Zookeeper (film)

Zookeeper
Zookeeper
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Coraci
Screenplay by	Nick Bakay; Rock Reuben; Kevin James; Jay Scherick; David Ronn;
Story by	Jay Scherick; David Ronn;
Produced by	Todd Garner; Kevin James; Adam Sandler; Jack Giarraputo; Walt Becker;
Starring	Kevin James; Rosario Dawson; Leslie Bibb;
Cinematography	Michael Barrett
Edited by	Scott Hill
Music by	Rupert Gregson-Williams
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Broken Road Productions; Hey Eddie; Happy Madison Productions;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	July 8, 2011 (United States);
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$80 million
Box office	$169.8 million

Zookeeper is a 2011 American fantasy comedy film directed by Frank Coraci, with a screenplay by Nick Bakay, Rock Reuben, Kevin James, Jay Scherick, and David Ronn, from a story by Scherick and Ronn, and produced by Todd Garner, James, Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, and Walt Becker. The film stars James, Rosario Dawson, and Leslie Bibb with supporting roles by Ken Jeong, Donnie Wahlberg, Joe Rogan, Nat Faxon, and Tom Woodruff Jr., alongside the voices of Cher, Nick Nolte, Sandler, Sylvester Stallone, Judd Apatow, Jim Breuer, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, Richie Minervini, Maya Rudolph, and Bas Rutten. It is about an unlucky zookeeper and the talking animals at his zoo who break their silence to help him find love.

Filming began in Boston on August 17, 2009. It was the first Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) film to be co-produced with Happy Madison (as well as their first production to be released after the company had filed for bankruptcy the year prior), though the film, like a majority of the Happy Madison output, was distributed by Columbia Pictures.^[4] Zookeeper was released in the United States on July 8, 2011.^[5] It received mostly negative reviews from critics and earned $169.8 million on an $80 million budget.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f McCarthy, Todd (July 7, 2011). "Zookeeper: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
^ Kaufman, Amy (July 7, 2011). "Movie Projector: 'Transformers' expected to crush newcomers 'Zookeeper' and 'Horrible Bosses'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Zookeeper". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ Fleming, Mike (April 4, 2010). "MGM Uncertainty Prompts Sony To Take Over 'Zookeeper' Domestic Distribution". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
^ Sperling, Nicole (April 27, 2010). "Sony moves upcoming Kevin James comedy 'Zookeeper' into summer 2011". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.

[thr-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f McCarthy, Todd (July 7, 2011). "Zookeeper: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

[2] Kaufman, Amy (July 7, 2011). "Movie Projector: 'Transformers' expected to crush newcomers 'Zookeeper' and 'Horrible Bosses'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2011.

[mojo-3] "Zookeeper". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[4] Fleming, Mike (April 4, 2010). "MGM Uncertainty Prompts Sony To Take Over 'Zookeeper' Domestic Distribution". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.

[5] Sperling, Nicole (April 27, 2010). "Sony moves upcoming Kevin James comedy 'Zookeeper' into summer 2011". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.

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