George Of The Jungle was the start of the purple patch for Fraser, and what was refreshing was there was little sense he was compromising on the films he wanted to make in the midst of it. The bit where the rest of the world started to notice him. It’d be remiss not to point out the strength of the entire ensemble in the original film – Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree – but I’d also suggest it’s Fraser strongly leading it. I still mourn that we didn’t get a cinematic universe of George Of The Jungle films with Fraser in the leading role, with Disney instead pissing out a forgettable straight to video/DVD sequel instead. Because he’s a hook for the audience: funny, someone you can root for, and, well, funny. Time and time again.īrendan Fraser’s performance as George displays the kind of easy charm that makes a movie star. But then, of course, it had a leading man who could sell it. Rarely has a film embraced a single gag so successfully. Off a $55 million expenditure, the movie tripled its budget, earning just shy of $175 million at the global box office, and lots more when it landed on video and DVD.Ĭrucially, George Of The Jungle was and is a delight, a winking-at-the-audience live action family film, that nurtures, loves, and repeats its one core joke: that George keeps swinging into trees. While Disney hoped for decent returns for its 1997 Christmas release George Of The Jungle, it can’t quite have predicted its level of success. The ascent at the box office started in earnest with a surprise hit.
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