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Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

"Show me the Monkey!"

2009 1h 21m EN
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★6.5TMDB · 132
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The film chronicles George's adventures as he befriends Kayla, a baby elephant, at a magic circus show and helps her travel across the country to be reunited with her family.Accompanied by his friend, the Man with the Yellow Hat, George travels by foot, train, and truck to reach Kayla's brother and sister in California, only to be accused of elephant-napping and brought all the way back to New York.

“Show me the Monkey!”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Norton Virgien
Writers
Chuck Tately, Chuck Tately, Darrell Rooney
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Curious George Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Heitor Pereira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Bryant shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Frank Welker and Amy Hill and Ed O'Ross carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Show me the Monkey!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1350484 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Norton Virgien directs. Heitor Pereira scores. John Bryant cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 2Released 17 years ago.
  • 3Part of the "Curious George Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Original score by Heitor Pereira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 5Editor John Bryant shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Frank Welker and Amy Hill and Ed O'Ross carry the top of the cast.
  • 7Marketing tagline: "Show me the Monkey!".
  • 8IMDB entry: tt1350484 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score
Heitor Pereira
Editing
John Bryant
Runtime
81 min · 1h 21m
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
G

Part of

Curious George Collection

The adventures of a curious monkey and a man in a yellow hat.

Also by

Norton Virgien

Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Universal Pictures

    Universal Pictures

    US

  • Imagine Entertainment

    Imagine Entertainment

    US

  • Universal Animation Studios

    Universal Animation Studios

    US

Key crew

  • Art Department ManagerMatt Williames
  • CastingSusan Blu
  • EditorJohn Bryant
  • Co-Executive ProducerJim Whitaker
  • Co-Executive ProducerDavid Bernardi
  • Executive ProducerRon Howard
  • Executive ProducerBrian Grazer
  • Executive ProducerDavid Kirschner
  • Executive ProducerJon Shapiro
  • ProducerShare Stallings
  • Associate ProducerLeanne Moreau
  • Art DirectionBob Kline
  • Head of StoryAndrei Svislotski
  • Production CoordinatorDavid Vasquez
  • Music EditorSlamm Andrews
  • Sound SupervisorFrederick Howard
  • Sound Effects EditorElliott Koretz
  • Foley SupervisorDerek Pippert
  • Dialogue EditorJeff Rosen

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • based on children's book
  • monkey
  • animals

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical2009-10-27G

Also known as

International titles

  • Curious George 2US
  • Peter Pedal - på nye eventyrDK
  • Nicke Nyfiken 2 - Apa på Rymmen!SE
  • Georges le petit curieux 2FR
  • Georges le petit curieux 2 : suivez ce singeFR
  • Curioso Come George 2 - Missione KaylaIT
  • Curious George 2 Follow That MonkeyUS
  • Curious George 2 - Follow That Monkey!US
  • Ciekawski George 2: Gońcie tę małpę!PL
  • Ciekawski George : Gońcie tę małpę!PL
  • Coco, der neugierige Affe 2 – Auf wilder VerfolgungsjagdDE

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