History Film / GeorgeOfTheJungle

* BareYourMidriff: Ursula's attire when she starts living in the jungle.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Ursula crashes into two trees in the first movie, and in the sequel, is knocked out by George swinging her against a wall. In a deleted scene from the sequel, George even swings into her, sending her flying.

The film is completely light-hearted, with a narrator who delights in the fact there's NoFourthWall and [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] [[BetterThanABareBulb just about everything]]. In 2003 it got a DirectToVideo sequel, which had Christopher Showerman as George and Creator/JulieBenz as Ursula. ("[[NoFourthWall Me new George.]] [[BitingTheHandHumor Studio too cheap]] [[SelfDeprecation for Brendan Fraser]].")

* ConcussionsGetYouHigh: Happens to George, Ursula and others in both films

* CoveringForTheNoise: Played With where Ape first presents himself as a TalkingAnimal to Ursula, but when she keeps fainting in shock at this revelation, he opts to act like a proper ape whenever she shows up and quickly drops his human-like behavior.

* DamselInDistress: Ursula at times

Completely light-hearted, with a narrator who delights in the fact there's NoFourthWall and [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] [[BetterThanABareBulb just about everything,]] ''George of the Jungle'' was a box-office success and relatively well-received with critics. In 2003 it got a DirectToVideo sequel, which had Christopher Showerman as George and Creator/JulieBenz as Ursula. ("[[NoFourthWall Me new George.]] [[BitingTheHandHumor Studio too cheap]] [[SelfDeprecation for Brendan Fraser]].")

''George of the Jungle'' is a 1997 live-action comedy based on the Franchise/{{Tarzan}} {{parody}} [[WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle cartoon series of the same name]], starring Creator/BrendanFraser as George, Creator/LeslieMann as Ursula and Creator/JohnCleese as the voice of Ape.

Completely light-hearted, with a narrator who delights in the fact there's NoFourthWall and [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] [[BetterThanABareBulb just about everything,]] ''George of the Jungle'' was a box-office success and relatively well-received with critics. In 2003 it got a DirectToVideo sequel, which had Christopher Showerman as George and Creator/JulieBenz as Ursula. ("[[NoFourthWall Me new George.]] [[BitingTheHandHumor Studio too cheap]] [[SelfDeprecation to pay Brendan Fraser]].")

* DeadlyPrank: N'Dugo, Kip and Baleto try to play one on Lyle by replacing his gun-shaped lighter with an actual gun. It turns out badly [[spoiler:for George.]]

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: George spins a lion on his finger like a basketball early in the first movie, then sends Thor into a wild spin with a wind-up punch late in the movie.

* BigDamnKiss: George and Ursula have theirs at the film's end. Doubles as George's FirstKiss (from a human, according to the narrator)
** Taken UpToEleven in the sequel, where George restores Ursula's memory with one, shifting the background to church bells, fireworks, a rocket launch and flowers blooming. Also counts as a CallBack, as earlier in the film, Ursula claims she'd hear the first two when she kisses the man she loves.

* {{Flanderization}}: The sequel takes certain aspects of the characters and dials them UpToEleven:

* NoFourthWall: The narrator gleefully lampshades every plot point and convention, George has a lot of asides to the viewer, and one of the villains in the first movie even take the time to berate the narrator for giving them such a hard time. Taken UpToEleven in the second film, where the narrator [[spoiler:completely gets rid of Lyle by physically reaching in and plucking him out of the movie!]]

* MisplacedWildlife: For some reason, there's an orangutan[[note]]native to Indonesia and Malaysia[[/note]] hanging around in the heart of the African jungle, as well as a toucan[[note]]Central and South America[[/note]], a group of capuchin monkeys[[note]]Central and South America[[/note]], a clearly ''Indian'' elephant[[note]]Understandable, as true African elephants are much harder to train, as well as dangerously bad-tempered[[/note]] and, if we're going to be picky, a lion (lions live in plains and open spaces rather than jungles).

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Ursula's mother's attitude towards George is more than a little reminiscent of parents who oppose interracial dating. The fact that she disdainfully calls George an ape just adds to it.

* FreudianThreat: Beatrice threatens "to remove George's reason for wearing a loincloth" unless he leaves Ursula.

** It's not rather surprising that Ursula eventually decides that she doesn't want to marry Lyle anymore. First he gatecrashes Ursula's trek through Africa and tries to drag her back home, even when it's clear that she's enjoying herself there and doesn't want to leave. Then he nearly kills one of the group's porters, and has the nerve to [[NeverMyFault blame the porter's "inexperience" for it]]. ''Then'' he treats the porters as if they barely understand the modern world (referring to a lighter and camera as "magic fire" and a "magic picture", respectively). '''Then''' he drags Ursula into the jungle so that they can find a white ape and therefore leave, gets both of them lost, [[DirtyCoward and ditches Ursula when they encounter a lion]]. And the next time he sees her, [[BlatantLies he claims that he was fighting the lion the whole time]], and that she's just too scared to remember this. And this is just the first act. Heck, even Lyle pretty much hit the nail on his own head when he thinks the guides are saying that he's the biggest jerk they've ever seen in their lives. Which to be precise, he really is.

* YouNoTakeCandle: George of course, what after being raised in the jungle and left unfounded by the survivors.

* UptownGirl: Ursula comes from a very wealthy family and ditches her high-status finance for a jungle man.

'''Ape''': Well, now's a good time to forget it.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: George grows up in a family of gorillas, and his "brother" is an intelligent, British-accented ape named Ape. He's also a good friend of the other primates of the jungle, including [[MisplacedWildlife capuchin monkeys and orangutans]].

* ProductPlacement: Lyle's Polaroid instant camera (disparagingly compared to a professional-grade Leica 35mm by the porters). Chock Full o' Nuts instant coffee (which drive George hyperactive). Neiman Marcus and Armani (which George looks "pretty darn good" in). UPS (which ships George from L.A. back to Africa) and Nike Airs (which George runs from the village in question back to his treehouse wearing). {{Lampshaded}} in the sequel, as Shep sports some New Balance sneakers.

* AWrestlerInAllOfUs: When fighting with a lion, George shows some pro wrestling moves.

* AnimalsLackAtributes: During the first confrontation with the lion, it's backside is seen pouncing onto the screen. For less than a second before it cuts away, you can see the lion has visible genitalia.

* WorldsShortestBook: Ape, talking about "George's Secrets". Provides the page quote.

* ArtisticLicenseSports: George claims to hit a lion with a "flying piledriver," when what he actually does is an elbow drop.