Welcome to the Jungle (2013 film)

For the 2003 film released internationally under the same name, see The Rundown.
Welcome to the Jungle
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRob Meltzer
Written byJeff Kauffmann
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEric Haase
Edited byHarry Yoon
Music byKarl Preusser
Production
company
Pimienta Film Company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • April 27, 2013 (2013-04-27) (Newport Beach Film Festival)
  • February 7, 2014 (2014-02-07) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.5 million[citation needed]
Box office$230,851(US domestic video sales)[1]

Welcome to the Jungle is a 2013 American comedy film[2] directed by Rob Meltzer and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adam Brody, Megan Boone, Rob Huebel, Kristen Schaal and Dennis Haysbert. The film premiered at the 2013 Newport Beach Film Festival.[3]

Plot

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An office team go on a two-day team-building seminar on a tropical island. The group includes Chris, a meek office worker and Eagle 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-Marine guide, is mauled by a tiger, 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 some coffee and 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

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Production

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Shooting took place in Puerto Rico in early 2012.[4]

Reception

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Rotten Tomatoes, review aggregator, reports that 22% of nine surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4/10.[5] Metacritic rated it 25/100 based on seven reviews.[6] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "A decent cast is stranded on a desert island with a script best suited for campfire kindling".[7] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times wrote 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 of The Philadelphia Inquirer rated it 1.5/4 stars and called it a "bumble-headed throwaway".[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to the Jungle". the-numbers.com.
  2. ^ "Van Damme gets silly in two clips from WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE | Twitch". Twitchfilm.com. 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  3. ^ Williams, Owen (2014-01-24). "New red band Welcome To The Jungle trailer". Empire. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  4. ^ Longwell, Todd (2012-10-20). "Exotic, but still part of the USA". Variety. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  5. ^ "Welcome to the Jungle (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Welcome to the Jungle". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  7. ^ DeFore, John (2014-02-07). "Welcome to the Jungle: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  8. ^ Sharkey, Betsy (2014-02-06). "Review: Nothing can rescue 'Welcome to the Jungle'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  9. ^ Rea, Steven (2014-02-07). "'Welcome to the Jungle' is a bumble-headed throwaway". Philly.com. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
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