George of the Jungle Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

IMDb

Released Date

July 16, 1997

Distributor

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Genre

Comedy

Rating

Budget

$55,000,000

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$105,263,257 + $69,200,000 = $174,463,257

Cast

Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Frank Welker, John Cleese, Holland Taylor, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree, Abraham Benrubi, John Bennett Perry

Brendan Fraser

as George

Leslie Mann

as Ursula Stanhope

Frank Welker

as Lion, Little Monkey, Shep, Tooki Tooki Bird, and Gorilla

John Cleese

as Ape

Holland Taylor

as Beatrice Stanhope

Thomas Haden Church

as Lyle van de Groot

Richard Roundtree

as Kwame

Abraham Benrubi

as Thor

John Bennett Perry

as Arthur Stanhope

About George of the Jungle

A man raised in the jungle by apes falls in love with a wealthy American heiress.

About

Live-action adaptation of the cartoon of the same name in which a man who was raised by apes falls in love with a wealthy American heiress. The concept is considered a spoof of Tarzan.

Trivia

Sam Weisman directed the movie which was written by Dana Olsen and Audrey Wells. In 2003, a direct-to-video sequel was released that included only three actors from the original: Thomas Haden Church, John Cleese and Keith Scott.