Jungle Boy (1998 film)
Encyclopedia
Jungle Boy is a family
adventure film
produced by Damian Lee
, who co-wrote the film with John Lawson, and directed by Allan Goldstein.
Bono and the monkey
Mantoo, and he is given the ability to communicate with the animals. He is named "Manling" and raised by the forest creatures.
As an adult, Manling (now called Krishna) must battle Sabre, but when he defeats Sabre in a manner that violates the rules, he is told to go out on his own. Geller and his pretty niece Anna find him and take him in, teaching him English and how to be human. He learns fast because he knew human ways at one time.
Geller is looking for a valuable statue found in the forbidden forest, but so is Rajah Singh, who claims the treasure belongs to his family and hires John Hook to find it. Hook will use any means necessary, even killing, to make sure he gets not only the treasure, but also his share of the money from finding it.
Anna and Krishna become romantically involved. But Hook threatens anyone who gets in his way, and eventually Anna is captured.
To rescue Anna, Geller and Hook must present the Rajah with the statue. But Rajah finds out that what he wanted may not be the best thing for him.
effort" and " a blatant copy of Rudyard Kipling
’s The Jungle Book
stories".
Family film
A family film is a film genre that is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and, thus, families.In December 2005, Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came first in a poll of the 100 Greatest Family Films. The genre today generates billions of dollars per annum.Family...
adventure film
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
produced by Damian Lee
Damian Lee
Damian Lee is a Canadian film director, writer, and producer responsible as well as notable for such films as Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe, No Exit and Ski School...
, who co-wrote the film with John Lawson, and directed by Allan Goldstein.
Plot summary
During a celebration of the jungle spirit Dava, in what is supposedly India even though the area is still ruled by a king, a boy named Suresh disappears into the forest. His mother wants to search for him but is told it is too dangerous. Suresh is rescued from Sabre the leopard by the elephantElephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
Bono and the monkey
Monkey
A monkey is a primate, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey. There are about 260 known living species of monkey. Many are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys...
Mantoo, and he is given the ability to communicate with the animals. He is named "Manling" and raised by the forest creatures.
As an adult, Manling (now called Krishna) must battle Sabre, but when he defeats Sabre in a manner that violates the rules, he is told to go out on his own. Geller and his pretty niece Anna find him and take him in, teaching him English and how to be human. He learns fast because he knew human ways at one time.
Geller is looking for a valuable statue found in the forbidden forest, but so is Rajah Singh, who claims the treasure belongs to his family and hires John Hook to find it. Hook will use any means necessary, even killing, to make sure he gets not only the treasure, but also his share of the money from finding it.
Anna and Krishna become romantically involved. But Hook threatens anyone who gets in his way, and eventually Anna is captured.
To rescue Anna, Geller and Hook must present the Rajah with the statue. But Rajah finds out that what he wanted may not be the best thing for him.
Cast
- David FoxDavid Fox (actor)David Fox is a Canadian actor.Fox was born in Swastika, Ontario. He is best known for his role as schoolteacher Clive Pettibone in Road to Avonlea, and for a variety of roles on television...
(Professor John Geller) - Asif Mohammed Seth (Krishna)
- Lea Moreno (Anna Geller)
- Jeremy Roberts (Joshua Hook)
- Patrick GrantRatan Thakore GrantRatan Thakore Grant is a theatre personality based in Bangalore. From theatre, television and film personality, Ratan has played the protagonist in several theatre productions for over two decades. Recent productions include "Children of a Lesser God", "Come and See My City from Here", "Divorce Me,...
(Ravi) - Chippy Gangjee (Rajah Singh)
- Avinash (Sanjay)
- Premlal (Dava)
- Nihar Kiran Shembekar (Suresh)
- Robert QuarryRobert QuarryRobert Walter Quarry was an American actor, known for several prominent horror film roles.Quarry was born in Santa Rosa, California, the son of Mable and Paul Quarry, a doctor. His films include Count Yorga, Vampire , its sequel The Return of Count Yorga , and Dr...
(Bono, voice) - Jenni Pulos (Mantoo, voice)
- Ross HagenRoss HagenRoss Hagen was an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer whose television acting credits included Daktari. His film credits included The Sidehackers in 1969 and The Hellcats in 1967....
(Sabre, voice)
Reception
Richard Scheib describes this film as "a distinctly B-budgetB movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
effort" and " a blatant copy of Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
’s The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book is a collection of stories by British Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–4. The original publications contain illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling. Kipling was born in India and spent the first six...
stories".