Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape

Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape (French: Pourquoi j'ai pas mangé mon père), also titled Evolution Man and Why I Did (Not) Eat My Father, is a 2015 computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Jamel Debbouze in collaboration with producer Fred Fougea. The film is based on the 1960 novel The Evolution Man by Roy Lewis from an original screenplay by Fred Fougea and Jean-Luc Fromental.[3]

Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape
Theatrical release poster.
Directed byJamel Debbouze
Screenplay byJamel Debbouze
Fred Fougea
Ahmed Hamid
Victor Mayence
Pierre Ponce
John R. Smith
Rob Sprackling
Story byJamel Debbouze
Fred Fougea
Jean-Luc Fromental
Based onThe Evolution Man
by Roy Lewis
Produced byFred Fougea
Romain Le Grand
StarringJamel Debbouze
Mélissa Theuriau
Arié Elmaleh
Edited byDorian Rigal-Ansous
Music byLaurent Perez del Mar
Production
companies
Pathé
Boréales
Kiss Films
M6 Films
Cattleya
uFilm
Distributed byPathé Distribution
Signature Entertainment (UK)
Release date
  • 8 April 2015 (2015-04-08)
Running time
113 minutes
91 minutes (English dub)
CountriesBelgium
China
France
Italy
LanguagesFrench
English
Budget€32 million[1]
Box office$14.3 million[2]

An English dub of the film was made, but was cut 22 minutes shorter for its dark tones towards children.

Voice cast
  • Jamel Debbouze and Ben Bishop (English dub) as Édouard.
  • Mélissa Theuriau and Sohm Kapila (English dub) as Lucie.
  • 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 The Witch. (motion-capture)
  • Cyril Casmèze and Jack Cooke (English dub) as Hubert.
  • Dominique Magloire and Georgina Lamb (English dub) as Mamacita.
  • D'Jal and Tracey Ayer (English dub) as The Prehistoric Portuguese.

Reception

Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape received positive reviews in France, while the movie had negative reviews internationally for its uncanny valley appearances, some critics considered the film as it copied elements from The Lion King and The Croods. It earned a 4.9 on IMDb.

References
  1. "Pathé a-t-il trop misé sur le film de Jamel Debbouze?". Bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. "Pourquoi j'ai pas mangé mon père". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. "'Evolution Man' ('Comment j'ai pas mange mon pere'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 April 2015.


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