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Jungle 2 Jungle

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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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Oct 8, 2002

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  • Jungle 2 Jungle
  • America's favorite entertainer, Tim Allen, is at it again as commodities broker Michael Cromwell, king of the Wall Street jungle. With money, power, and an engagement to a beautiful fashion designer, he has it all. But when Michael travels to the Amazon to finalize the divorce from his first wife -- a jungle doctor -- she reveals that he also has a blowdart-shooting, giant-spider-carrying, 13-year-old son, Mimi-Siku. Cultures clash when Mimi is entrusted by his tribal chief to bring back fire from the Statue of Liberty. Back home in New York, Michael must somehow convince Mimi that pets are not for eating and it's not nice to chase people with your killer spider. But when Michael's partner (Martin Short) crosses a Russian mob boss in a coffee bean deal, Mimi and Michael must use all their jungle skills in a hysterical father/son rescue. Now you can bring home the hilarious new hit comedy adventure from the studio that brought you HOME IMPROVEMENT and the box office smash THE SANTA CLAUSE.
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    Now if only it was even slightly better than those examples of Hollywood at its laziest.

    Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
    07/28/09
    Richard Luck
    Richard Luck
    Channel 4 Film

    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.

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    07/28/09
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    Gently humorous and moving.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
    07/28/09
    Lisa Alspector
    Lisa Alspector
    Chicago Reader
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    Roughly half of Tim Allen’s latest comedy is hilarious-stupid, and the rest is monotonous-stupid.

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    07/28/09
    Kevin McManus
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    Washington Post
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    Simple truths are often the most effective, but in this instance they are only banal and mildly amusing.

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    03/26/09
    Leonard Klady
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    No review available.

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    01/20/08
    Frank Swietek
    Frank Swietek
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    Typically for Disney, the villains aren't made of very stern stuff, nor indeed is fey spear-carrying Mimi-Siku.

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    06/24/06
    Trevor Johnston
    Trevor Johnston
    Time Out

    A fairly awful Tim Allen comedy.

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    10/14/05
    John Wirt
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    No review available.

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    Emanuel Levy
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    No review available.

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    06/14/03
    Walter Chaw
    Walter Chaw
    Film Freak Central

    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.

    Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
    05/20/03
    Leonard Schwarz
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    Palo Alto Weekly

    No review available.

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    04/25/03
    Christopher Smith
    Christopher Smith
    Bangor Daily News (Maine)

    It's a good cast. The movie uses the physical comedy talents of Short and Allen to good advantage.

    Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
    03/16/03
    Robert Roten
    Robert Roten
    Laramie Movie Scope

    You'd think someone would have figured out by now that putting a big TV star in a lame movie doesn't make the movie any better.

    Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
    10/15/02
    Margaret A. McGurk
    Margaret A. McGurk
    Cincinnati Enquirer

    Mildly entertaining comedy about a father-son reunion.

    Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
    08/29/02
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Spirituality and Practice

    Mildly caustic, sentimental and slow.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    06/18/02
    Mick LaSalle
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    San Francisco Chronicle
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    The film is well-paced and warm-hearted, with uniform chuckles.

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    06/05/02
    Christine James
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