Grupo de gorilas adota criança abandonada na selva após acidente com seus pais. Apesar de ser totalmente atrapalhado, o garoto cresce e torna-se o rei dos animais, levando uma vida calma e monótona, até conhecer a linda Úrsula, a primeira mulher de carne e osso que vê em sua vida. Apaixona-se imediatamente, e resolve acompanhá-la até São Francisco, para aprender os costumes e a cultura do homem branco. Pronto! A confusão está armada.
_**Brendan Fraser as a goofy Tarzan-like ape-man along with sweetie Leslie Mann**_
An expedition to the heart of the Dark Continent discovers a white man (Brendan Fraser) raised by apes. Captured by the wild man, it doesn’t take long for the heiress from San Francisco (Leslie Mann) to see that George is a better man than her arrogant, condescending fiancé (Thomas Hayden Church).
“George of the Jungle” (1997) is an over-the-top spoof of Tarzan inspired by the 60’s cartoon which I’ve never seen. You have to be able to appreciate fun, goofy humor to enjoy this quirky family comedy/adventure. It helps that Fraser is both likable and amusing in the eponymous role (I should add that he really inspires guys to improve their fitness). Meanwhile Mann is as sweet & beautiful as Bernadette Peters in her prime. Everything clicks for great entertainment; I laughed through practically the whole flick.
The film runs 1 hour, 32 minutes and was shot in Kaua'I & Maui, Hawaii, and the San Francisco Bay area, California, as well as other parts of that state (Middle Fork American River, Stockton & Los Angeles).
GRADE: A-
