Jungle 2 Jungle - Latest Spin On Tarzan Theme

From: Sun Reporter, The | Date: March 13, 1997 | Copyright information


Sun Reporter, The

03-13-1997

Jungle 2 Jungle -- Latest Spin On Tarzan Theme.

Can a successful businessman from New York and a young boy raised by tribesmen in the Amazon coexist together as father and son? Walt Disney Pictures invites you to witness the growth of a connection between a father from Manhattan and his son from the jungle village of Lipo Lipo, in its latest release, `Jungle 2 Jungle,' opening nationwide March 14.

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