Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

John Pasquin

Writers (WGA):

Hervé Palud (earlier screenplay Un indien dans la ville) and
Thierry Lhermitte (earlier screenplay Un indien dans la ville) ...

Release Date:

7 March 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance

Tagline:

Get a little savage.

Plot:

Michael Cromwell, a New-Yorker, suddenly learns that he has a 13-year old son that's been raised in the jungle...

Plot Keywords:

Jungle | Tribe | Venezuela | Divorce | Culture Clash

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Tim Allen	...	Michael Cromwell
Martin Short	...	Richard Kempster
JoBeth Williams	...	Dr. Patricia Cromwell
Lolita Davidovich	...	Charlotte
Sam Huntington	...	Mimi-Siku
David Ogden Stiers	...	Alexei Jovanovic
Bob Dishy	...	George Langston
Valerie Mahaffey	...	Jan Kempster
Leelee Sobieski	...	Karen Kempster (as LeeLee Sobieski)
Frankie J. Galasso	...	Andrew Kempster
Luis Avalos	...	Abe
Carole Shelley	...	Fiona
Dominic Keating	...	Ian
Rondi Reed	...	Sarah
Oni Faida Lampley	...	Madeleine

Also Known As:

Jungle to Jungle (USA) (alternative spelling)
Un Indien à New York (France)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild violence and language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | USA:PG (certificate #35004) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Canaima National Park, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

An entire day's worth of film was lost when it was believed to have been accidentally left in a New York City taxicab. The film was never recovered.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the scene with the fish tank, the mother of the household refers to one of the fish as a "Poecilia latipinna" from the Amazon. Mimi-Siku agrees with her and even gives its native name. However, Poecilia latipinna, commonly known as the Sailfin Molly, actually comes from North Carolina down to Texas and the Yucatan Peninsula. Also, the fish in the tank are in fact Rift Valley cichlids from Africa.

Quotes:

Alexei Jovanovic: [picking a finger to cut off of Richard Kempster] Eeny... Meeny...
[arrives at middle finger]
Alexei Jovanovic: Meiny - no, need that one for traffic... mo.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Southie (1998)

Soundtrack:

You Can Do It

Cute family film

Tim Allen stars in this funny film! When I first saw it, I did not expect to like it at all. It turned out to be very cute.

Tim Allen plays a character who learns he has a 13 year old son living on a tribal island with his wife, who has been living there for a while. He brings the child, who has obviously never seen real civilization, home. Madness ensues.

My only complaints were that the theme wasn't very original, and some parts just were plain not funny.

I would recommend this movie for ages 7/8-Adult. Definitely check it out; You never know;)