Welcome to the Jungle (2013 film)

Welcome to the Jungle
Film poster
Directed by	Rob Meltzer
Produced by	Justin Kanew Luillo Ruiz
Written by	Jeff Kauffmann
Starring	Jean-Claude Van Damme Adam Brody Megan Boone Rob Huebel Kristen Schaal Dennis Haysbert Kristopher Van Varenberg Bianca Bree
Music by	Karl Preusser
Cinematography	Eric Haase
Edited by	Harry Yoon
Production company	Pimienta Film Company
Distributed by	Universal 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
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.5 million
Box office	$87,397 (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

An office team go on a team-building seminar in the wilderness. The group includes Chris, a meek office worker; Phil, a bully who steals his ideas; Lisa, an HR manager and Chris' love interest; and Jared, a sarcastic slacker. However, when their ex-marine guide is mauled by a tiger, the office workers must fend for themselves.

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme as Storm Rothchild
Adam Brody as Chris
Megan Boone as Lisa
Rob Huebel as Phil
Kristen Schaal as Brenda
Dennis Haysbert as Mr. Crawford
Kristopher Van Varenberg as Brett
Bianca Bree as Ashley
Eric Edelstein as Jared
Robert Peters as Dale
Aaron Takahashi as Troy
Brian Tester as Senior Naval Officer
Stephanie Lopez as Stephanie
Mark Sherman as Sailor Bob
Michael J. Morris as Michael
Zev Glassenberg as Luther The Intern

Production

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

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes, review aggregator, reports that 25% of eight surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4.3/10.^[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

↑ "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. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
↑ Williams, Owen (2014-01-24). "New Red Band Welcome To The Jungle Trailer". Empire. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
↑ Longwell, Todd (2012-10-20). "Exotic, but still part of the USA". Variety. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
↑ "Welcome to the Jungle (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
↑ "Welcome to the Jungle". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
↑ DeFore, John (2014-02-07). "Welcome to the Jungle: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
↑ Sharkey, Betsy (2014-02-06). "Review: Nothing can rescue 'Welcome to the Jungle'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
↑ Rea, Steven (2014-02-07). "'Welcome to the Jungle' is a bumble-headed throwaway". Philly.com. Retrieved 2015-01-02.

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