Jungle 2 Jungle
1997 · Movie · PG · 105 min · ★ 5.4 · 31% critics
A high-strung New York executive travels to South America to finalize a divorce and comes back with a surprise: a son raised in a remote tribal community. Suddenly, father and child must navigate culture shock, family expectations, and city life, as the boy’s jungle skills and blunt honesty turn everyday routines into chaotic comedy.
Based on Little Indian, Big City
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-03-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 31/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (503 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a simple, cheesy 90s family comedy about culture clash and father-son bonding; Not for you if you need sharp humor, realism, or surprises—try The Santa Clause instead.
Pros: light family-friendly humor; fish-out-of-water moments; occasional heart | Cons: predictable cliché plot; uneven laughs; distracting side subplot
Themes
- new york city
- paternity
Cast & crew
Tim Allen
as Michael Cromwell
Martin Short
as Richard Kempster
JoBeth Williams
as Dr. Patricia Cromwell
Lolita Davidovich
as Charlotte
Sam Huntington
as Mimi-Siku
David Ogden Stiers
as Alexei Jovanovic
Bob Dishy
as George Langston
Valerie Mahaffey
as Jan Kempster
Leelee Sobieski
as Karen Kempster
- FG
Frankie J. Galasso
as Andrew Kempster
Directed by John Pasquin