Jungle Cruise

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Jaume Collet-Serra

Overview

Deep in the Amazon, intrepid riverboat captain Frank Wolff (Dwayne Johnson) forms an unlikely partnership with Dr. Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt), a sharp and charming researcher from London intent on studying a fabled tree with remarkable healing properties. As Frank and Lily navigate the risks of the rainforest's uncharted wilderness, the pair come up against a cohort of sinister foes determined to use the tree for nefarious purposes. Inspired by the theme park ride at Disneyland. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Co-starring Edgar Ram?rez, Jesse Plemons, and Paul Giamatti.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/16/2021
UPC:	0786936871227
Original Release:	2021
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:01:00
Sales rank:	10,107

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Emily Blunt	Lily Houghton
Dwayne Johnson	Frank Wolff
Jesse Plemons	Prince Joachim
Paul Giamatti	Nilo
Jack Whitehall	MacGregor Houghton
Veronica Falcón	Trader Sam
Edgar Ramírez	Aguirre
Sulem Calderon	Quila
David Lengel	Boat Tourist #1
Andy Nyman	Sir James Hobbs-Coddington
Mark Ashworth	Society Member 1
Emily Marie Palmer	French Woman
Piper Collins	Boat Tourist
Raphael Alejandro	Zaqueu
Ilana Guralnik	Italian Woman
Simone Lockhart	Anna
Quim Gutiérrez	Melchor
Annika Pampel	German Woman
Philipp Maximilian	Axel
Dani Rovira	Sancho
Keith Arthur Bolden	Tourist #7
Alfredo Tavares	Gang Member
Faith Fay	Hotel Guest-Savannah
Mariama Diallo	Mfantse Woman
Madeline Brumby	Upper Class Tourist
Nicholas Ryan Hernandez	Young Aguirre
Romualdo Castillo	Animal Vendor
Michael Cole	Bus Conductor
Peter Luis Zimmerman	Puka Michuna Warrior
Pedro López	Actor
Kylie Michele Fuller	Society Cruise Tourist Kid
Justin Brooke	Boat Tourist #2
Keekee Suki	Market Vendor
Jay Gutierrez	Conquistador/Stand-In
Nick Benseman	German Mercenary
James Quattrochi	Italian Tourist
Ryan Dinning	Soldier 2
Daniel Giron	Actor
David Turner	Society Member
Met Clark	Yaktunaru Healer
Keith Nussbaum	German Valet
Matt Lindquist	Voices
Danny Pardo	Canoe Man
Xavier Leblanc	Puka Michuna Warrior
James Burns	Londoner
Casey Nelson	Soldier 3
Jason New	Hotel Maitre D'
Stephan Goldbach	Surviving Mercenary
Jason Szabo	Tourist
Clyde C. Harris	Puka Warrior #2
Ruben Vidal	Frank's Friend
Ryan Boz	Boz
Henardo Rodriguez	Native American
James Howard	Composer

Technical Credits

Glenn Ficarra

Josh Goldstein

John Norville

John Requa

Michael Green

Glenn Ficarra	Screenwriter
Josh Goldstein	Screenwriter
John Norville	Screenwriter
John Requa	Screenwriter
Jaume Collet-Serra	Director
Douglas C. Merrifield	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Beau Flynn	Producer
John Fox	Producer
Dany Garcia	Producer,Producer
Dwayne Johnson	Producer
Michael Green	Screenwriter
Ethan Van der Ryn	Sound/Sound Designer
John Marquis	Sound/Sound Designer
Brandon Jones	Sound/Sound Designer
Malte Bieler	Sound Editor
John Davis	Producer
Dino Doane	Special Effects
Kathie Talbot	Sound/Sound Designer
Scott Sheldon	Executive Producer
Mary Vernieu	Casting
Victor Mercader	Sound Editor
John A. Busenberg	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

In their continuing determination to turn every one of their attractions into a big-budget film, Disney brings us Jungle Cruise. Fortunately, writers Michael Green (Logan), Glenn Ficarra (Cats & Dogs), and John Requa (Smallfoot) manage to take the short ride and turn it into a solid script that director Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan) molds into a fun and exciting feature-length film. Dr. Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt) is determined to crack the legend of the Tears of the Moon - a plant whose petals can cure any illness or curse. To do so, she and her brother MacGregor (Jack Whitehall) travel to the Amazon, where the plant is said to grow. To reach the remote location, Lily must hire a cruiser. Instead of one of the newer ships owned by Nilo (Paul Giamatti), she settles for the rickety boat piloted by Frank Wolff (Dwayne Johnson). But she isn't the only one determined to find the mysterious plant. Pursued by Prince Joachim (Jesse Plemons), who wants the plant for his own dark plans, Lily, Frank, and MacGregor must race to find it first. Complicating matters is the resurrection of the original conquistador, Aguirre (Edgar Ramirez) by Joachim, who also needs the plant to break the curse placed on him by the Puka Michuna elder 400 years before. Because it is based on a ride rather than an original story concept, the script could have gone downhill quickly (think Haunted Mansion). Fortunately, Ficarra, Green, and Requa seem to have started with a good idea and worked the cruise theme around it. The result is a solid tale full of adventure, fun, and the jokes you expect to hear when you ride the actual attraction. The pace is fast, which keeps attention on the action. The overall result is like a modern version of the Disney live-action films of the late 60s and early 70s - entertainment that the whole family can enjoy without going too deeply into moralizing. Collet-Serra clearly let the actors know that the goal was light-hearted entertainment. He seems to know what made the classic live-action Disney films work and gets the actors to go all-in for their portrayals. Johnson doesn't take himself too seriously, which is when he is at his best. Blunt's portrayal of Lily makes one think of Mary Poppins with attitude: well, with more attitude. Plemons steals the show in every scene in which his Joachim appears - over-the-top and cartoonish; it's everything that makes a bad villain so good to watch in Disney. The special effects are fantastic, although reminiscent of Pirates of the Caribbean. It worked then and still works now, as the characters are different enough to be original. The score drives the action along, matching the scenic cinematography well. The star of the technical department is the scenery, though. There are huge, spot-on reminders of the ride adventurers have come to know and hints of what changes are to come - all on a more spectacular scale than the theme park can offer. Jungle Cruise is a river ride of fun and action, which is precisely what it should be. Anyone who buys a ticket is sure to find themselves cruising to adventure on a two-hour plus thrill ride.