George of the Jungle 2 (Video 2003)

George, now a father, goes to Las Vegas, where he has to help out his brother

Director:

David Grossman

Writers:

Jordan Moffet (screenplay), Bill Scott (television series),

Stars:

Christopher Showerman, Julie Benz, Angus T. Jones

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Showerman	...	George
Julie Benz	...	Ursula
Angus T. Jones	...	George Jr
Thomas Haden Church	...	Lyle Van de Groot
Christina Pickles	...	Beatrice Stanhope
John Cleese	...	Ape (voice)
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Mean Lion (voice)
John Kassir	...	Voice of Rocky / Armando
Kevin Greutert	...	Tookie (voice)
Keith Scott	...	Narrator (voice)
Kelly Miller	...	Betsy
Kirstie Hutton	...	Tiffany
Chelsea Gibb	...	Courtney
Richard Mueck	...	Ape (as Richard J. Mueck)
Erika Heynatz	...	Kowalski

Storyline

It's been 5 years since socialite Ursula Stanhope left civilization to marry George, lovable and clumsy King of the Jungle. Now father to George Junior, George finds himself stressed at having to juggle his cherished roles of jungle king, Junior's dad, and Ursula's loving husband. George's stress level goes way up when Really Mean Lion challenges him for leadership of the jungle, and Ursula's mother Beatrice teams up with Ursula's ex-fiance Lyle in a plot to forcibly take away all that George holds most dear.

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Plot Keywords:

jungle | lion | numbered sequel | comic hero | rooftop fight | 

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Taglines:

Watch Out For That Sequel!

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Adventure

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for crude humor and innuendo

Details

Official Sites:

Disney

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 October 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Az őserdő hőse 2.

Filming Locations:

Conrad Jupiters Hotel & Casino, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Kerner Entertainment Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When George goes to see Jr., the kid is reading 'Tarzan'.

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Goofs

When George and the animals are playing coconut ball, a few minutes into the movie, one of the birds is an native Australian cockatoo, not an African native.

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Quotes

[Tookie bumps George under hammock, who pops up with net on head]
George: Eh? Tookie!
Tookie: [exhausted] Aah aah eee eee Tookie Tookie.
George: Ape can't come talk to George cause broke? In big trouble? George must go Vegas to help!

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Crazy Credits

During the studio logo at the beginning of the film, a silhouette of George "jungle yells" and swings into the tallest tower of the "palace," knocking the image down.

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Connections

References The Monkees (1966)

User Reviews

The first film was very entertaining, this one was plain lousy

I really enjoyed the first movie, it was silly and predictable at times but it was lively and amusing. This sequel is anything but that. Starting with the few good things, Julie Benz is lovely as Ursula, Christopher Showerman does a decent job replacing Brendan Fraser and John Cleese is fun as "Ape". Everything else though didn't work. I loved the narration in the first film, but here with the exception of a funny exchange between the narrator(Keith Scott again) and George right at the beginning, the narration wasn't sardonic or hilarious this time around. And that is the main problem with the film, it is neither original or funny. The script is very weak, the plot is predictable and slow and there are too many flatulence jokes. The scenery wasn't as colourful, the editing was slip-shod, the graphics were weak and the direction was sloppy. The music isn't as catchy either, in fact it was very forgettable here, and asides from Showerman, Benz and Cleese the other acting doesn't even reach so-so level. Overall, very disappointing sequel, has two or three good things, but everything else is lousy. 3/10 Bethany Cox