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There are some truly rattling movies about babble animals . Frank Miller’sBabeeasily comes to mind as a prime example . But not every talking creature is golden enough to work with the visionary theatre director ofMad Mad : Fury Road . For some movie maker , it ’s far too tempting to gravel to the inexpensive joke and hire bored fame to cater voice - overs for the cutesy animals .
Often enough , that works . After all , there ’s a fourthAlvin and the Chipmunksmovie coming out this workweek . But some of the specimen in the great zoo of tattle animal pic are even bad than that .
Here are Screen Rant’s11 speculative Movies Starring talk Animals .
11. Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
Tagline : Get your squeaker on !
When their home , a tree , is cut down , a trio of chipmunks - Alvin ( Justin Long ) , Simon ( Matthew Gray Gubler ) and Theodore ( Jesse McCartney ) - is forced to move to Los Angeles . There they meet a struggling composer named David ( Jason Lee ) and help him with their surprising talent for music . After the singing chipmunks become a global sensation - as they indeed are in our own world - an unscrupulous music executive ( David Cross ) tries to tap them for net profit . Will he succeed ? Of course not ! This is a children ’s movie !
Alvin and the Chipmunksbegan in 1958 as a novelty book by Ross Bagdasarian , Sr . Over the last five decades , they release several albums and appeared in two animated TV shows . The firstAlvin and the Chipmunksmovie was released in 2007 by 20th Century Fox . Since then , three continuation follow : Alvin and the Chipmunks : The Squeakquel , Alvin and the Chipmunks : Chipwreckedand the upcomingAlvin and the Chipmunks : The Road Chip . It seems that the people just ca n’t get enough of the singing rodents and chipmunk - related wordplay .
10. Garfield: The Movie (2004)
Tagline : It ’s all about me - ow !
Garfieldpremiered in 2004 , with the titular grumpy computerized axial tomography voice byeveryone ’s favourite distressing - face clown Bill Murray . In the movie , Garfield ’s owner Jon ( Breckin Meyer ) accidentally adopts a stray dog appoint Odie while clumsily romance with a vet Liz ( Jennifer Love Hewitt ) . Garfield hates Odie and tries to get disembarrass of him but , over time , learns such un - Garfieldian qualities as erotic love and selflessness . Two years later , escapade continue inGarfield : A tail assembly of Two Kitties . In the sequel , Garfield travels to Great Britain where he gets misguided for the aristocratic khat Prince XII ( Tim Curry ) . This is understandable as , despite all of the talking animals in these two movies , Garfield and Prince XII are only two fully CGI - animated animate being in the world .
Released in June of 2004 by 20th Century Fox , Garfieldwas the first hot - action adaptation of Jim Davis ' long running comic strip . Despite receiving bad reviews , the movie was a smash - slay and a sequel followed in June of 2006.In an audience , Bill Murray claim he sign on the firstGarfieldmovie thought process that one of Coen brothers was working on it . That does n’t really explain why he participate in the 2nd one , but no one can blame the man for earning a paycheck .
9. Underdog (2007)
Tagline : One commonwealth , Under Dog .
It ’s not often we get to see an beginning story of a canine superhero ( voiced by Jason Lee ) . While imprisoned in a lab of the unhinged scientist ( Peter Dinklage ) and his henchman ( Patrick Warburton ) , an ordinary beagle accidentally pull ahead superpowers . He escapes and hides at the family home plate of Dan Unger ( Jim Belushi ) and his boy Jack ( Alex Neuberger ) , who names him Shoeshine . But with great power comes great province , so Shoeshine soon dons the superhero costume and becomes - Underdog !
Underdogwas generally based upon an animated TV serial that was really popular half a one C ago . Director Frederik Du Chau previously made a cinema about a talking zebra calledRacing Stripes , thus proving he ’s a true talking - animal picture show professional . Underdogwas unloosen in August of 2007 by Walt Disney Pictures and review article were bad , but the flick earned respectable $ 65 million ( the budget was $ 24 million ) .
8. Marmaduke (2010)
Tagline : dwell big
Marmaduke ( Owen Wilson ) is a Great Dane living comfortably in the American Midwest . But when his possessor Phil ( Lee Pace ) accepts a novel job in California , the whole family has to move . Once there , Marmaduke meets a clustering of speak animals voice by Hollywood celebrities such as Emma Stone and Sam Elliot . Soon enough , our cuspid hero contend to win the heart of a Collie named Jezebel ( Fergie ) from her thuggish young man Bosco ( Kiefer Sutherland ) . InMarmaduke , CGI essence of animals talking demesne right in the so - call uncanny vale : they are too realistic to be precious or mirthful but just surreal enough to unnerve the grownup viewer . child wo n’t mind though . likely .
Marmadukeis a live - action adaptation of a funny strip by Brad Anderson that ’s been published for almost half a 100 now . Released by twentieth Century Fox in June of 2010,Marmadukemade some profit but not enough to warrant a sequel .
7. Zookeeper (2011)
Tagline : Don’t talk to the animals … unless they talk to you first !
leave about spill animals : this moving-picture show ’s romance is far more improbable . The chubby and tolerant - hearted Griffin ( Kevin James ) somehow date the beautiful and shallow Stephanie ( Leslie Bibb ) . When he declare oneself to her , she uppishly coldcock him just because he ’s a zookeeper , making one wonderment how these two take together in the first place . Five geezerhood after , Griffin is still moping about this , but because the fauna really like him , they decide to teach Griffin how to win Stephanie back , thus proving they lack the basic understanding of a healthy human relationship . Pratfalls ensue until Griffin realizes that his veterinarian gal pal uncannily resembles Rosario Dawson and fall out to wish him back .
