George of the Jungle

Jul 15, 1997

1h 32m

★ 5.7

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Overview

Deep in 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 rainforest full of animal friends: Tookie, his big-beaked toucan messenger; Ape, a witty talking gorilla; and Shep, a peanut-loving pooch of an elephant. But when poachers mess with George's pals, the King of Swing swings into action.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Romance

Production Companies

Mandeville Films

Walt Disney Pictures

George of the Jungle Trailers

Cast

George of the Jungle

Brendan Fraser

Ursula Stanhope

Leslie Mann

Lyle Van de Groot

Thomas Haden Church

An Ape Named 'Ape' (voice)

John Cleese

Kwame

Richard Roundtree

Thor

Abraham Benrubi

Beatrice Stanhope

Holland Taylor

Arthur Stanhope

John Bennett Perry

Max

Greg Cruttwell

Betsy

Kelly Miracco

N'Dugo

Michael Chinyamurindi

Kip

Abdoulaye N'Gom

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