An uninspired, if mildly likeable, spin on the Tarzan legend from Disney.
George of the Jungle (1997)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:24
Rotten:21
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: George of the Jungle is faithful to its source material -- which, unfortunately, makes it a less-than-compelling feature film.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: The clumsy ape man from Jay Ward's 1967 television cartoon takes on a jungle of another kind in live-action when he follows a visiting San Francisco resident back to the City by the Bay. There... The clumsy ape man from Jay Ward's 1967 television cartoon takes on a jungle of another kind in live-action when he follows a visiting San Francisco resident back to the City by the Bay. There aren't as many trees, but he somehow manages to find plenty of other things to crash into--not the least of which are modern society's social norms. [More]
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree, Greg Cruttwell, Abraham Benrubi, Holland Taylor, Kelly Miller, John Bennett Perry, Keith Scott, John Cleese
Director: Sam Weisman
Director: Sam Weisman
Screenwriter: Dana Olsen, Audrey Wells
Story: Dana Olsen
Composer: Marc Shaiman
Producer: Jon Avnet, David Hoberman, Jordan Kerner
Reviews for George of the Jungle
The story is incidental -- the villain wants to abduct the talking ape for financial gain -- and thankfully the animatronics and computer effects aren't allowed to overwhelm the proceedings.
It's amusing, which is possibly as much as anyone could ask, and the assortedly animated friends are cleverly done.
The whole movie is pretty good at stopping and lampooning itself every time things are getting just too silly.
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