Zookeeper

We're finishing out the year with a look at the romance of the 2011 Kevin James comedy Zookeeper!

Join in as we discuss celebrity voice roles, gorilla prison, the movie's ever-shifting release date, and a standout performance by Rosario Dawson.

Plus: Did this movie kill an elephant? What about a giraffe? Why was Leslie Bibb invited to that wedding? Why wasn't Shane fired for beating animals? And, most importantly, is there any job more revolting than being a zookeeper?

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Next week: Big Fat Liar (2002) and our 2024 Top Ten lists

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Key links and sources for this episode:

• Roger Ebert's three-star review of Zookeeper
• Hollywood Reporter piece on the bidding war for the Zookeeper spec script
• EW report on the film's floating release date
• 2011 report on alleged abuse of animals in Water for Elephants
• Huffington Post report on animal-rights protests at the Zookeeper premiere
• 2013 Hollywood Reporter investigation into animal abuse on sets
• 2022 Indiewire interview with Richard Schiff on his motion-capture performance in God of War Ragnarok