Animal kingdom lets go ape

In the first minute of French actor/director Jamel Debbouze’s Animal Kingdom: Let’s Go Ape, you know that something isn’t quite right. The out of sync English dubbing is the first of many problems in this animated tale of the dawn of human civilization. It’s just so weird. And not in a good way. Based on the novel Evolution Man by Roy Lewis, it tells the story of Edward (Debbouze), the first descendent from apes, as he tries to overcome the rejection from his tribe and the ongoing rivalry with his ape brother. It’s the age-old sensitive, bright weakling versus the world story. Edward soon discovers everything from walking, to fire, to weapons of mass destruction, as mankind travels from runt offspring to master of the universe. It’s an interesting and indeed intelligent story. The problem is Debbouze’s direction. There’s a desperation that never leaves Animal Kingdom as it tries its very hardest to be cool, to be relevant. When the smart and innovative protagonist speaks in slang and has his hand habitually in his loincloth for the whole of the film, you can’t help but stare at the screen in disbelief. “Ting” and “Bredrin” are supposed to connect with a young audience, but when a child asks “Is it over yet?” and sighs in desolation when it’s not, it’s safe to say that Edward is just not cutting it for the children. Although there is a cohesive narrative, there are too many sporadic moments to even care about it. The issues that are there, rivalry and jealousy, are too cont...

Theatrical release poster. Directed by 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 Produced by Fred Fougea Romain Le Grand Starring Jamel Debbouze Arié Elmaleh Edited by Dorian Rigal-Ansous Music by Laurent Perez del Mar Running time 113 minutes 91 minutes (English dub) Countries Languages Budget €32 million Box office $14.3 million Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape ( Pourquoi j'ai pas mangé mon père), also titled Evolution Man and Why I Did (Not) Eat My Father, is a 2015 Voice cast [ ] • • • 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. • Nathalie Homs and Georgina Lamb (English dub) as The Witch. • Georgette Kala-Lobé as Th...

Overview: Based on the novel 'Evolution Man' by Roy Lewis, this tells the story about the first man - young Edward - to descend from apes. Edward is ejected by his tribe, but is very resourceful. He learns to walk, discovers fire, manages to hunt - and we follow him as he evolves. He has a generous nature, and search for true humanity - a world where we don't eat our fathers.

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Let's Go Ape is a fitting subtitle for the directorial debut from The animation itself - with the sorts of bold colours and chunky characters that have become associated with Blue Sky Studios' Ice Age franchise - is engaging enough but the storyline and English dubbed dialogue are all over the place. The central character Edward is clearly modelled on Debbouze himself (who voices him in the French version), as, like the actor, he doesn't have the use of his right arm. This could have been a bold choice and an opportunity to raise the issue of disability with children but, like so many of the good ideas in this film, it is squandered. Plus, with no explanation for the arm tucked permanently into the front of his loin cloth – he's the only one of the apes who wears one – it's likely to prompt questions of a much more unsavoury nature from children who won't be aware of the actor he is representing. In the British dub, he is voiced by Ben Bishop, who reimagines him as a cockney wideboy, immediately alienating much of the audience north of Watford gap. Opening with a Lion King style birth scene - complete with Mystic Monkey - we learn that the wife of the King of these swingers has had twins. One boy, Simeon (see what they did there?), is a rough and ready image of dad, but the first-born son, Edward, is oddly hairless and tiny, immediately considered a bad omen by Mystic Monkey and sent off to be killed. Would you believe it? The boy survives, taken in by a friendly proboscis...

Theatrical release poster. Directed by 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 Produced by Fred Fougea Romain Le Grand Starring Jamel Debbouze Arié Elmaleh Edited by Dorian Rigal-Ansous Music by Laurent Perez del Mar Running time 113 minutes 91 minutes (English dub) Countries Languages Budget €32 million Box office $14.3 million Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape ( Pourquoi j'ai pas mangé mon père), also titled Evolution Man and Why I Did (Not) Eat My Father, is a 2015 Voice cast [ ] • • • 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. • Nathalie Homs and Georgina Lamb (English dub) as The Witch. • Georgette Kala-Lobé as Th...

