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Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:7
Rotten:31
Average Rating:3.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: When a stuffy New York executive pursues his archaeologist wife through sweltering South American jungles with pen and divorce papers in hand, he discovers the son he never knew he had--swinging... When a stuffy New York executive pursues his archaeologist wife through sweltering South American jungles with pen and divorce papers in hand, he discovers the son he never knew he had--swinging from the vines with his giant pet spider. Turns out the boy's been raised as part of a jungle tribe, so when the lad and his dad make a trip to the Big Apple, fish-out-of-water hilarity ensues. [More]
Starring: Tim Allen, Martin Short, JoBeth Williams, Lolita Davidovich
Starring: Tim Allen, Martin Short, JoBeth Williams, Lolita Davidovich, Sam Huntington, David Ogden Stiers, Bob Dishy, Valerie Mahaffey, Leelee Sobieski
Director: John Pasquin
Director: John Pasquin
Screenwriter: Herve Palud, Igor Aptekman, Thierry Lhermitte, Philippe Bruneau, Bruce A. Evans
Composer: Michael Convertino
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Release:
Oct 8, 2002
Reviews for Jungle 2 Jungle
This very Disney treatment of the classic fish out of water story ought to satisfy its intended audiences: kids and the parents who must accompany them.
Aside from a hilarious set piece involving a cat/tranquilliser dart interface and a vaguely entertaining Russian Mafia subplot, this is tired stuff which should have stayed at home.
Yet another silly Disney comedy that is strictly for kids... if you don't mind your kids being exposed to the vulgar material that passes for humor in "family movies" these days.
I for one am sick and tired of the unappealingly unoriginal fare that Disney releases on a constant basis.
Jungle 2 Jungle still finds time to appreciate Mr. Allen's easy way with a child actor, an audience or a heavily tranquilized pet cat.
Roughly half of Tim Allen’s latest comedy is hilarious-stupid, and the rest is monotonous-stupid.
Huntington is wonderful at conveying Mimi's combination of naivete and intelligence, and Allen is a marvel.
Simple truths are often the most effective, but in this instance they are only banal and mildly amusing.
If you care at all about surface plausibility, adults who act like adults, or emotions that exist anywhere other than in manipulative movies, spare yourself and spare your family.
If it didn't work the first time, what makes you think it will work the second?
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