George of the Jungle 2 (2003) (V)

Director:

David Grossman

Writers:

Jordan Moffet (screenplay)
Bill Scott (television series)

Release Date:

21 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Adventure

Tagline:

Watch Out For That Sequel!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Jungle | Las Vegas | Lion | Spoof | Elephant

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

MPAA:

Rated PG for crude humor and innuendo.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:All | Denmark:7 | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | UK:U | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Conrad Jupiters Hotel & Casino, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Barefooted jungle-dweller George approaches Beatrice to greet her. She responds by tripping him. As he falls, his protective footwear pops into the shot.

Quotes:

Ursula: I can't help feeling that something's missing. That somewhere, out there, something's waiting for me.
[George swings in and Ursula falls off bed]
George: Sorry to surprise Ursula, but George can't take living without Ursula. George madly in love.
Ursula: Look, I don't know who you are, but I'm married. Unfortunately.
George: Right. George Ursula's husband.
[pause]
George: Ursula more confused than George. But no time to talk, Bukuvu in trouble. Must get back. George put Ursula first, then jungle, hmm?
Ursula: Listen, I've never heard of the Bukuvu and Lyle's my husband. Thought I have to admit you are quite a character, and have these sinewy arms of a god! But I'm one of those old-fashioned types and I take my marriage vows very seriously.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Good acting, bad storyline

I must say, this movie was almost great. The jokes were pretty funny, and the acting (except for Beatrice) was pretty good, despite the replacement of most of the cast. Even the music was fun and fitting. Where this movie really fell apart was the storyline. I won't get into details, but let's just say it was lacking, at best. Many things were poorly explained, or unreasonable. Another problem, though minor and only slightly annoying, was the way George's elephant, Shep, was portrayed. In the first movie, he blended well with the rest of the set and characters. In this one, he is obviously done with relatively weak CGI that will damage the mood of the scene.

It really is a pity that it had a few major glaring flaws... It could have been really good otherwise.