Episode 128: George of the Jungle (1997)

No Story Is Sacred

In this episode we discuss the 1997 film George of the Jungle. You can stream it on Disney+, or rent it on Amazon or YouTube.

Content warnings for strong language, discussion of abusive relationships, unhealthy eating, toxic masculinity, randomly insulting the name “Brandon”, and Pippin insisting that George is her babygirl

We reference or spoil: the Tarzan books by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jane Goodall, parody movies such as Epic Movie, capuchin monkey, Into the Woods, Brendan Fraser, Hugh Jackman, how Hugh Jackman is presented on men vs. women’s magazines, Disney’s Tarzan, the idea of Disney priming audiences for upcoming movies before they’re announced, “Dela” by Johnny Clegg, Armani clothes, Clueless, Air Jordans, The Lion King, “My Way” song, Jonah Hill’s advice to Channing Tatum about how to act in a comedy, “The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze” song, Eat, Pray, Love, Nicholas Sparks, and the Star Trek episodes “Ship in a Bottle”, “Wolf in the Fold”, and “A Piece of the Action”

Also check out Kat’s The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine and Bren’s Select Start improv shows benefiting Arcade Comedy Theater. Also, we’ll all be at Boskone 60 this month! Come say hi if you’ll be there!

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The transcript will be available soon on nostoryissacred.com.