In this wild and outrageous computer-animated comedy-adventure, an odd assortment of animals from the New York Zoo - including a lion, a giraffe, an anaconda, a koala, and a squirrel -discover what a jungle the city can be when one of their own is mistakenly shipped to the wild and they embark on a dangerous mission to rescue him.
The film boasts an impressive vocal ensemble - Keifer Sutherland (as the respected lion leader, Samson), Greg Cipes (as Samson's son, Ryan), Jim Belushi (as Benny, the street savvy squirrel and Samson's best friend), Janeane Garofalo (as a quick-witted giraffe), Richard Kind (as a dim-witted anaconda), William Shatner (as a wicked wildebeest), and Eddie Izzard (as Nigel, an acerbic koala) - along with stylish animation, and a story filled with hilarious situations and heartfelt emotion.
Director Steve 'Spaz' Williams and producer Clint Goldman helped to revolutionize CG character animation during their long association with ILM ('The Mask,' 'The Abyss,' 'Jurassic Park,' 'Terminator 2: Judgement Day'), and were responsible for the acclaimed Blockbuster Entertainment commercials featuring Carl the rabbit and Ray the guinea pig.
