George Of The Jungle 1997 ❲TESTED❳

Fraser commits to the role with an almost reckless abandon. His George is not a stoic, muscle-bound hero but a wide-eyed, joyful puppy in a human’s body. The running gag of George swinging on a vine and smacking face-first into a tree never gets old because Fraser sells the pain and the innocence simultaneously. He brings a vaudevillian slapstick quality reminiscent of Buster Keaton or Jim Carrey in his prime.

However, Lyle fires the flare gun blindly as he falls. The flare ignites a stash of explosives left by the poachers. George manages to toss the explosives into the river just as they detonate, saving everyone. george of the jungle 1997

Back in San Francisco, Ursula struggles to hide a wild man in her luxurious apartment. George creates chaos, treating the city like the jungle (fighting a fake lion at a party and raiding the fridge). However, his innocent charm wins over Ursula’s friends and eventually her parents, especially when he displays honest character and a lack of pretension. Fraser commits to the role with an almost reckless abandon

Meanwhile, Lyle and the poachers search for Ursula. They eventually find the treehouse. Mistaking George for a hostile savage, Lyle shoots him. However, George survives because the bullet hits his head—and ricochets off his incredibly dense skull. To save George and avoid further conflict with the poachers (and a looming legal threat from Lyle), Ursula decides to take George back to San Francisco to get him proper medical attention and hide him from Lyle. Ape and Shep stay behind, though Ape is soon blackmailed by Max and Thor, who want to capture him for his intelligence. He brings a vaudevillian slapstick quality reminiscent of