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:

Director Cameo: [John Pasquin] [as a bearded man in Times Square. (Pasquin is married to his leading lady JoBeth Williams.)]

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Michael Cromwell first arrives in the village, a cordless microphone transmitter can be seen on the back of the Chief.

Quotes:

[Richard, Michael and Mimi exit Jovanovic's office]
Michael Cromwell: Richard, are you out of your mind? Now we're laundering money for the Russian mafia?
Richard Kempster: Yes, we are, and we'll iron it for them too.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Southie (1998)

Soundtrack:

You Can Do It

Classic/Typical Tim Allen

This movie is solid fun. It's typical Tim Allen, which means that if you like him you should enjoy the movie. He employs lots of quick wit, sarcasm, and slapstick self-deprivation. The son does a mostly believable job with the typical fish out of water story. He climbs out on the ledge of a Manhattan skyscraper and also climbs to the top of the statue of liberty to see the "fire up the sky's butt". The supporting cast puts in workman quality acting as well. The real mom (JoBeth Williams) is believable as a post 60's Peace Corp leftover and villain played by David Ogden Stiers (M*A*S*H) is terrific as a scary and quirky Russian mafia boss. It is a down the middle Disney pre-teen movie and fun.