King of the Jungle | 
| Actors: Malcolm Barrett, Blaze (ii), Julie Carmen, Ranjit Chowdhry, Scott Cohen
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 31343
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: HBOD91892D
ISBN: 0783120435
UPC: 026359189227
EAN: 9780783120430
ASIN: B000065AZE
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Release Date: May 21, 2002
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Product Description
Seymour is a young man with the mind of a child. All lifes simple pleasures are torn from him when a neighborhood punk guns down his mother. Now the man must overcome the child within as he heads into the streets in search of justice. There are few friends many enemies & a killer who wants him silenced. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 08/29/2006 Starring: John Leguizamo Run time: 87 minutes Rating: R
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 mentally challenged December 21, 2007
M. Wasserman (Las Vegas)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is by far the worst movie I have ever seen - bad acting combined with a ridiculous plot. It's highly recomended for adults who still read comic books.
 Most Underrated, and Unrated, Movie of the Year August 7, 2004
Vincent Yeh (Mechanicsburg, PA United States)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
We finally have the cinematic J.D. Salinger: director Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, who presents urban Darwinism through a mental handicap and his parents who hope to find social justice or art, in a city of Survival of the Fittest. Survival of the Fittest soon turns out to be Survival of the Cruelest, and the random violence against the weak stands in stark contrast with Seymour's final outburst of violence against the world that he does not understand. Like Salinger's stories, the movie isn't for everyone. You get it or you don't. There is no grandeur, no pretty people. There's not even a hint of big city glamor--only 'jungle' as far as the eye can see. John Lequizamo's performance is historic.
what was that? December 10, 2003
4 out of 11 found this review helpful
This movie is all over the place. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to take from it besides confusion. This movie had to have the single worst ending I have ever seen. Don't waste your time.
Unique characters, fine acting and good story. I liked it. May 3, 2003
Linda Linguvic (New York City)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This 2001 film stars John Leguisamo as Seymour, a mentally challenged young man on the tough streets of New York. He has the mind of a five year old, and yearns to be accepted. His mother, Julie Carmen, a civil rights activist, babies her son and tries to protect him. His divorced father, Cliff Gorman, tries to deny that anything is wrong with his son. Rosie Perez, his mother's lover, tries to help him. And so does a friend, Jeff Rappaport, who tries to teach him to fight and see himself as "king of the jungle."Seymour's troubled world is shattered when his mother is murdered. That's when everything seems to spin out of control. The story pulled me in and kept me there because I wanted to see how it would all play out. Marisa Tomei plays a small role as a tough detective. And Annabella Sciorra plays the murderer's mother. It's a fine cast and they all do a good job. I liked the film. It's tight, moves fast, and introduces some unique and interesting characters. And John Leguisamo shines in a difficult role. Recommended.
Spectacular! December 21, 2002
Andy
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I can't think of any other actor who could have played John Leguizamo's character in King of the Jungle; Leguizamo is brilliant yet again. He plays a 25 year old 'retarded' man, Seymour, who lives with his lesbian mother and loves to play basketball. After his mother is murdered, he struggles to find the killer... It's a great story, and I have gained even more respect for Leguizamo... It's great to see him in a small budget made for HBO film. It just proves that he acts for the joy of acting, not money. If you like John Leguizamo or great plots and great acting, this movie is for you. He definately plays the part well; I felt sorry for Seymour.
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