Produced by Adam Sandler ’s Happy Madison caller , Zookeeperwas released in July of 2011 by Columbia . It featured voices of legion Hollywood celebrities such as Cher , Jon Favreau , Nick Nolte , Adam Sandler and Sylvester Stallone . Critically panned , Zookeeperwas nevertheless a box office winner .
6. Karate Dog (2004)
Tagline : A new breed of action hero .
If you ever wanted to see a kung fu fight between a CGI dog and an Academy Award - deliver the goods actor Jon Voight , Karate Dogis your moving picture . Peter Fowler ( Simon Rex ) is a police detective charged with solve a murder in Chinatown . His only witnesser is the victim ’s andiron , Cho Cho . But Cho Cho is no ordinary pooch . He ’s trained in martial graphics and talks like famous comedian Chevy Chase . Together , they fight the evil schemes of a villainous Hamilton Cage ( aforementioned Jon Voight ) . Cho Cho also aid Peter to romance a beautiful constabulary officer ( Jaime Pressly ) .
secrete in May of 2004,Karate Dogwas made by Bob Clark - the various director of former proto - slasherBlack Christmasas well as the teen comedyPorky ’s . But his most popular film by far is the vacation classicA Christmas Story , base upon short stories write by Jean Shepard . Sadly , Karate Dogwas Clark ’s last movie before his last in 2007 .
5. Joe’s Apartment (1996)
Tagline : Sex Bugs Rock ' n Roll .
bet for a tatty apartment , Joe ( Jerry O’Connell ) moves into a abandoned ship building infested with cockroaches . To his surprise , he discovers that roaches can think , talk and tattle - albeit in pestering high - pitch voices . Being a instinctive slob , Joe is their perfect roommate . While look for a job , he falls in love with beautiful Lily ( Megan Ward ) , whose meanspirited old senator dad design to demolish Joe ’s building . In a now conversant subplot , Joe ’s obscene buddies also essay to aid him win a woman of his dreams .
free in July of 1996,Joe ’s Apartmentwas billed as the first feature film produced by MTV . Directed by John Payson , it was free-base upon his earlier short filmJoe ’s Apt . Somehow , a moving picture featuring singing and dance star sign pesterer failed to grab the audience . Joe ’s Apartmentwent out with a whine , earning only a third of its $ 13 million budget .
4. Tommy And The Cool Mule (2009)
Tagline : Not your median talk mule !
Tommy Braxxton ( Grant Barker ) has many job : he ’s bullied in school , his dad got belt down in the warfare and he has a Brobdingnagian calf love on the pretty girl in grade . To top it all off , malevolent nation - owner Dodge Daviss ( a cowboy chapeau - wear out Kevin Sorbo ) want to buy his family ’s land . But help is on the way in the form of the rap caption Ice - T … as the voice of a flatulent scuff called Jackie - A. back talk - talk and rapping , this veritable coolheaded mule serves as Tommy ’s mount in a climactic horse slipstream in which he assay to come through a booty and raise enough money to save his habitation . By this power point it ’s a bit sticky , but it really needs to be point out thatTommy and the Cool Mulealso includes a subplot where the animal offers the human hero strangely assured tip about date womanhood .
Tommy and the Cool Mulewas released in May of 2009 as a consecutive - to - DVD release . It was directed by Andrew Stevens - manufacturer , actor and casual director of low - budget barn movies .
3. Hot to Trot (1988)
Tagline : When I blab out , you ’re run to laugh yourself gruff .
Only in the 1980s could Hollywood make a clowning about lovably incompetent investment funds agent . After his mother exit , Fred ( actor and director Bobcat Goldthwait ) inherits her half of an investment business firm as well as a cavalry named Don . Fred ’s stepdad ( Dabney Coleman ) tries to buy him out of the business firm , but then , suddenly , Don initiate provide Fred stock certificate rally tips in the voice of the legendary comedian John Candy . before long enough , Fred is rolling in cash . By this point it should be obvious there ’s also a subplot where Fred ’s equid buddy help him woo firm ’s writing table ( Academy Award - nominee Virginia Madsen ) . Will Fred obtain love and felicity in his business firm ? How many Equus caballus - related sexuality prank will the film make ?
Made and distributed by Warner Bros , spicy to Trotpremiered in August of 1988 . The movie was a monumental failure : it was panned by critics , bombed at the box agency and even lost at Golden Raspberry Awards . It does n’t get more humiliating than that !
2. A Talking Cat?!? (2013)
Tagline : none , but the picture show ’s title kinda works as a tagline , too .
Susan ( Kristine DeBell ) is a individual mother hear to balance take caution of her children and deal her catering concern . Phil ( Johnny Whitaker ) is a single don who sold his calculator firm to have more sentence for his alienated Word . Enter Duffy - a charming cat that helps multitude . Unfortunately , Duffy can only talk to people once . Which starts to make sense once you find the absurd special effects imitate the computerized axial tomography ’s speech . Duffy is voiced by an Academy Award - pull ahead worker Eric Roberts . With titles such asBlood Red , Royal KillandHitman ’s Runin his filmography , Roberts is the perfect cast option for the vocalisation of a cuddly , downlike kitty .
A speak Cat?!?was unloose lineal - to - DVD in February of 2013 . Other title by the movie ’s film director David DeCoteau includeA Talking Pony ! ? ! , My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!,Beach Babes from BeyondandSorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl - O - Rama .
