George of the Jungle

7/15/19971h 32m

Theatrical Release (US)

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Overview:

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.

Director:

Sam Weisman

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$55,000,000.00

Revenue:

$174,463,257.00

Key words:

san francisco, california
africa
gorilla
narration
lion
feral child
tarzan
breaking the fourth wall
jungle
falling in love
talking to animals
damsel in distress
comedy of errors
accident prone

Cast

Brendan Fraser

~ as ~

George of the Jungle

Leslie Mann

~ as ~

Ursula Stanhope

Thomas Haden Church

~ as ~

Lyle Van de Groot

John Cleese

~ as ~

An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)

Richard Roundtree

~ as ~

Kwame

Abraham Benrubi

~ as ~

Thor

Holland Taylor

~ as ~

Beatrice Stanhope

John Bennett Perry

~ as ~

Arthur Stanhope

Greg Cruttwell

~ as ~

Max

Kelly Miracco

~ as ~

Betsy

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 5 year(s) ago
8
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-