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Zookeeper (2011)

PG  |   |  Comedy, Family, Romance  |  8 July 2011 (USA)
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A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zoo keeper find love -- without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious.

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A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zoo keeper find love -- without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious.

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Don't talk to the animals... unless they talk to you first! See more »

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Comedy | Family | Romance

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Rated PG for some rude and suggestive humor, and language | See all certifications »

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8 July 2011 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

El guardián del zoológico  »

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Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$20,065,617 (USA) (8 July 2011)

Gross:

$80,360,866 (USA) (21 October 2011)
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Trivia

Mollie the Giraffe (a female) was played by "Tweet the Giraffe" (a male) also known as the Toys R Us Giraffe. Tweet died on set at the Franklin Park Zoo. Luckliy, Tweet had completed all his scenes for the movie before his passing. See more »

Goofs

As Griffin cycles through a park he passes a man in a blue blazer sat on a bench. A little farther on a shot over his back sees him approaching another bench on which a man and woman are sat but a face on shot of him having passed the bench shows it's now occupied by the man in the blue blazer See more »

Quotes

Kate: So basically, you're using me?
Griffin Keyes: Not basically. I am.
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Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.172 (2011) See more »

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Yoga Music
Written and Performed by Ana Brett, Ravi Singh and Tom Carden
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Something Tells Me Nothing New is Happening at the Zookeeper
29 June 2011 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Went to see Zookeeper last night at a charity screening for the Franklin Park Zoo and I actually had high hopes. I knew Kevin James would provide the usual frenetic, bumbling, stammering but well-intentioned physical comedy, the romantic component would be something only a Hollywood movie could conjure, and the talking/emoting animals would probably get old quick, but I hoped the combination of elements would result in a winning story. Alas, I was only partially rewarded. The animals far outshine the humans in this movie, and the TGI Friday's scene is where the animal/human connection is at its best (I never had a night like that at TGIF!), but the human story is all too familiar and the characters can only try to raise a script that fails to add anything new to the cinematic landscape. Overall a decent effort, a few chuckles, but nothing new. And two people near me commented that Ken Jeong's typically icky character was totally unnecessary for this film.


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