Let's Go Ape is a fitting subtitle for the directorial debut from The animation itself - with the sorts of bold colours and chunky characters that have become associated with Blue Sky Studios' Ice Age franchise - is engaging enough but the storyline and English dubbed dialogue are all over the place. The central character Edward is clearly modelled on Debbouze himself (who voices him in the French version), as, like the actor, he doesn't have the use of his right arm. This could have been a bold choice and an opportunity to raise the issue of disability with children but, like so many of the good ideas in this film, it is squandered. Plus, with no explanation for the arm tucked permanently into the front of his loin cloth – he's the only one of the apes who wears one – it's likely to prompt questions of a much more unsavoury nature from children who won't be aware of the actor he is representing. In the British dub, he is voiced by Ben Bishop, who reimagines him as a cockney wideboy, immediately alienating much of the audience north of Watford gap. Opening with a Lion King style birth scene - complete with Mystic Monkey - we learn that the wife of the King of these swingers has had twins. One boy, Simeon (see what they did there?), is a rough and ready image of dad, but the first-born son, Edward, is oddly hairless and tiny, immediately considered a bad omen by Mystic Monkey and sent off to be killed. Would you believe it? The boy survives, taken in by a friendly proboscis...

Overview: Based on the novel 'Evolution Man' by Roy Lewis, this tells the story about the first man - young Edward - to descend from apes. Edward is ejected by his tribe, but is very resourceful. He learns to walk, discovers fire, manages to hunt - and we follow him as he evolves. He has a generous nature, and search for true humanity - a world where we don't eat our fathers.

In the first minute of French actor/director Jamel Debbouze’s Animal Kingdom: Let’s Go Ape, you know that something isn’t quite right. The out of sync English dubbing is the first of many problems in this animated tale of the dawn of human civilization. It’s just so weird. And not in a good way. Based on the novel Evolution Man by Roy Lewis, it tells the story of Edward (Debbouze), the first descendent from apes, as he tries to overcome the rejection from his tribe and the ongoing rivalry with his ape brother. It’s the age-old sensitive, bright weakling versus the world story. Edward soon discovers everything from walking, to fire, to weapons of mass destruction, as mankind travels from runt offspring to master of the universe. It’s an interesting and indeed intelligent story. The problem is Debbouze’s direction. There’s a desperation that never leaves Animal Kingdom as it tries its very hardest to be cool, to be relevant. When the smart and innovative protagonist speaks in slang and has his hand habitually in his loincloth for the whole of the film, you can’t help but stare at the screen in disbelief. “Ting” and “Bredrin” are supposed to connect with a young audience, but when a child asks “Is it over yet?” and sighs in desolation when it’s not, it’s safe to say that Edward is just not cutting it for the children. Although there is a cohesive narrative, there are too many sporadic moments to even care about it. The issues that are there, rivalry and jealousy, are too cont...

Directed by Writing Credits ... (novel) ... (screenplay by) (as Frédéric Fougea) ... (based on a screenplay by) (as Frédéric Fougea) & ... (based on a screenplay by) ... (adaptation) & ... (adaptation) & ... (adaptation) & ... (adaptation) & ... (adaptation) (as John R. Smith) & ... (adaptation) ... (dialogue) & ... (dialogue) & ... (dialogue) & ... (dialogue) ... (collaborator) ... (screenplay) Cast (in credits order) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Rest of cast listed alphabetically: ... ... ... ... ... Produced by ... associate producer ... co-producer ... co-producer ... producer ... associate producer ... co-producer ... co-producer ... producer ... co-producer ... associate producer ... technology producer ... co-producer ... co-producer ... co-producer Music by ... (as Laurent Perez) ... composer Cinematography by ... (colorist) Editing by Makeup Department ... key makeup artist Production Management ... assistant unit manager ... assistant unit manager ... production manager ... assistant unit manager ... assistant unit manager ... post-production supervisor ... assistant unit manager ... production supervisor ... post-production supervisor ... assistant unit manager ... post-production manager ... production manager ... unit manager (as Raphael Richard) ... production manager ... assistant unit manager Second Unit Director or Assistant Director ... third assistant director ... first assistant director Art Department ... storyboa...