Mr. Poppers Penguins (film)
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| German title | Mr. Popper's penguins |
| Original title | Mr. Popper's Penguins |
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| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 94 minutes |
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FSK 0 JMK 0 |
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| Director | Mark Waters |
| script |
Sean Anders , John Morris |
| production | John Davis |
| music | Rolfe Kent |
| camera | Florian Ballhaus |
| cut | Bruce Green |
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Mr. Popper's Penguins (Original title: Mr. Popper's Penguins ) is an American comedy film from the year 2011 , when Mark Waters directed and Jim Carrey plays the main role. The film is loosely based on the children's book of the same name by Richard and Florence Atwater from 1938.
action
The businessman Tom Popper leads an orderly and ambitious working life in which there is almost no time for his two children, let alone for free time. His family has been separated from him for a while, as he seems to be more married to his profession than to his wife Amanda. His current project consists of buying up the restaurant "Tavern on the Green", which he is supposed to handle for "Franklin, Reader & Yales", where he is employed. This old restaurant is in the middle of Central Park and is to give way to a new building. Popper sees no problem in this, because he usually gets everything he wants. He visits the antiquated restaurant that has been in the Van Gundy family for three generations. Old Mrs. Van Gundy only wants to sell the building into good hands, so that the staff can also be taken over. So she makes the business dependent on how Tom proves himself in her favor.
Tom Popper's structured life turns out of joint when his father, an adventurous Arctic explorer, dies and inherits six gentoo penguins . Without further ado, he fills his bathtub with ice and puts one of the animals in there. But the animal is clever and lets the water in, which causes a flood in its 300 m² apartment . He wants to get rid of the animals as soon as possible, but every attempt fails. Problems are looming as pets are not allowed in the apartments. His children, however, are enthusiastic. Their father finally gave them something practical. Right now Nat Jones reports from the New York Zoo and wants to pick up the animals, but since it is his son Billy's birthday he wants to keep them first. However, this is associated with some privations, because due to the nocturnal noise, Tom can hardly sleep and he has to call his new lodger to order. He notices that they are enthusiastic about television and let it calm them down. Since his children now come more often, he transforms his luxurious apartment into a snowy winter landscape. However, the animals love the cold, so Tom and the children can only stand it in the apartment wrapped in blankets.
In addition to his private life, which has become turbulent, the building is still to be purchased. Since there is a charity event on the weekend, Tom wants to show his nicest side there so that Mrs. Van Gundy approves the sale. In order to go about his business in peace, Tom hires a nanny so that the six don't turn his apartment upside down. But she accidentally sits down on the remote control and the mess is perfect. She runs away and the penguins get out through the open door. There they take Tom's scent and march into the building where Mrs. Van Gundy is giving the charity evening. Tom sees the penguins and does the most impossible things so that the hostess does not notice the animals, which is of no use in the end. With the feeling of having screwed everything up, Tom spends the next time only with the penguins. Fortunately, it's winter in New York right now and he can take them for a walk. They learn to go to the toilet and sit very well at the table, where Tom even says grace. The children come almost every day and his relationship with them is getting better and better. His advice on Janie's lovesickness doesn't always fit, but he'll buy her a nice dress so she can go to snowball dance.
One day three of the penguins laid an egg. He wants to share his joy about it with Amanda and she agrees to go out to dinner with him. He takes them to the “Tavern on the Green”, which he is supposed to buy, and remembers the time with his father, when he was often here as a child. When he comes back to the apartment, Nat Jones from the New York Zoo is already waiting and wants to pick up the birds, but Tom sends him away again and promises to keep them even more species-appropriate. He transforms his apartment into a complete snow landscape. And the chicks hatch in the evening, although there are only two. Of all things, nothing hatches out of the Capatain's egg that makes him very sad.
The company is now worried. Franklin, Reader, and Yales appear in person to inquire about Tom and are appalled to see Tom, the penguins, and the condition of the apartment. He's fired on the spot. Disappointed, he has the penguins brought to the zoo and appears chic and elegant, as if nothing had happened in the office. Just in time when it becomes known that Mrs. Van Gundy is about to give a press conference. But privately it works in exactly the other direction. When the penguins are gone, the children despise him, and Amanda, who had just thought she had found old Tom again, is disappointed.
When he finds a letter from his father, he realizes the benefits of penguins. On the spur of the moment, he goes to the zoo with his children to get the penguins back. Amanda, who finds out about it, also comes along. They find out that Nat Jones lied to them because he did not want to give the animals away for the New York Zoo, but instead to exchange them for other animals. With a few tricks they manage to get all the penguins out of the zoo unharmed. With some delay he appears with all of his little gang at Mrs. Van Gundy's press conference. She is just about to announce who she wants to sell her restaurant to when Tom interrupts her and says: she shouldn't sell the restaurant because it would only be torn down and all of her employees would be unemployed. Mrs. Van Gundy replies that she knew, and that's why she's not selling it. Tom should have it, because she is now sure that he will continue to run the house in her favor. He then explains to his family that he intends to bring the penguins back to their homeland. The children are thrilled and even Amanda is coming with them and they promise their little friends to come back soon.
background
The film is based on the children's book of the same name. The film was shot in the United States. The budget for the film is estimated at $ 55 million. And the grossing was around $ 187 million. Actually, Ben Stiller should have played the role of Mr. Popper and Noah Baumbach should have taken over the direction. Owen Wilson, Jack Black and Jim Carrey were traded as replacements; Carrey was chosen. Filming began in October 2010 and ended in January 2011.
synchronization
The German-language dubbing was done by Berliner Synchron based on a dialogue book by Sven Hasper , who also directed the dialogue .
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Reviews
The film received mixed reviews, earning a 48% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 141 reviews. At Metacritic , a Metascore of 53, based on 30 reviews, could be achieved.
Philipp Stroh at Wieistderfilm.de comments on the film: “It remains a fun little adventure for children and a nice reunion for Jim Carrey fans. But since we know that Jim Carrey actually has a lot more up his sleeve, we can only hope that he doesn't get too stuck on such roles and that he also lands another serious, more profound hit. Until then, you can spend an afternoon with a 'transitional film' like Mr. Popper's Penguins. "
At outnow.ch the critics say: “Mr. Poppers Pinguins is predictable family entertainment according to the scheme F, which has very few highlights to offer, but indecent penguins, which could have been made a lot more. The film is trimmed too much for reality and thus lacks the magic touch of its original. But the idea of using the Guggenheim Museum as a penguin slide is great. More scenes like this would definitely have done the film good. "
At Critic.de , Lida Bach comes to a somewhat cautious judgment and writes: “Mr. Popper's Penguins relies too much on his leading actor. The fact that the film relies on its well-known mimic qualities due to the conventional script makes the mediocre punchlines almost sad - all the more because the literary source shines with a sense of humor and originality that the adaptation largely lacks. "
Web links
- Mr. Popper's Penguins in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official film site for Mr. Popper's penguins
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for Mr. Poppers Penguins . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , June 2011 (PDF; test number: 128 080 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Mr. Poppers penguins . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) - Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
- ^ Trivia on Internet Movie Database , accessed February 26, 2014.
- ↑ Mr. Popper's Penguins. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on December 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Mr. Poppers Penguins at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- ↑ Mr. Poppers Penguins at Metacritic (English)
- ↑ Philipp Stroh's review of the film on wieistderfilm.de, accessed on February 26, 2014.
- ^ Film review on outnow.ch, accessed on February 26, 2014.
- ↑ Lida Bach See critic.de