George of the Jungle (1997)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1929 movies items)

" George of the Jungle is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Sam Weisman and based on Jay Ward and Bill Scott's 1967 American animated television series of the same name, which in turn is a spoof of the fictional character Tarzan, created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Written by Dana Olsen and Audrey Wells, and starring Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Holland Taylor, Richard Roundtree and John Cleese. It tells the story of a young man raised by wild animals who falls for an"

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"8.0/10"

The Evolution of Brendan Fraser (73 movies items)

"George"

“What can I say? An entertaining and fun movie. It is however a little too overlong, Thomas Haden Church is underused and some of the story leans towards the predictable side of things. However, it is very nice to look at, the scenery is colourful and the sets are splendid. Even the cinematography is very good. The music is fun and catchy, it is probably just me but after seeing this film I have had the main title song stuck in my head for days. The script is witty and quotable and the jokes are funny. And then the performances really do add to the sense of fun. Brendan Fraser gives a very likable lead performance, and Leslie Mann is appealing as Ursula. As the intellectual ape "Ape", John Cleese is fitfully amusing. But the star of the show is the sardonic and hilarious narration from Keit” read more

2021 movie journal (195 movies items)

"Wednesday, August 4th"

“This is actually one of the better parody films to come out of Hollywood.  It is childish but also pretty darn charming.  Kids and adults alike can enjoy this for it's over the top lunacy and appealing leads.” read more

An average movie

“To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from the damned thing but since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, back in those days, Brendan Fraser managed to get his breakthrough by playing such goofy characters and, as a result, it was probably the main reason why I never took the guy seriously. At least, I don’t think it was a bad idea of making a spoof of Tarzan. Indeed, the whole concept of the king of jungle has always been actually quite ridiculous so to make fun of it actually did make sense. Eventually, in this case, the end-result turned out to be some rather daft comedy but, even if I have to admit that it was rather harmless, it was also hardly entertaining, I’m afraid. The main issue was that they never tried to go further than some runnin” read more

Favorite Comedy Films: 1996-1997 (64 movies items)

" Directed by: Sam Weisman Produced by: David Hoberman, Jordan Kerner, and Jon Avnet Written by: Dana Olsen and Audrey Wells Based on the TV show by: Jay Ward Cinematography: Thomas E. Ackerman Edited by: Kent Beyda, Roger Bondelli, and Stuart Pappe Music by: Marc Shaiman Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures "