opening Medley," "Bridge of Light," and "Under Pressure/Rhythm Nation" are led by Pink, who lends her vocals to the character Gloria, taking the place of Brittany Murphy from the first film.
Tracklist1."Happy Feet Two Opening Medley" - P!nk, Common, Lil' P-Nut, & the Happy Feet Two Chorus
2."The Mighty Sven" - Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, and the Happy Feet Two Chorus
3."Bridge of Light" - Pink, featuring the Happy Feet Two Chorus
4."Papa Oom Mow Mow" - Happy Feet Two Chorus
5."Dragostea Din Tei" - Hank Azaria & the Happy Feet Two Chorus
6."Erik's Opera" - E. G. Daily and Omar Crook (based on the Puccini aria "E lucevan le stelle")
7."Rawhide" - Elephant Seal Chorus
8."Under Pressure/Rhythm Nation" - P!nk, & the Happy Feet Two Chorus (the film version also features Lil' P-Nut, Common, E.G Daily, Robin Williams, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon; that version is only heard in the film)(written by Brian May)
9."Tightrope (Ice Cold Mix) [featuring Lil' P-Nut & the Happy Feet Two Chorus]" - Janelle Monáe
10."In the Hole" - John Powell
11."Ramon and the Krill" - John Powell
12."Lovelace Preshow (feat. Judith Hill)" - John Powell
13."Searching for the Kids" - John Powell
14."The Doomberg Lands" - John Powell
15."I Don't Back Up....." - John Powell
16."Trapped in Emperor Land" - John Powell
17."Skua Attack/Adelie Rescue" - John Powell
18."Dinner a la Sven" - John Powell
19."We Are the Champions" - John Powell (written by Freddie Mercury)
20."Snow Stops Play (feat. Steven Pence)" - John Powell
21."No Fly Zone" - John Powell
22."Krill Joy" - John Powell
23."Tappin' to Freedom" - John Powell
The deluxe edition of the album contains an addition of 5 songs performed by Ozomatli; these songs and more can also be found on the soundtrack for the video game, which was released on iTunes on November 8, 2011.
Charts[edit]

Year
Chart
Peak
2012 Australian ARIA Albums Chart[30] 70
Potential sequel[edit]
The only mention of a third Happy Feet movie comes from an interview, in which director George Miller was asked if he had any plans for Happy Feet Three.[31]

"If you put a gun to my head and said, 'You have to come up with a story for Happy Feet 3,' I’d say shoot me. I would have no idea. I really would have no idea. The stories creep up on you. You just have to allow the stories to come, and then they get in like little ear worms in your head and they won’t go away. If that happens and we’ve got the energy, we’ll do a third one. If it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen. That’s the only way you can do it. It has to be authentic. I really wanted to make this film better than the first one. Otherwise, at my age, what’s the point? You really want to make it better. If something comes up that’s really exciting and I can convey that enthusiasm to other people, then there would be a third one."
—George Miller.
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