A man raised in the jungle by apes falls in love with a wealthy American heiress.A man raised in the jungle by apes falls in love with a wealthy American heiress.A man raised in the jungle by apes falls in love with a wealthy American heiress.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
Kelly Miracco
- Betsy
- (as Kelly Miller)
Lydell M. Cheshier
- Bateke
- (as Lydell Cheshier)
Keith Scott
- The Narrator
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlmost every element from the George of the Jungle (1967) cartoon series is included in this movie... even the "Never argue with the Narrator" line that shows up in Jay Ward's cartoons.
- GoofsShep is clearly an Indian elephant, none of which are found in the wild in Africa. The two species that inhabit Africa would be bush elephants (residents of Africa's savanna grasslands) and forest elephants (residents of African jungles).
- Crazy creditsAs the credits begin to roll, "Ape" suddenly calls out, "Hey, doesn't anyone want to know what happened to me?!" We then see a wild Las Vegas show with Ape dressed up in blue sequens singing "My Way."
- Alternate versionsOn-screen subtitles were provided for Lyle's European mercenaries in the VHS release. These subtitles have been removed from the DVD version
- SoundtracksGeorge Of The Jungle (Main Title)
(1996)
Written by Stan Worth and Sheldon Allman
Produced by Don Was
Additional production by Marc Shaiman
Performed by The Presidents of the United States of America
Courtesy of Columbia Records
Featured review
Actually, a lot of fun.
Sure, it's lame. It's supposed to be lame. It pokes fun at itself for being lame. ("George can't die -- he's the hero.") Don't expect great special effects, real Nature, a solid plot, or Oscar-caliber acting. This is mind candy.
In a lot of ways, the plot is like "Titanic" -- nice new boy steals girl away from sleezebag fiancée she's just marrying to please her mother. However, since Ursula ditches Lyle before taking up with George, there's none of the moral bankruptcy that made Titanic such a stinker. "George of the Jungle" has the added benefit of not taking itself seriously.
Sure, it's lame. It's supposed to be lame. It pokes fun at itself for being lame. ("George can't die -- he's the hero.") Don't expect great special effects, real Nature, a solid plot, or Oscar-caliber acting. This is mind candy.
In a lot of ways, the plot is like "Titanic" -- nice new boy steals girl away from sleezebag fiancée she's just marrying to please her mother. However, since Ursula ditches Lyle before taking up with George, there's none of the moral bankruptcy that made Titanic such a stinker. "George of the Jungle" has the added benefit of not taking itself seriously.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- George de la Selva en 3D
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $55,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $105,263,257
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,540,791
- Jul 20, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $174,463,257
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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