George of the Jungle

1997

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 42% · 52 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 42% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 89320 89.3K

san francisco, california africa gorilla narration lion feral child

Plot summary

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 Photo
Sam Weisman

Top cast

Samantha Harris Photo
Samantha Harris as Ursula's Friend
Brendan Fraser Photo
Brendan Fraser as George
Spencer Garrett Photo
Spencer Garrett as Male Guest at Party
Frank Welker Photo
Frank Welker as Lion / Little Monkey / Shep / Tooki Tooki Bird / Gorilla sound effects
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843.43 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 11
786.24 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1.69 GB
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English 5.1
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23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
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1.47 GB
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1 hr 32 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ccthemovieman-1 7 / 10

A Few Twists Make This A Fun Movie

This was a pretty entertaining comedy with a few twists added, such as a talking gorilla, which made it fun to watch. We also see an elephant act like a dog and along the way our hero (Brendan Fraser) is a likable boob. Sometimes it's just plain stupid but that's what you get with any comedy. Disney has this in the "PG" mode so we get some of the standard peeing, farting, sex jokes and innuendos, kicking people in the groin....you know, all those supposedly-hilarious gags that have become so commonplace in modern family comedies. There is enough original material in here, though, to enjoy this a couple of times.
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 4 / 10

one-joke character

George (Brendan Fraser) was lost in a plane crash in central Africa as a baby. He grows up with his animal friends talking gorilla Ape and Shep the elephant. Twenty five years later, heiress Ursula Stanhope (Leslie Mann) is on a safari. She is annoyed by the arrival of her fiancé Lyle Van de Groot (Thomas Haden Church) who is traveling with poachers Max (Greg Cruttwell) and Thor (Abraham Benrubi). George rescues Ursula from a lion and brings her back to his home. Lyle finds them and shoots George. Lyle is sent to African prison. Ursula takes George back to San Francisco. Her mother (Holland Taylor) refuses to accept the jungle man.Brendan Fraser is essentially redoing Link from Encino Man. This is an one-joke character and he's does the one-joke great. The section I like the most is on the bridge. The rescue was fun and everybody gets to say "Watch out for that...!" The narration is reminiscent of the cartoon. The plot created around this character isn't that compelling. It can't expand beyond the animated shorts. I also think George needs to be dumber for him to be funny.
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