George of the Jungle 1997  G, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Romance
Director: Sam Weisman
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree, John Cleese, Greg Cruttwell, Abraham Benrubi, Holland Taylor, Kelly Miller, John Bennett Perry, Keith Scott, Michael Chinyamurindi, Abdoulaye NGom, Lydell M. Cheshier, Specer Garrett
While on an African safari in an attempt to get away from her fiance Lyle Van Der Groot (Thomas Haden Church), Ursula (Leslie Mann) gets lost and is rescued by George (Brendan Fraser) who was raised by apes in the jungle. Ursula and George become infatuated with each other, and now George tries to adapt to a new urban "jungle" when he arrives in San Francisco to save Ursula from a life with Lyle and, perhaps, get her to join him in Africa.
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Naked 1993  N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge, Greg Cruttwell, Claire Skinner, Peter Wight, Elizabeth Berrington, Ewen Bremner, Susan Vidler, Deborah MacLaren, Gina McKee, Carolina Giammetta, Peter Whitman, David Foxxe, Toby Jones
Johnny (David Thewlis) is a drifter who heads to London to escape from the family whose daughter he has raped. He looks up his old girlfriend Louise (Lesley Sharp), seduces her roommate Sophie (Katrin Cartlidge), and then roams London's streets where he meets people who seem to be living on or over the edge. Finally, Johnny returns to Sophie's home and meets Jeremy (Greg Cruttwell) whose life is a mirror image of his own defiant lifestyle. There is comedy mixed with pathos in this well-acted, philosophical story that exposes the deeper psychological sides of its characters.
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