Jungle 2 Jungle

JungleJungle is a 1997 comedy film starring Tim Allen, Martin Short and Sam Huntington. It is an American remake of the 1994 French film Un indien dans la ville also known as Little Indian, Big City. JungleJungle s plot follows the original film fairly closely, with the biggest difference being the change in location from Paris to New York. The film was directed by John Pasquin, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures and TF1 Films Productions.

Michael attempts to bond with MimiSiku in his brief stay with the tribe, and promises to take him to New York when he is a man. Michael is also given a new name, Baboon, as is a custom in the tribe. That night, MimiSiku undergoes the traditional rite of passage of his tribe, who then consider him to be a man. The tribal elder gives Mimi a special task to become a tribal leader one day, Mimi must bring fire from the Statue of Liberty, and he looks forward to traveling with his father. Against his own protests, Michael brings MimiSiku to New York with him. Michael works as a trader at the World Trade Center in building 7.Michaels fiance, Charlotte, is less than pleased about the unexpected visitor in a loin cloth outfit, who tries to urinate in front of her at a fake tree as is usual in his tribe, suggests eating her cat, and Maitika, his enormous pet tarantula escapes from his box and into her apartment. MimiSiku wears traditional dress during much of his stay in New York. As Michael attempts to adapt MimiSiku to city life, crosscultural misunderstandings occur when MimiSiku reverts to customs considered acceptable by his tribe. On climbing the Statue of Liberty to reach the flame, MimiSiku is disappointed when he sees that the fire is not real. ........

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