John Cleese, Brendan Fraser, Scooper, Binx, Tookie, Zakery, Emely, and Hopper in George of the Jungle (1997)

George of the Jungle

Movie#3746ā–¼4201997• PG• 1h 32m
ActionAdventureComedyFamilyRomance
⭐ 5.6 / 10(90,142)

A man raised in the jungle by apes falls in love with a wealthy American heiress.

Rated
PG
Runtime
1h 32m
Released
1997
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1997

Storyline

A man raised in the jungle by apes falls in love with a wealthy American heiress.

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Did you know

• Almost every element from the George of the Jungle (1967) cartoon series is included in this movie... even the "Never argue with the Narrator" line that shows up in Jay Ward's cartoons.

• Brendan Fraser's personal trainer for the film sued Fraser for not mentioning him in the credits. The trainer did not win the case.

• It was after seeing this film that director Stephen Sommers considered Brendan Fraser for the role of Rick O'Connell in The Mummy (1999).

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $105,263,257

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $16,540,791 (1997-07-20)

User reviews

⭐ 7/10

It's so stupid, it's hilarious!

šŸ‘ 81 Ā· 8/30/1999
⭐ 7/10

Laugh of the Jungle

šŸ‘ 55 Ā· 5/4/2000
⭐ 7/10

A Few Twists Make This A Fun Movie

šŸ‘ 40 Ā· 6/6/2006

Technical specs

Sound mix
DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
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