Plot
Michael Cromwell, a New-Yorker, suddenly learns that he has a 13-year old son that's been raised in the jungle. He brings the boy to New York, and that's where the fun starts...
Release Year: 1997
Rating: 4.7/10 (9,457 voted)
Director:
John Pasquin
Stars: Tim Allen, Martin Short, JoBeth Williams
Storyline Michael Cromwell, a New-Yorker, suddenly learns that he has a 13-year old son that's been raised in the jungle. He brings the boy to New York, and that's where the fun starts...
Writers: Hervé Palud, Thierry Lhermitte
Cast: Tim Allen
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Michael Cromwell
Martin Short
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Richard Kempster
JoBeth Williams
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Dr. Patricia Cromwell
Lolita Davidovich
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Charlotte
Sam Huntington
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Mimi-Siku
David Ogden Stiers
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Alexei Jovanovic
Bob Dishy
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George Langston
Valerie Mahaffey
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Jan Kempster
Leelee Sobieski
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Karen Kempster
(as LeeLee Sobieski)
Frankie J. Galasso
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Andrew Kempster
Luis Avalos
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Abe
Carole Shelley
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Fiona
Dominic Keating
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Ian
Rondi Reed
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Sarah
Oni Faida Lampley
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Madeleine
Taglines:
Get a little savage.
Release Date: 7 March 1997
Filming Locations: Canaima National Park, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela
Opening Weekend: $12,812,047
(USA)
(9 March 1997)
(2316 Screens)
Gross: $59,925,026
(USA)
(1 September 1997)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
After shooting Charolette's cat with the dart, Michael exclaims "Oh no!" in the same grunting manner as Tim Allen's character, Tim Taylor, in
Home Improvement.
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible:
You can clearly see the crew, director and camera in the mirror when Mimi-Siku is asked what he likes to eat in Michaels apartment.
Quotes: Stewardess:
Mr. Cromwell? The young man you're with is, ah, urinating on the exit doors...
User Review
A funny, family-friendly film
Rating: 9/10
A remake of the French hit, "Little Indian - Big City", "Jungle 2 Jungle"
rises above the slap stick of the French original and the usual shallow
Disney live action to become an enjoyable, funny and often heart-warming
story, as much to do with father/son relationships as with a fish out of
water. Although Tim Allen and Martin Short are their usual good selves
here, Sam Huntington is the real star. An amazing young talent, he makes
"Mimi-Siku" believable and endearing, someone we relate to and care about.
It's Sam's performance that really lifts the film and makes it worthwhile to
children and adults alike.
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