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John Cleese, Brendan Fraser, Scooper, Binx, Tookie, Zakery, Emely, and Hopper in George of the Jungle (1997)

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George of the Jungle

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Featured in

    • "Siskel & Ebert" Contact/This World, Then the Fireworks/A Simple Wish/4 Little Girls/The Big Sleep/Shall We Dance? (TV Episode 1997)

      Clips appear in the teaser for the next episode.
    • "Siskel & Ebert" George of the Jungle/Mrs. Brown/Nothing to Lose/Operation Condor/Contempt (TV Episode 1997)

      Reviewed.
    • "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" Brendan Fraser/D.B. Sweeney/Patrice O'Neal (TV Episode 1997)

      Clips featured during Brendan Fraser interview.
    • "Troldspejlet" Episode #17.13 (TV Episode 1997)

      reviewed + footage used
    • The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special 1998)

      Clip shown

Features

    • Runaway Brain (Short 1995)

      Shown before "George of the Jungle" (North American)

Followed by

    • George of the Jungle 2 (Video 2003)

Referenced in

    • "Siskel & Ebert" Air Force One/Good Burger/Cafe Society/In the Company of Men/Box of Moonlight (TV Episode 1997)

      A still is shown for the "Now In Theaters" bumper. Two thumbs up.
    • "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" Brendan Fraser/D.B. Sweeney/Patrice O'Neal (TV Episode 1997)

      Conan O'Brien mentions Brendan Fraser is in this film.
    • "Moesha" Labor Day Jammy (TV Episode 1997)

      Hakeem mentions this
    • "Saturday Night Live" Brendan Fraser/Björk (TV Episode 1997)

      Mentioned by Brendan in his opening monologue
    • "La fureur du samedi" Episode dated 1 November 1997 (TV Episode 1997)

      soundtrack from

References

    • The African Queen (1951)

    • Popeye the Sailor (TV Series 1960–1962)

    • "George of the Jungle" Monkey Business (TV Episode 1967)

      Ape getting Ape-napped comes from this episode
    • Planet of the Apes (1968)

      Lyle: ...Now playing on all 14 screens, "Planet of the Apes".
    • 1988 Vice Presidential Debate (TV Special 1988)

      Ape replies to Ursula's mother, "Madam, I knew Jane Goodall, and you are no Jane Goodall."

Remake of

    • George of the Jungle (TV Series 1967–1970)

      1997 film is a live-action remake of the cartoon series

Spoofed in

    • The Bunk Witch Project (2000)

    • Kronk's New Groove (Video 2005)

      During the baking/dance scene approx. 44:55 Kronk and Ms. Birdwell looking like George and Jane hit a tree while swinging through the jungle.

Spoofs

    • Funny Girl (1968)

    • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

    • Medicine Man (1992)

    • The Lion King (1994)

      The ending scene of George holding his son on top of a cliff is a direct spoof of Rafiki holding Simba on top of a cliff at the beginning of the 1994 animated film.
    • The River Wild (1994)

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