Mr Popper's Penguins

[pg]

United States 2011, 94 mins
Director: Mark Waters
Starring: Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury

Adventure-loving decorator Mr Popper (Carrey) contends with a growing menagerie of penguins in director Mark Waters' adaptation of author Richard Atwater's beloved children's book.

Shortly after penning a letter to a team of Arctic explorers, Mr Popper is surprised to receive a penguin in the mail. Later, after making his mischievous new pal a cosy new home in the freezer, the hapless Mr Popper comes into possession of a playful female penguin as well.

Before long Mr Popper finds himself surrounded by a burgeoning family of the flightless birds, and begins training them to perform in a travelling show dubbed Popper's Performing Penguins. With each new town the show travels to, pandemonium is quick to follow.

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