George of the Jungle

1997, Kids & family/Comedy, 1h 31m

53 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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George of the Jungle is faithful to its source material -- which, unfortunately, makes it a less-than-compelling feature film. Read critic reviews

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George (Brendan Fraser) has raised himself since since he was a baby and a plane crash stranded him in an African jungle. Now an adult, George has his first human contact in years when he rescues explorer Ursula Stanhope (Leslie Mann) from a lion. George and Ursula connect, and she leaves her fiancé, Lyle (Thomas Haden Church), and takes George back to San Francisco. But when George learns that his gorilla buddy has been captured, he and Ursula return on a rescue mission.

Cast & Crew

Brendan Fraser
George
Leslie Mann
Ursula Stanhope
Thomas Haden Church
Lyle van de Groot
Richard Roundtree
Kwame
John Cleese
An Ape named "Ape"
Voice
Greg Cruttwell
Max
Abraham Benrubi
Thor
Holland Taylor
Beatrice Stanhope
Kelly Miracco
Betsy
John Bennett Perry
Arthur Stanhope
Sam Weisman
Director
David Hoberman
Producer
Jordan Kerner
Producer
Jon Avnet
Producer
C. Tad Devlin
Executive Producer
Marc Shaiman
Original Music
Thomas E. Ackerman
Cinematography
Roger Bondelli
Film Editing
Stuart H. Pappé
Film Editing
Amanda Mackey
Casting
Cathy Sandrich
Casting
Stephen Marsh
Production Design
David M. Haber
Art Director
Mark Zuelzke
Art Director
Kathryn Peters
Set Decoration
Lisa Jensen
Costume Design
Audrey Wells
Screenwriter
Dana Olsen
Screenwriter
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