Monday, September 29, 1997

George of the Jungle

100415 / 8/5 / US / 1997 / Weisman, Sam / comedy

George of the Jungle / Viidakon Ykä. PC: Walt Disney Enterprises. D: Sam Weisman. Based upon the cartoon characters created by Jay Ward. CAST: Brendan Fraser (George), Leslie Mann (Ursula), Thomas Haden Church (Lyle Van de Groot). John Cleese as the Voice of Ape. MPAA 35373, Rating: PG. 91’. 1,85. Finnish subtitles by Timo Porri. DIST: Finnkino. Viewed at VET, Helsinki, Monday, 29 September 1997. ** George of the Jungle meets his mate, Ursula, in this Tarzan parody. Trouble is, I find the original Tarzan stories already so funny they are difficult to spoof. This one tries hard. Crude, clumsy, predictable, with laughs in it.

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