Disney scored an unexpected hit with this goofy live-action remake of Jay Ward's Saturday-morning cartoon, a zippy Tarzan parody with topical references and absurd gags. Disney's big-screen version, George of the Jungle starring Brendan Fraser as the sweet, hopelessly inept jungle hero, puts the emphasis on slapstick and silly fun. The klutzy hero, still swinging into trees and stray boulders, saves a lost Los Angeles socialite (Leslie Mann) on safari and, completely smitten, leaves behind his tree-house home and simian best friend (an Oxford-accented ape voiced by... John Cleese) to accompany the socialite back to the concrete jungle of LA, much to the frustration of her conniving fiancé (Thomas Haden Church). Fraser's enthusiastic performance enriches our hunky hero with endearing innocence and energetic pluck. The humour is spotty and consistently more juvenile than the original cartoon, but the unending parade of visual gags (including George's pet elephant Shep, transformed into an overexcited six-tonne puppy by inventive digital effects) keeps the tone light, frothy and winningly fun. --Sean Axmaker [show more]
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When a baby boy is left in the African jungle, he grows up in the company of animals to become George (Brendan Fraser), a handsome but clumsy vine-swinger. When George meets beautiful career woman Ursula, he is so smitten with her that he ends up leaving his jungle home and travelling to San Francisco with her, where the adventures really begin.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Bigger than life outrageously funny and loaded with eye popping special effects Deep in the heart of the African jungle a baby boy is raised by gorillas He grows up to be the hunky heroic yet clumsy king of the jungle George ( Brendon Fraser) who swings from one tree right into the trunk of the next! But when a beautiful career woman named Ursula stumbles into George&39;s unnatural habitat he&39;s swept off his feet Leaving behind his forest full of animal friends including Ape a talking gorilla and Shep an elephant who aspires to be a dog George plants roots in the big city of San Francisco where the comedy and adventure only grow bigger Don&39;t miss all the slam-bang action and good-natured fun that make George of the Jungle a must-see for adults and kids alike Actors Brendan Fraser Leslie Mann John Cleese Richard Roundtree Holland Taylor & Thomas Haden ChurchDirector Sam WeismanCertificate Universal Suitable for AllYear 1997Screen Fullscreen 43Languages English - Dolby Digital (51)Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; English ; DutchDuration 1 hour and 28 minutes (approx)
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