人間の言葉を話すゴリラに育てられたジョージは、ジャングルを飛び回る野生児。ある日ライオンに襲われそうになっていた大富豪の娘を助けて恋に落ちる……。ディズニー・アニメを実写化したロマンス・コメディ。
AIが作品の魅力を深く読み解いています
製作費: $55,000,000 (83億円)
興行収入: $174,463,257 (262億円)
推定収支: $119,463,257 (179億円)
※製作費・興行収入はTMDBのデータを参照しています。収支は(興行収入 - 製作費)で算出したFindKey独自の推定値であり、広告宣伝費や諸経費は含まれません (1ドル=150円換算)。
監督: Sam Weisman
脚本: Audrey Wells / Dana Olsen / Jay Ward
音楽: Marc Shaiman
制作: David Hoberman / Jon Avnet / Jordan Kerner
撮影監督: Thomas E. Ackerman
制作会社: Mandeville Films / Walt Disney Pictures
_**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-
