Welcome to the Jungle (2013 film)
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| Directed by | Rob Meltzer |
| Written by | Jeff Kauffmann |
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| Cinematography | Eric Haase |
| Edited by | Harry Yoon |
| Music by | Karl Preusser |
Production company | Pimienta Film Company |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.5 million[citation needed] |
| Box office | $87,397 (US domestic video sales)[1] |
Welcome to the Jungle is a 2013 American comedy film[2] directed by Rob Meltzer, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adam Brody, Megan Boone, Rob Huebel, Kristen Schaal and Dennis Haysbert. The film premiered at the 2013 Newport Beach Film Festival.[3]
Plot
An office team go on a team-building seminar in the wilderness. The group includes Chris, a meek office worker; Phil, a bully who steals his ideas; Lisa, an HR manager and Chris' love interest; and Jared, a sarcastic slacker. However, when their ex-marine guide is mauled by a tiger, the office workers must fend for themselves.
Cast
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as Storm Rothchild
- Adam Brody as Chris
- Megan Boone as Lisa
- Rob Huebel as Phil
- Kristen Schaal as Brenda
- Dennis Haysbert as Mr. Crawford
- Kristopher Van Varenberg as Brett
- Bianca Bree as Ashley
- Eric Edelstein as Jared
- Robert Peters as Dale
- Aaron Takahashi as Troy
- Brian Tester as Senior Naval Officer
- Stephanie Lopez as Stephanie
- Mark Sherman as Sailor Bob
- Michael J. Morris as Michael
- Zev Glassenberg as Luther The Intern
Production
Shooting took place in Puerto Rico in early 2012.[4]
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes, review aggregator, reports that 25% of eight surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4.3/10.[5] Metacritic rated it 25/100 based on seven reviews.[6] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "A decent cast is stranded on a desert island with a script best suited for campfire kindling".[7] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film is not funny or clever enough to work as a satire or farce, though it is unclear for which the film was aiming.[8] Steven Rea of the Philadelphia Inquirer rated it 1.5/4 stars and called it a "bumble-headed throwaway".[9]
References
- ^ "Welcome to the Jungle". the-numbers.com.
- ^ "Van Damme Gets Silly In Two Clips From WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE | Twitch". Twitchfilm.com. 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Williams, Owen (2014-01-24). "New Red Band Welcome To The Jungle Trailer". Empire. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ Longwell, Todd (2012-10-20). "Exotic, but still part of the USA". Variety. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ "Welcome to the Jungle (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ "Welcome to the Jungle". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ DeFore, John (2014-02-07). "Welcome to the Jungle: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ Sharkey, Betsy (2014-02-06). "Review: Nothing can rescue 'Welcome to the Jungle'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ Rea, Steven (2014-02-07). "'Welcome to the Jungle' is a bumble-headed throwaway". Philly.com. Retrieved 2015-01-02.