Thor as props. Cast Brendan Fraser as George, a young man who was raised in the jungle like Tarzan and frequently crashes into trees while swinging on vines. Fraser had concurrently auditioned for the title role in Disney's serious animated adaptation of Tarzan, which would be released in 1999, but lost to Tony Goldwyn. Leslie Mann as Ursula Stanhope, a wealthy heiress and George's love interest. Thomas Haden Church as Lyle van de Groot, Ursula's former narcissistic wealthy fiancé and the main antagonist of the movie. Richard Roundtree as Kwame, Ursula's jungle guide. Greg Cruttwell and Abraham Benrubi as Max and Thor, two poachers and trackers who were working for Lyle. John Bennett Perry as Arthur Stanhope, Ursula's supportive father who takes a shine to George. Holland Taylor as Beatrice Stanhope, Ursula's controlling mother, who believes that social position is more important than having a loving marriage. She strongly dislikes George. Kelly Miracco as Betsy, Ursula's best friend. Abdoulaye N'Gom as Kip, Ursula's friend and an African tour guide. Michael Chinyamurindi as N'Dugo, Ursula's friend and another African tour guide. Lydell M. Cheshier as Baleto, Ursula's friend and the third African tour guide. Willie Brown as Mayor Willie L. Brown Jr. Lauren Bowles as Ursula's friend Afton Smith as Ursula's friend Samantha Harris as Ursula's friend Noah John Cardoza and Benjamin John Cardoza as George Jr. Crystal as Monkey. Tai as Shep, the Asian elephant with personality of a dog. Joseph, Kaleb and Bongo as The Lion. Voices John Cleese as Ape, a well-educated, talking eastern gorilla who is George’s best friend and foster brother. Keith Scott as Narrator. Frank Welker as Lion, Little Monkey, Shep, Tooki Tooki Bird, and Gorilla sound effects Tress MacNeille as Shep (some many scenes, uncredited) Gorilla suit performers John Cleese – Ape (body) Tom Fisher Jody St. Michael Philip Tan Lief Tilden Robert Tygner – Ape (facial puppetry) Production The lion, elephant, and bird scenes were all filmed with a mix of real animals, puppetry (especially for the lion fight), and CGI (to show Shep the elephant acting like a dog). The scenes with the orangutan, a chimpanzee, and the capuchin monkeys were filmed with live animals, but some computer work was used in a scene wherein the little monkey imitates George. Three male African lions were used in this film. Bongo was trained by Bowmanville Zoo's Michael Hackenberger. Joseph's trainer was Charlie Sammut