In this wild and outrageous computer-animated comedy-adventure, an odd assortment of animals from the New York Zoo -- including a lion, a giraffe, an anaconda, a koala, and a squirrel -- discover what a jungle the city can be when one of their own is mistakenly shipped to the wild and they embark on a dangerous mission to rescue him. The film boasts an impressive vocal ensemble -- Kiefer Sutherland (as the respected lion leader, Samson), Greg Cipes (as Samson's son, Ryan), Jim Belushi (as Benny, the street savvy squirrel and Samson's best friend), Janeane Garofalo (as a quick-witted giraffe), Richard Kind (as a dim-witted anaconda), William Shatner (as a wicked wildebeest), and Eddie Izzard (as Nigel, an acerbic koala) -- along with cutting edge animation, and a story filled with hilarious situations. Director Steve "Spaz" Williams and producer Clint Goldman helped to revolutionize CG character animation during their long association with ILM, and were responsible for the acclaimed Blockbuster Entertainment commercials featuring Carl the rabbit and Ray the guinea pig.
Production C.O.R.E. Feature Animation [ca]; Contrafilm; Hoytyboy Pictures; Nigel Productions; Walt Disney Pictures;
Cast Names Kiefer Sutherland; James Belushi; Eddie Izzard; Janeane Garofalo; William Shatner; Richard Kind; Greg Cipes; Colin Hay; Miles Marsico; Jack De Sena; Don Cherry; Christian Argueta; David Cowgill; Lenny Venito; Joseph Siravo; Colin Cunningham; Patrick Warburton; Jonathan Kimmel; Eddie Gossling; Clinton Leupp; Kevin Michael Richardson; Dominic Scott Kay; Nika Futterman; Julianne Buescher; Chris Edgerly; Bob Joles; Keith Anthony; Greg Berg; Bob Bergen; Jason Connery; Debi Derryberry; Terri Douglas; Jeannie Elias; Pat Fraley; Eddie Frierson; Nicholas Guest; Jess Harnell; Jason Harris; Bridget Hoffman; Emily Johnson;