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George of the Jungle
EMAILPRINTBuena Vista Pictures
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 18 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 6 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Adventure | Comedy | Family/Kids
Written by:
Dana Olsen (also story)
Audrey Wells
Jay Ward (characters)
Directed by: Sam Weisman
Release Date:
Theatrical: July 16, 1997
DVD: March 2, 2004
Running Time: 92 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG for crude humor and mild violence, language and sensuality
Starring Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, John Cleese, Richard Roundtree, Greg Cruttwell, Abraham Benrubi, and Holland Taylor
Deep in the heart of the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash, is raised by gorillas. George grows up to be a buff and lovable klutz who has a rain forest full of animal friends. When poachers mess with George's pals, the King Of Swing swings into action. (Disney)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
A movie that is sort of funny some of the time and then occasionally hilarious.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
One of the most witty, entertaining family films to come out in some time.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder
The kind of silly summer fun that gives family entertainment a good name.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Rita Kempley
Brendan Fraser breathes loopy new life into the swinging '60s TV cartoon icon.
Read Full Review >Variety Leonard Klady
Not quite inspired lunacy, the film has a game, likable quality.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
Possesses both an edge and a sense of self-mocking that's unusual for any feature, live or animated.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Manohla Dargis
This bit of fluff overflows with so much honest charm it barely matters that it's one in a seemingly endless succession of Tarzan retreads.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Sporadically playful, it ends up wearing as thin as any film geared to a preteen sense of humor is bound to do.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
So silly, so garishly over-the-top, and so bracingly eager to please, that it's hard not to fall under its gleefully gooney spell.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
An amiable, highly ingratiating piece of lowbrow entertainment.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
The plot is predictable, and the humor is uncreative and often crude. The heroine, however, is endearing in her quirkiness.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
John Cleese supplies the voice of George's brainy and terrifically tolerant sidekick, a very unconvincing animatronic gorilla named Ape, but even he can't raise the level of humor above the harmlessly goofy.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey
They are singing the jingle in the bath, in bed, in the car, ready to send you, like George, smack into a tree.
Read Full Review >USA Today Mike Clark
This one's aimed at those airheads who, like George, have been swinging on a grapevine and slamming into too many trees. [16 July 1997, p. 3D]
The Onion (A.V. Club) Stephen Thompson
This appalling desecration of Jay Ward's 1960s cartoon series suffers from countless movie-ruining flaws.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.1 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Justin K gave it a9:
This movie is so conscious of the fact that it's supposed to be a bad movie that, through hilarious fourth-wall references et al., it becomes a great movie. Charming, hilarious, and most importantly, fun!
R. Dalvi gave it a10:
Entertaining as well as excellent.
JayCub S. gave it a10:
This is absolutely my favorite movie. It's stayed in my heart since my childhood, for it is a perfect children's movie....for children. And me.
Tim G. gave it a10:
It's great!
