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01/01/00
George of the Jungle (1997)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:24
Rotten:21
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: George of the Jungle is faithful to its source material -- which, unfortunately, makes it a less-than-compelling feature film.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: The clumsy ape man from Jay Ward's 1967 television cartoon takes on a jungle of another kind in live-action when he follows a visiting San Francisco resident back to the City by the Bay. There... [More]
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree
Director: Sam Weisman
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Reviews for George of the Jungle
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10/18/08
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06/05/02
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10/18/08
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07/23/08
Top CriticAn uninspired, if mildly likeable, spin on the Tarzan legend from Disney.
05/21/08
Better than I thought it'd be. Still not very good.
12/01/03
Despite a few bright moments, however, too much of the film is made up of the kind of flailing manic behavior that passes for slapstick these days.
01/01/00
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10/10/05
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08/29/05
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03/11/03
As dumb as George's I.Q. is low, and as funny as Fraser's career.
07/10/03
No review available.
02/25/07
The comedy in George of the Jungle is not sophisticated, but it is frequently audacious and irreverent.
01/01/00
Top CriticThere is not a banana's worth of plot in the Dana Olsen and Audrey Wells script to offer narrative nourishment.
02/14/01
Top CriticGeorge George, George of the Jungle. Boom boom BOOM BOOM . . . Oh, please shut up.
04/12/02
Top CriticNo review available.
04/20/07
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01/01/00
Amiable but toothless...
05/21/08
At the media screening, the guy sitting behind me could be heard loudly snoring during the third act. We should all be so lucky.
01/01/00
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