George of the Jungle 2
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| Directed by | David Grossman |
| Produced by | Daniel J. Heffner Gregg Hoffman Jordan Kerner |
| Written by | Jordan Moffet (screenplay) Bill Scott (television series) |
| Narrated by | Keith Scott |
| Starring | Christopher Showerman Julie Benz Angus T. Jones Thomas Haden Church Christina Pickles John Cleese Michael Clarke Duncan John Kassir |
| Distributed by | Disney |
| Release date(s) | 2003 |
| Running time | 87 min |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | George of the Jungle |
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George of the Jungle 2 is the 2003 direct-to-video sequel of the 1997 Disney film George of the Jungle. It was directed by David Grossman, written by Jordan Moffet, and stars Christopher Showerman and Julie Benz. The movie focuses on George trying to save Ape Mountain from his evil arch-nemesis Lyle (Thomas Haden Church). It received a PG rating from the MPAA for crude humor and innuendo. The sequel received less praise than the original film.
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[edit] Plot
Five years after socialite Ursula Stanhope left civilization to marry George of the Jungle, George finds himself father to George Jr. and stressed at having to juggle the roles of jungle king, father, and husband. George's stress level increases when the Mean Lion challenges him for leadership of the jungle, and when Ursula's mother Beatrice teams up with Ursula's ex-fiancé Lyle in a plot to forcibly take away all that George holds most dear.
To do this, Beatrice invites Ursula, George, and George Junior to visit Las Vegas, which they accept. Throughout the visit, Beatrice and some of Ursula's fellow socialites try constantly to convince Ursula that George is unworthy of her affection. However, Ursula's single-minded hero-worship or attachment remains intact and seems indeed to harden under threat. George, observing the threats but not his wife's responses, begins to think himself unworthy of Ursula.
During the same time, George's mentor Ape has become a gambler and is in debt to several creditors, including Lyle. Lyle, having learned that Ape does not possess the exploitation rights of Ape Mountain, engages Ape as a staged song performer and steals the deed from George's wardrobe. He thereafter sends agents to the Ape Mountain, where they begin to demolish the jungle. The animals, terrified, turn to the Lion for guardianship.
Having failed to convince Ursula to divorce George, Beatrice hires a master of hypnosis to suppress Ursula's memory of having known George. The hypnotist suppresses the memory, replacing it with the idea that Ursula has married Lyle. George, upon learning of this, leaves his luck-charm with Ursula as she sleeps, then departs. He rescues Ape and proceeds to leave Las Vegas. Their departure triggers much commotion, as the police force and the Animal Control Agency join forces to recapture them.
In San Francisco, Lyle attempts to persuade Ursula that he is worthy of her affection by imitating George. He fails in this, and does not even attempt to assume a parental role toward George Junior. Ursula's memory, meanwhile, is given minor stimulations by events similar to those in which George had played a major part.
Because the film did not include Brendan Fraser, the first film's star, several references are made to him in the comedic dialogue between the characters and narrator, the narrator states it stars Showerman because "the studio was too cheap to hire Brendan Fraser".
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Christopher Showerman | George Sr. |
| Julie Benz | Ursula |
| Angus T. Jones | George Jr. |
| Thomas Haden Church | Lyle Van de Groot |
| Christina Pickles | Beatrice Stanhope |
[edit] Voice Cast
| Voice Actor | Role |
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| John Cleese | Ape |
| Michael Clarke Duncan | Mean Lion |
| John Kassir | Rocky, Armando |
| Keith Scott | Narrator |
| Kevin Greutert | Tookie |
| Kevin Michael Richardson | Grouchy Ape, Chimp |
| Tress MacNeille | Tiger |
| Dee Bradley Baker | Little Monkey, Water Buffalo |
[edit] Trivia
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- Brendan Fraser turned down to reprise his role because he was already working on Looney Tunes: Back In Action. Unfortunately, that movie bombed at the box office.
- Charlie's Angels is parodied during a scene where Ursula and her friends pick up their towels. They are referred to as "Angels" by Charlie.
- George wants his son to "jungle-swing" (swing on vines), but his son would prefer to "jungle-surf" (i.e. travel as if surfing along mossy tree branches). This may be a link to Disney's other "jungle-man" movie, Tarzan, which features Tarzan "surfing" in such a manner. Later, George's son is seen reading a Disney-licensed Tarzan book.
- Thomas Haden Church (Lyle), John Cleese (voice of Ape), and Keith Scott (narrator) are the only actors to reprise their roles from the first movie.
- During the bulldozer scene, the narrator calls George "Indiana George". It is a parody to "Indiana Jones".
- When the Mean Lion rallies the animals to make him King, he is standing on a peak ressembling Pride Rock, in a scene that pays homage to The Lion King
- When George and Ursula kissed,there was a scene from a Space Shuttle launch in the background.
