George of the Jungle 2
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| Directed by | David Grossman |
| Produced by | Gregg Hoffman Jordan Kerner |
| Screenplay by | Jordan Moffet |
| Based on | George of the Jungle by Jay Ward Bill Scott |
| Narrated by | Keith Scott |
| Starring | Thomas Haden Church Julie Benz Christina Pickles Angus T. Jones Kelly Miller John Kassir Michael Clarke Duncan as the voice of 'Mean Lion' with John Cleese Christopher Showerman |
| Music by | J. A. C. Redford |
| Cinematography | David Burr |
| Editing by | Alan Cody |
| Studio | The Kerner Entertainment Company |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 21, 2003 |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 Thomas Haden Church, Julie Benz, Christina Pickles, Angus T. Jones, Michael Clarke Duncan, John Cleese, and introducing Christopher Showerman as "George". The movie focuses on George trying to save Ape Mountain from his evil arch-nemesis Lyle (Thomas Haden Church). The sequel was panned by critics.
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[edit] Plot
The film opens with an animated segment to start, mostly with animal arguments. Then the live portion begins, as George (Christopher Showerman) and his son Junior (Angus T. Jones) ride in on Shep. When the narrator (voiced by Keith Scott) shows a surprise reaction of the actor playing George, the "new George" states that the studio is "too cheap to pay Brendan Fraser." George is currently in a situation where he isn't able to keep track of whether to help the animals, and to be with Ursula (Julie Benz) and Junior. George also wants to teach Jr. how to vine swing, but Jr prefers vine surfing.
George wanting to spend some time with Ursula doesn't impress some the animals including the Mean Lion (voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan). Then Ursula's mother Beatrice Stanhope (Christina Pickles), and three of the Swahilian explorers from the previous film arrive for Junior's birthday. George gives his son a spear, while Beatrice has bought lots of expensive items, to coax Ursula and her son to come back to San Francisco. Beatrice, however, is in a plot with Lyle Van De Groot (Thomas Haden Church)) to steal the deed to Ape Mountain, in order to get Ursula as his wife. Their guess is that George's brother Ape (voiced by John Cleese), who is gambling in Las Vegas, has the deed to Ape Mountain, so Lyle cheats in a game of poker, making Ape lose, but discovering he doesn't own the deed to the mountain, but George does, so he makes Ape work off his debts from the gambling by working in his theatre for the next 17 years. Beatrice tries to convince George to let Ursula and Junior go back to the US, but goes with them to see Ape in Las Vegas, leaving Mean Lion to take over the jungle as the new king.
Lyle gets his henchwomen Sally (Marjean Holden) and Kowalski (Erika Heynatz) to find the deed to the mountain in George's underwear and several failed attempts to convince Ursula to leave George and go back to San Francisco by her mother and friends (who are also in plot with her), they get a hypnotist to hypnotise her in never knowing George and thinking Lyle is her husband. As Lyle has the deed, he orders bulldozers to destroy the Bokkuvu jungle. George, Junior, Ape, and Rocky the kangaroo take Ursula back to the jungle. But find trouble when Sally and Kowalski try and stop them, but the women are unsuccessful and George and Ape get away from the rather attractive two. Once getting Ursula back in the jungle and this time, in a bigger box as he got advice from Brendan Fraser, who played George in the previous film.
After getting Shep to take them back to the treehouse, they find out Mean Lion has taken over, so George defeats him easily with something he learned with he was younger, pinching Lion's ear, which knocked him out. When George discovers the bulldozers heading through the jungle, he and the others fight by methods of catapulting coconuts and elephant poo (or 'zug-zug') from palm trees, and igniting them by lighting gorilla farts. George tries to stop a final bulldozer which is heading towards the treehouse, where Ursula is currently unconscious in a hammock. George tries reasoning with Sally and Kowalski who at first beat George up but without them knowing Rocky climbs into the bulldozer getting rid of the driver. After Kowalski manages to literally kick George off the buldozer Rocky harshly kicks them in the face. Which sends them flying and screaming (for their lives) across the jungle. Having survived Rocky then literally jumps on the women several times smacking them into the ground killing them. Afterwards Junior swings into the bulldozer and shuts it down before it hits. Lyle arrives and tells George he won't kill the animals and will give back the deed if he hands over Ursula, but he picks him up and hangs him from a tree branch by his underwear. George kisses Ursula, thus breaking the hypnotic spell. Lyle comes back angry, but then the giant hand of the narrator comes down from the sky and carries Lyle off.
After Ursula's friends are snapped out of their hypnosis, George and Ursula get married again and George tells them from 9 til 5, he belongs to the animals, and from 5 til 9, he belongs to Junior, but at all times, he belongs to Ursula. The film ends with George vine surfing and Junior swinging back to the treehouse for lunch, before George crashes into the side of the treehouse when swinging.
[edit] Cast
- Christopher Showerman as George, King of the Jungle. George is a well built man who isnt the brightest person but heart is in the right place. He loves his family and has to put up with his wife's mother. Lyle is his arch enemy that tries to take Ursula away from him.
- Thomas Haden Church as Lyle Van de Groo. Lyle is George's arch enemy and a fairly pathetic character that is also very immature. He tries to get Ursula to go with him but fails on every occasion.
- Julie Benz as Ursula, Queen of the Jungle. Ursula is a pretty blonde woman who is also not particularly bright. She stands by George and rejects Lyle.
- Angus T. Jones as George Jr., Prince of the Jungle. George Jr. is a young boy trying to be like his dad but annoying at times.
- Christina Pickles as Beatrice Stanhope. Ursula's mother that sides with Lyle and is a arrogant woman. She tries to persuade Ursula to go back with her.
- Marjean Holden - Sally. One of Lyle's evil henchwomen that is quite pretty. She gets defeated by Rocky the Kangeroo.
- Erika Heynatz - Kowalski. One of Lyle's evil henchwomen that is also quite pretty. She too is defeated by Rocky.
[edit] Voices
- John Cleese as an Ape named Ape (voice)
- Michael Clarke Duncan as Mean Lion (voice)
- John Kassir as Rocky, Armando (voice)
- Keith Scott as Narrator
- Kevin Greutert as Tookie (voice)
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Grouchy Ape, Chimp (voice)
- Tress MacNeille as Tiger (voice)
- Dee Bradley Baker as Little Monkey, Water Buffalo (voice)
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