Zookeeper
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 the voice roles of Cher, Nick Nolte, Sandler, Sylvester Stallone, Judd Apatow, Jim Breuer, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, Richie Minervini, Maya Rudolph, Bas Rutten, and Don Rickles in his final film role. It tells the story about an unlucky zookeeper and the talking animals at his zoo who break their silence to help him find love.
Plot
In Boston, zookeeper Griffin Keyes proposes to his girlfriend Stephanie, but is turned down. She says his career as a zookeeper is the reason, breaking his heart. Five years later, Griffin is now the head zookeeper at the Franklin Park Zoo, caring deeply for the animals. That night, Griffin holds an engagement party there for his brother Dave, but freaks out when he discovers that Stephanie was invited. Dave suggests that Griffin work with him at his car dealership to get Stephanie back, so Griffin considers doing it.
More details
| author | Kevin James Nick Bakay |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Boston |
| director | Frank Coraci |
| editor | Scott Hill |
| genre | comedy fantasy |
| keywords | attack break brown bear capture car dealership date engagement party even fashion show franklin park zoo lion love mating ritual meet monkey nairobi wed western lowland gorilla |
| musicBy | Rupert Gregson-Williams |
| producer | Adam Sandler Jack Giarraputo Kevin James Todd Garner Walt Becker |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | Czech Republic |
| theme | animals children's comedy romantic comedy |