This is the story of a little penguin named Mumble who has a terrible singing voice and later discovers he has no Heartsong. However, Mumble has an astute talent for something that none of the penguins had ever seen before: tap dancing. Though Mumble’s mom, Norma Jean, thinks this little habit is cute, his dad, Memphis, says it “just ain’t penguin.” Besides, they both know that, without a Heartsong, Mumble may never find true love. As fate would have it, his one friend, Gloria, happens to be the best singer around. Mumble and Gloria have a connection from the moment they hatch, but she struggles with his strange “hippity- hoppity” ways. Mumble is just too different–especially for Noah the Elder, the stern leader of Emperor Land, who ultimately casts him out of the community. Away from home for the first time, Mumble meets a posse of decidedly un-Emperor-like penguins–the Adelie Amigos…

Happy Feet (2006)
  • Rating: (62,144 votes)
  • Taglines:WARNING: May Cause Toe-Tapping. » Everybody Dance Now! »
  • Runtime:108 minutes
  • Directors: George Miller, Warren Coleman, Judy Morris
  • Countries:Australia, USA
  • Actors:
    Nestor (voice)
    Carlos Alazraqui
    Raul (voice)
    Lombardo Boyar
    Rinaldo (voice) (as Jeff Garcia)
    Jeffrey Garcia
    Lombardo (voice) (as Johnny Sanchez III)
    Johnny A. Sanchez
    Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
    Robin Williams
    Mumble (voice)
    Elijah Wood
    Gloria (voice)
    Brittany Murphy
    Memphis (voice)
    Hugh Jackman
    Norma Jean (voice)
    Nicole Kidman
    Noah the Elder (voice)
    Hugo Weaving
  • Genres:Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music, Romance
  • Producers:
    Bruce Berman
    executive producer  
    Graham Burke
    executive producer  
    Warren Coleman
    co-producer  
    Matthew Ferro
    associate producer (as Matt Ferro) 
    Dana Goldberg
    executive producer  
    Philip Hearnshaw
    associate producer  
    Ed Jones
    executive producer (as Edward Jones) 
    Hael Kobayashi
    associate producer  
    Bill Miller
    producer  
    George Miller
    producer  
    Doug Mitchell
    producer  
    Judy Morris
    co-producer  
    Michael Twigg
    associate producer  
    Martin Wood
    line producer  
  • Plots: This is the story of a little penguin named Mumble who has a terrible singing voice and later discovers he has no Heartsong. However, Mumble has an astute talent for something that none of the penguins had ever seen before: tap dancing. Though Mumble's mom, Norma Jean, thinks this little habit is cute, his dad, Memphis, says it "just ain't penguin." Besides, they both know that, without a Heartsong, Mumble may never find true love. As fate would have it, his one friend, Gloria, happens to be the best singer around. Mumble and Gloria have a connection from the moment they hatch, but she struggles with his strange "hippity- hoppity" ways. Mumble is just too different--especially for Noah the Elder, the stern leader of Emperor Land, who ultimately casts him out of the community. Away from home for the first time, Mumble meets a posse of decidedly un-Emperor-like penguins--the Adelie Amigos. Led by Ramon, the Adelies instantly embrace Mumble's cool dance moves and invite him to party with them. In Adelie Land, Mumble seeks the counsel of Lovelace the Guru, a crazy-feathered Rockhopper penguin who will answer any of life's questions for the price of a pebble. Together with Lovelace and the Amigos, Mumble sets out across vast landscapes and, after some epic encounters, proves that by being true to yourself, you can make all the difference in the world. Written by Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>
Happy Feet
  • User's comment:Impressive, Expressive and Delightful for all ages by crowhawk60

    Rarely do I enjoy animated films these days: I find the animation (mostly computer generated) to be colorful but banal, and the action angles are selected by the programmer's eye, not the way a natural observer would have seen the shot (like we saw in classic cell animation of years past). "Happy Feet" is different. The combination of rotoscoping (now advanced motion capture), intense attention to detail and organic POV make this film extraordinarily enjoyable to watch. The sound quality was top-notch, and the music loads of fun for anyone with a pulse. The character voices from Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Hugh Jackman, and others was perfectly matched to their characterizations. Savion Glover's performance as Mumble's ecstatic feet was not only good as a an animated fanciful Emperor Penguin, but also valid as a fine, skilled tap dancer; one of the finest. The continuity was good, impressive editing, and the message clear: celebrate our differences, adapt to change when necessary, and don't be afraid to take on challenges, even when they seems insurmountable. That's a great message for anyone at any age.


  • Quotes: Ramón: Just a moment. I hear people wanting something... ME! Baby Seymour: [singing] Don't push me 'cause I am close to the edge. I'm trying not to lose my head. Miss Viola: Yes, I like that one. I could really get jiggy with that. Lovely.
  • Also known as: Happy feet - El pingüino (Argentina), Happy feet - El pingüino (Colombia), Happy feet - El pingüino (Peru), Happy feet - El pingüino (Venezuela), Happy Feet (France), Happy Feet (Greece), Happy Feet (Portugal - imdb display title), Happy Feet, rompiendo el hielo (Spain - imdb display title), Happy Feet: O Pingüim (Brazil - imdb display title), Happy Feet: The IMAX Experience (USA - IMAX version), Happy Feet: Tupot malych stóp (Poland - imdb display title), Happy feet - Trencant el gel (Spain - Catalan title), Les petits pieds du bonheur (Canada - French title), Linksmos pedutes (Lithuania - imdb display title), Mumble cel mai tare dansator (Romania - imdb display title), Neseli ayaklar (Turkey - Turkish title), Ples malog pingvina (Croatia), Táncoló talpak (Hungary - imdb display title), Vesele nogice (Slovenia - imdb display title),

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