Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape
Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape (French: Pourquoi j'ai pas mangé mon père), also titled Evolution Man and Why I Did (Not) Eat My Father, is a 2015 French-Belgian-Italian-Chinese 3D CGI adventure comedy film directed by Jamel Debbouze in collaboration with producer Fred Fougea. The film is based on the 1960 novel The Evolution Man by Roy Lewis from an original screenplay by Fred Fougea and Jean-Luc Fromental.[3] An English dub of the film was released to DVD in the United States, but was censored for its dark tones.
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| Directed by | Jamel Debbouze |
| Screenplay by | Jamel Debbouze Fred Fougea Ahmed Hamid Victor Mayence Pierre Ponce John R. Smith Rob Sprackling |
| Story by | Jamel Debbouze Fred Fougea Jean-Luc Fromental |
| Based on | The Evolution Man by Roy Lewis |
| Produced by | Fred Fougea Romain Le Grand |
| Starring | Jamel Debbouze Mélissa Theuriau Arié Elmaleh |
| Edited by | Dorian Rigal-Ansous |
| Music by | Laurent Perez del Mar |
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| Distributed by | Pathé Distribution |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Countries | France Belgium Italy China |
| Languages | French Italian Chinese |
| Budget | €32 million[1] |
| Box office | $14.3 million[2] |
Cast
- Jamel Debbouze and Ben Bishop (English dub) as Édouard
- Mélissa Theuriau and Sohm Kapila (English dub) as Lucie
- Arié Elmaleh and Ray Gillon (English dub) as Ian
- Patrice Thibaud and Wayne Forester (English dub Vladimir) as Vladimir / and Geoff Searle (english dub Sergey) Sergey
- Christian Hecq and Ray Gillon (English dub) as Siméon
- Youssef Hajdi and Ray Gillon (English dub) as Marcel
- Adrien Antoine and Ben Bishop (English dub) as Vania
- Diouc Koma as Vania (motion-capture)
- Johanna Hilaire and Julia Boecker (English dub) as Gudule
- Dorothée Pousséo and Melanie Cooper (English dub) as Myrtille
- Dominique Magloire and Georgina Lamb (English dub) as Mamacita
- Enzo Ratsito and Beau Thomas (English dub) as Diego
- Charlotte des Georges and Melanie Cooper (English dub Fleura) as Fleura / and Anjella Mackintosh as (English dub Victoire) as Victoire
- Georgina Lamb (English dub) as The Witch
- Jack Cooke (English dub) as Hubert
- Tracey Ayer Georgina Lamb (English dub) as Mamacita as The Prehistoric Portuguese
Reception
Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape received positive reviews in France, while the movie had negative reviews internationally for its uncanny valley appearances, it earned a 5.0 on IMDb.
References
- "Pathé a-t-il trop misé sur le film de Jamel Debbouze?". Bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- "Pourquoi j'ai pas mangé mon père". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- "'Evolution Man' ('Comment j'ai pas mange mon pere'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 April 2015.
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