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George of the Jungle

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5.6/10 • 2.1K

1997-07-151h 32m

AdventureComedyFamilyRomance

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Deep in the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash, is raised by gorillas. George grows up to be a buff and lovable klutz who has a rainforest full of animal friends: Tookie, his big-beaked toucan messenger; Ape, a witty talking gorilla; and Shep, a peanut-loving pooch of an elephant. But when poachers mess with George's pals, the King of Swing swings into action.

Directors
Sam Weisman
Characters
Jay Ward
Editors
Roger Bondelli

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  1. Brendan Fraser

    Brendan Fraser

    George of the Jungle

  2. Leslie Mann

    Leslie Mann

    Ursula Stanhope

  3. Thomas Haden Church

    Thomas Haden Church

    Lyle Van de Groot

  4. John Cleese

    John Cleese

    An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)

  5. Richard Roundtree

    Richard Roundtree

    Kwame

  6. Abraham Benrubi

    Abraham Benrubi

    Thor

  7. Holland Taylor

    Holland Taylor

    Beatrice Stanhope

  8. John Bennett Perry

    John Bennett Perry

    Arthur Stanhope

  9. Greg Cruttwell

    Greg Cruttwell

    Max

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Wuchak

Jul 20, 2020

8/10

Brendan Fraser as a goofy Tarzan-like ape-man along with sweetie Leslie Mann An expedition to the heart of the Dark Continent discovers a white man (Brendan Fraser) raised by apes. Captured by the wild man, it doesn’t take long for the heiress from San Francisco (Leslie Mann) to see that George is a better man than her arrogant, condescending fiancé (Thomas Hayden Church). “George of the Jungle” (1997) is an over-the-top spoof of Tarzan inspired by the 60’s cartoon which I’ve never seen. You have to be able to appreciate fun, goofy humor to enjoy this quirky family comedy/adventure. It helps that Fraser is both likable and amusing in the eponymous role (I should add that he really inspires guys to improve their fitness). Meanwhile Mann is as sweet & beautiful as Bernadette Peters in her prime. Everything clicks for great entertainment; I laughed through practically the whole flick. The film runs 1 hour, 32 minutes and was shot in Kaua'I & Maui, Hawaii, and the San Francisco Bay area, California, as well as other parts of that state (Middle Fork American River, Stockton & Los Angeles). GRADE: A-

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$55,000,000.00
Revenue
$174,463,257.00
Keywords
san francisco, californiaafricagorillanarrationlionferal childtarzanbreaking the fourth walljunglefalling in lovetalking to animalsdamsel in distresscomedy of errorsaccident prone