Created by H.A. Rey and his wife Margret in 1941, Curious George is a monkey who acts like a busy 4-year-old boy. He lives in a city not unlike Manhattan with his owner, known as The Man In The Yellow Hat. Now, the curious little monkey makes the leap from his seven classic books to one contemporary movie. To save the museum where he works from being turned into a parking lot, The Man In The Yellow Hat journeys to Africa in search of a rare statue to exhibit. However, his map has been sabotaged and he returns with the wrong, and very tiny, idol… and a very curious little monkey. Faster than you can say “banana peel,” the monkey has thrown a wrench into The Man’s life, work and potential romantic entanglement. Featuring the voice of Will Ferrell as The Man, the movie also answers questions left unanswered by the books (like why The Man In The Yellow Hat always wears yellow clothes and what’s his real name. Psst: it’s Ted). It even boasts a fun soundtrack from Mr. Hipness himself, Jack Johnson. Smoothly animated in a traditional 2-D style, the brightly-colored film is as fun as a barrel of its star.
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