Mr. Popper's Penguins
An adaptation of the beloved 1938 children's book. Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, young Tommy Popper looks forward to the moments when, on his tiptoes to reach a ham radio in his bedroom, he can talk to his world-travelling father. Years later, Tommy is now Mr. Popper (Jim Carrey), a highly successful real estate developer in Manhattan. Amicably divorced from Amanda (Carla Gugino), with two children he sees on alternate weekends, Mr. Popper lives the life of luxury in his ultra-modern Park Avenue apartment and is well on his way to becoming a partner at his prestigious firm. That is, until the morning a final gift from Popper’s late father, a souvenir from Antarctica, arrives in a crate at Popper’s front door. Inside the wooden box, nestled amongst ice packs, is a two-foot-tall penguin with bright orange feet–a real, live penguin, who scampers across Popper’s floor and emits loud honks. Eager to be rid of this wild creature, Popper contacts every city and state agency imaginable, but no one is willing to take a pet penguin. His call to Antarctica to try to ship the bird back instead results in the arrival of another five penguins at Popper’s door. As he gets acquainted with – and increasingly attached to – his winged roommates, Popper’s life quickly unravels: his swanky New York apartment is turned into a snowy winter wonderland, the deal he’s long been working on is derailed, and he almost lands in jail. But, thanks to his new charges, Popper comes to understand the importance of family – human and otherwise.
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Directed By
Mark Waters -
Written By
John Morrissey, Sean Anders, John Morris, Jared Stern -
Produced By
John Davis -
Cast
Henry Keleman, James Chen, Mike Massimino, Matthew Wolf, Olga Merediz, Ophelia Lovibond, Rafael Osorio, Angel L. Cabán, Charles L. Campbell, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Brian T. Delaney, Dylan Clark Marshall, Jeffrey Tambor, Harlin C. Kearsley, Kelli Barrett, Madeline Carroll, Jr. Horne, Joseph D'Onofrio, Lee Moore, Maxwell Perry Cotton, Philip Baker Hall, William C. Mitchell, Andrew Stewart-Jones, Betsy Aidem, Curtis Shumaker, Desmin Borges, Dominic Chianese, Dominic Colón, Chris Beetem, Clark Gregg, Charlie Semine, David Krumholtz, Elaine Kussack, Frank Cornei, James Tupper, Jeff Lima, Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury
