Welcome to the Jungleis a 2013 Americancomedy film[2]directed by Rob Meltzer and starringJean-Claude Van Damme,Adam Brody,Megan Boone,Rob Huebel,Kristen SchaalandDennis Haysbert.The film premiered at the 2013 Newport Beach Film Festival.[3]
| Welcome to the Jungle | |
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| Directed by | Rob Meltzer |
| Written by | Jeff Kauffmann |
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| Cinematography | Eric Haase |
| Edited by | Harry Yoon |
| Music by | Karl Preusser |
Production company | Pimienta Film Company |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.5 million[citation needed] |
| Box office | $230,851(US domestic video sales)[1] |
Plot
editAn office team go on a two-day team-building seminar on a tropicalisland.The group includes Chris, a meek office worker andEagle Scout;Phil, a manipulative bully who steals his ideas; Lisa, an HR manager and Chris' love interest; and Jared, a sarcastic slacker. However, when the pilot is found dead and Storm, their ex-Marineguide, is mauled by atiger,the office workers must fend for themselves.
Phil tries to assume leadership, but the group votes for Chris. Phil immediately wants to sacrifice Javier so they can eat him. He finds somecoffeeand adds a hallucinogenic herb that induces an orgy among some of the coworkers. They split into two teams. Chris’ team consists of Lisa, Jared, and Brenda. Phil feeds his team more psychedelic herbs and sets himself up as God. Chris` team finds an abandoned building with supplies. Storm is revealed to be alive and not a marine. Chris' team is captured by Phil's group, and Chris beats Phil by pretending to be a better God. A ship rescues the workers, except Phil who is left behind. Storm is arrested for impersonating a marine. Chris gets Phil's job, but quits, taking Lisa with him. It is also revealed Jared is now dating Brenda.
Cast
edit- Jean-Claude Van Dammeas Storm Rothschild
- Adam Brodyas Chris
- Megan Booneas Lisa
- Rob Huebelas Phil
- Kristen Schaalas Brenda
- Eric Edelsteinas Jared
- Dennis Haysbertas Mr. Crawford
- Bianca Bree as Ashley
- Kristopher van Varenberg as Brett
- Robert Petersas Dale
- Aaron Takahashi as Troy
- Brian Tester as Senior Naval Officer
- Stephanie López as Stephanie
- Mark Sherman as Sailor Bob
- Michael J. Morris as Michael
- Zev Glassenberg as Luther the Intern
Production
editShooting took place inPuerto Ricoin early 2012.[4]
Reception
editRotten Tomatoes,review aggregator,reports that 22% of nine surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4/10.[5]Metacriticrated it 25/100 based on seven reviews.[6]John DeFore ofThe Hollywood Reporterwrote, "A decent cast is stranded on a desert island with a script best suited for campfire kindling".[7]Betsy Sharkey of theLos Angeles Timeswrote that the film is not funny or clever enough to work as a satire or farce, though it is unclear for which the film was aiming.[8]Steven Rea ofThe Philadelphia Inquirerrated it 1.5/4 stars and called it a "bumble-headed throwaway".[9]
References
edit- ^"Welcome to the Jungle".the-numbers.com.
- ^"Van Damme gets silly in two clips from WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE | Twitch".Twitchfilm.com. 2012-10-28.Retrieved2014-02-10.
- ^Williams, Owen (2014-01-24)."New red band Welcome To The Jungle trailer".Empire.Retrieved2014-09-09.
- ^Longwell, Todd (2012-10-20)."Exotic, but still part of the USA".Variety.Retrieved2014-09-09.
- ^"Welcome to the Jungle (2013)".Rotten Tomatoes.RetrievedMay 12,2020.
- ^"Welcome to the Jungle".Metacritic.Retrieved2014-09-09.
- ^DeFore, John (2014-02-07)."Welcome to the Jungle: Film Review".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved2014-09-09.
- ^Sharkey, Betsy (2014-02-06)."Review: Nothing can rescue 'Welcome to the Jungle'".Los Angeles Times.Archived fromthe originalon March 13, 2014.Retrieved2014-09-09.
- ^Rea, Steven (2014-02-07)."'Welcome to the Jungle' is a bumble-headed throwaway ".Philly.com.Retrieved2015-01-02.
