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George of the Jungle

George of the Jungle

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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.

Directed by Sam Weisman
Written by Audrey Wells, Dana Olsen, Jay Ward
Produced by David Hoberman, Jon Avnet, Jordan Kerner
Box OfficeBudget: $55.0MRevenue: $174.5M

Top Cast

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser

George of the Jungle

Leslie Mann

Leslie Mann

Ursula Stanhope

Thomas Haden Church

Thomas Haden Church

Lyle Van de Groot

John Cleese

John Cleese

An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

Kwame

Abraham Benrubi

Abraham Benrubi

Thor

Holland Taylor

Holland Taylor

Beatrice Stanhope

John Bennett Perry

John Bennett Perry

Arthur Stanhope

Greg Cruttwell

Greg Cruttwell

Max

Kelly Miracco

Kelly Miracco

Betsy

Themes & Keywords

san francisco, californiaafricagorillanarrationlionferal childtarzanbreaking the fourth walljunglefalling in lovetalking to animalsdamsel in distresscomedy of errorsaccident prone

About George of the Jungle

George of the Jungle is a adventure, comedy, family, romance film released in 1997 exploring themes of san francisco, california, africa, gorilla, narration, lion, feral child. Directed by Sam Weisman, it stars Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church. 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.

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