This engagingly stupid spin on the Tarzan movies, which packs in enough dim-witted slapstick to make even the most sophisticated grown-ups chuckle, took over $100 million at the US box office. Brendan Fraser - who has gone on to play more than just lovable simpletons in The Mummy adventures and The Quiet American - plays George, the human brought up in the jungle by a group of brainy gorillas led by Ape (voiced by the inimitable John Cleese). Unfortunately, their intelligence doesn't seem to have rubbed off on George. The fun slows down a little when George gets whisked back to the States by heiress Leslie Mann, but director Sam Weisman largely stays true to the film's comic-strip origins.

Deep in the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash, is raised by gorillas. George grows up to be a buff and lovable klutz who has a rainforest full of animal friends: Tookie, his big-beaked toucan messenger; Ape, a witty talking gorilla; and Shep, a peanut-loving pooch of an elephant. But when poachers mess with George's pals, the King of Swing swings into action.