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Samuel L. Jackson, Bob Saget, Lewis Black, Christina Applegate, Mo'Nique ... see more see more... , Tracy Morgan , Jason Alexander , James Belushi , Jason Biggs , Dane Cook , Harvey Fierstein , Whoopi Goldberg , Gilbert Gottfried , Alyson Hannigan , Jamie Kennedy , Jon Lovitz , Norm Macdonald , John Stamos , Dave Coulier , Jonathan Silverman , Abe Vigoda , Damon Wayans , Adam Duritz , Carlos Mencia , Jeffrey Ross

Animal Planet aesthetics get infused with blush-inducing blue-humor sensibilities as director Bob Saget teams with an all-star cast of comics including Lewis Black, Tracy Morgan, Jason Alexander, Dane... read more read more... Cook, and Whoopi Goldberg to prove that sometimes penguins aren't as sweet as they appear to be on the silver screen. Film star Samuel L. Jackson narrates as actual footage of penguins going about their business in nature is backed by the kind of twisted voice-over work that could only come from the biggest names in comedy. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 20 min.

Directed by: Bob Saget

Release Date: January 30, 2007

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  • fb100002359227440
    May 27, 2011
    fb100002359227440
    Too silly, Farce of the Penguins, presents a few of funny lines, but don't is a good or really entertaining movie.
  • RCCLBC
    March 21, 2008
    RCCLBC
    Could have been HILARIOUS...but was just mildly amusing.
  • YosemiteSamFan
    August 12, 2007
    YosemiteSamFan
    Gosh, this was bad. Barely watchable. It was duller than "March of the Penguins"! The jokes were trashy and not very funny. The Penguin's mouths did not move when they talked. It seemed like a quick cash-in for those who loved "March"...
  • DrLappos
    April 4, 2007
    DrLappos
    For sheer stupidity and a great laugh you have to see this...Well worth it.
  • fb1532277942
    February 1, 2012
    fb1532277942
    So, I think this movie could of been promising if it wasn't so long. Started off well but then it started to lose it's edge with the same sex related jokes and then the fart jokes came and I really lost intrest. Sure they can be funny, but in this I started wondering how much l... read moreonger at about thirty minutes in. I finished it and it did have some funny moments but other then that, not the greatest spoof ever.
  • gumnerf
    August 17, 2010
    gumnerf
    Okay, but even at only 80 minutes and with a great cast I still kept looking at the clock and waiting for this to end.
  • HuskersNC949597
    July 17, 2009
    HuskersNC949597
    Well, what do you expect? It's Bob Saget's idea, you know it's going to be dirty. If you put a gun to my head, I would say I laughed hard quite a bit. Hell, I might even watch it again some day. Call it a guilty pleasure or something.
  • jackass001
    February 23, 2008
    jackass001
    it can be so strange that movie and it kinda boring but it not funny at all. director bob saget(remember him who play danny tanner in "full house")who making this comdey movie. this familiar to making fun of "march of the penguin". so some of "full house" cast voice cameo. so thi... read mores is not for kid to watch it.
  • caffeinatedalex
    February 6, 2008
    caffeinatedalex
    All good things must be parodied... some bad things to, and March of the Penguins is no exception the parody rule. Along comes Bob Saget with his straight to DVD release, taking unused footage from March of the Penguins and adding voice over forming a loose narrative from him an... read mored all of his buddies, some hilarious, some not so much. The whole Bob Saget ironic dirty humor thing was old many years ago, and he's been playing off of his Full House reputation to give weight to his dirty stand up comedy, which just isn't that original or outrageous. This movie is like the death throws of his comedic reputation. Yes, there are funny parts. A couple. Several times I let out an outrageous, throaty laugh, but after the first penguins start fucking, the shock is worn off. The sloppy voice over thrown over plain penguin footage gets dull. Then they start repeating the same footage, apparently trying to make up for a lack of usable footage for a full length film. This probably should've been the first indication to them that this isn't full length material. By the halfway point you can barely chuckle. By the end you want to rip the DVD from the player and frisbee it into a brick wall. This is a decent idea taken too far on too large a scale, and it just can't maintain itself humorously for an entire movie. But, if you want to see a bunch of B-list comics with the occasional surprising cameo, spout out "shocking," stale, and careless lines for a pity laugh, by all means, give it a shot.
  • MichelleasaurusRex
    February 2, 2008
    MichelleasaurusRex
    It was pretty funny. I liked it. It was a fun movie to watch and I laughed like crazy too, Nice mockumentary.

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Joe Leydon
February 7, 2007
Joe Leydon, Variety

A gimmick that might have sustained a screamingly funny 10-minute segment on a pay-cable variety show is remorselessly stretched to feature length. Full Review

Urban Cinefile Critics
July 28, 2007
Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile

The idea would have worked better as a 7 minute sketch comedy on YouTube Full Review

Willie Waffle
January 31, 2007
Willie Waffle, WaffleMovies.com

The amount of filth in this movie may set your eyes and ears on fire. Full Review

David Cornelius
January 26, 2007
David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com

It's the sort of thing a middle schooler would've thought up in between making fart noises with his armpit. Full Review

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