| Released | 1997 |
| Duration | 92 minutes |
| Director | Sam Weisman |
| Written by | Dana Olsen (story) Olsen and Audrey Wells (screenplay) |
| Music | Marc Shaiman |
| Studio | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Rated | PG |
George of the Jungle is a live-action feature film adaptation of the 1967 Jay Ward animated series. The film starred Brendan Fraser in the title role. As with The Flintstones, another cartoon-based movie, the Creature Shop supplied animatronic puppet characters, including a lion, the Tookie Tookie Bird, snakes, and assorted gorillas. The most prominent puppet character was An Ape Named Ape, voiced by John Cleese.
Cast[]
- Brendan Fraser as George of the Jungle
- Leslie Mann as Ursula Stanhope
- Thomas Haden Church as Lyle van de Groot
- Richard Roundtree as Kwame
- Greg Cruttwell as Max
- Abraham Benrubi as Thor
- Holland Taylor as Beatrice Stanhope
- John Cleese as An Ape Named Ape (voice)
- Tai as Shep the elephant
- Samantha Harris as Ursula's friend
- Frank Welker as special vocal effects
Puppeteers[]
- Nameer El-Kadi as Ape (suit performer)
- Gorilla Suit Performers: Tom Fisher, Philip Tan, Jody St. Michael, Leif Tilden
- Robert Tygner as Ape (puppeteer)
- Puppeteers: Michelan Sisti, Julianne Buescher, Pons Maar, Peter Hurst, Peter Abrahamson, Duke K. W. Cullen, Gil Correa, Michael Scanlan
Creature Shop credits[]
- Gorilla choreographer: John Alexander
- Special creature effects by Jim Henson's Creature Shop
- Creative supervisor: David Barrington-Holt
- General manager: Matt J. Britton
- Project manager: Sally Ray
- Lead designer: Peter Brooke
- Sculptors: John Brown, Ralph Cordero, Chris Hanson, Steve Koch, Mark Wahlberg
- Mold department supervisor: Phil Jackson
- Moldmakers: Larry Addison Bortolott, Matt "Chief" Flesher, Matt Singer
- Foam tech: Josh Yates
- Gorilla costume designer: Camilla Henneman
- Lead set gorilla Designer: Carol Jones
- Gorilla costumers: Leah Aiken, Susan Cox, Erica Freeman, Marian Keating, Julie Zobel
- Fabricators: Rick Cedillo, Lisa Cordero, Susan Spector, Mariana Tiana
- Finishers: Duke Cullen, Robin Dufay
- Hair techs: Karin Hanson, Jeff Himmel, Kate Studley
- Seamers: Karen Carmichael, Brian Dooley, Carl Swanson
- Lead mechanic: Mike Scanlan
- Mechanics: Peter Abrahamson, John Biggs, Gil Correa, Ken Walker
- Machinists: Mark Goldberg, Jake Lee
- Electronics department supervisor: Jeff Forbes
- On set electronics department supervisor: Mark Ross
- Electronics tech: Cheryl Blake
- Hair and cosmetics techs: Jack Bricker, Marlene Stoller
- Special lens optometrist: Dr. Jonathan Gording
- Contact lens tech: David Hogan Bauer
- Production coordinator: Jim Edson