Zookeeper

Description

All the animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their
kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes (Kevin James). Finding himself more
comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get the
girl of his dreams is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job to win
her over. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of
silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! To keep Griffin from
leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship – animal style! Also
featuring the voices of Cher, Nick Nolte, Adam Sandler and Sylvester Stallone.
Picture talking animals giving mating advice to a zookeeper who’s
an absolute loser with women, add a hefty dose of slapstick humor, and you’ve
pretty much summed up Zookeeper. Griffin is a disaster with the ladies, as was
proved by his failed marriage proposal to the self-absorbed Stephanie several
years ago, but he’s really good with animals. The animals have listened to
Griffin pine over Stephanie for years, so when they overhear Stephanie saying
that perhaps her rejection of Griffin was too hasty, they take action. They
decide to help Griffin rekindle the relationship and become the alpha male
that Stephanie wants him to be. The animals are masters at mating, but their
plan to show Griffin how to act quickly breaks down and they inadvertently
begin talking out loud to him. After his initial shock, Griffin starts to take
the animals’ advice seriously–from how to walk and roar to the extreme of
marking his territory. Surprisingly, the animals’ advice really works and
Griffin is about to get everything he’s ever dreamed of–or is he? There’s
plenty of star power in this film–from Kevin James as Griffin, to the voice
talents of Sylvester Stallone as Joe the lion and Cher as his lioness, Adam
Sandler as Donald the monkey, and Nick Nolte as Bernie the gorilla–but
somehow they’re all somewhat underwhelming. This film has more than its share
of cheap laughs, often at the expense of some part of Griffin’s body, and some
viewers will find that just right for a night’s entertainment. Those looking
for a moral to the story will discover that it’s wise to be careful what you
wish for and that what you think you want may not be anything like what you
really need. Zookeeper isn’t a great film destined for repeated watchings, but
it’s not meant to be–it’s a comedy that will make you laugh a bit today and
forget it the second you leave the theater. (Ages 10 and older) –Tami
Horiuchi

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Family, Comedy
• Format: Subtitled, NTSC
• Contributor: Adam Sandler, Nick Nolte, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin James, Rosario Dawson
• Language: English
• Runtime: 1 hour and 42 minutes
• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.40:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.6 x 5.4 x 7.5 inches; 2.4 Ounces
• Audio Description: ‏ : ‎ English
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 22035792
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Subtitled, NTSC
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 42 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ October 11, 2011
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Adam Sandler, Sylvester Stallone, Nick Nolte