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King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle

He was just a kid in a man's body until his mother's killer made him a man with a gun.

20004.61h 27mR

Overview

Seymore is a young man with the mind of a child. He loves three things in life: basketball, sneaking out for cigarettes, and his mother. But all life's simple pleasures are brutally torn from him when he witnesses his mother gunned down by a neighborhood punk. Now Seymore must overcome the child within as he rises up to fight for some kind of justice. It's a fight that will take him out into the streets where there are few friends and many enemies -- and one of them is a killer who wants him silenced.

Directed by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
Written by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
Produced by Robin O'Hara
Box Office0Revenue: $27

Top Cast

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

Seymour

Rosie Perez

Rosie Perez

Joanne

Julie Carmen

Julie Carmen

Mona

Cliff Gorman

Cliff Gorman

Jack

Michael Rapaport

Michael Rapaport

Francis

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Det. Costello

Justin Pierce

Justin Pierce

Lil' Mafia

Annabella Sciorra

Annabella Sciorra

Mermaid

Judy Reyes

Judy Reyes

Lydia Morreto

Ian 'Blaze' Kelly

Ian 'Blaze' Kelly

Dead-Eye

About King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle is a drama, thriller film released in 2000. Directed by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, it stars John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez, Julie Carmen. Seymore is a young man with the mind of a child. He loves three things in life: basketball, sneaking out for cigarettes, and his mother. But all life's simple pleasures are brutally torn from him when he witnesses his mother gunned down by a neighborhood punk. Now Seymore must overcome the child within as he rises up to fight for some kind of justice. It's a fight that will take him out into the streets where there are few friends and many enemies -- and one of them is a killer who wants him silenced.

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