Kumquat Chief Jack Kehler as Homer, Snidely's feeble minded second in command Jed Rees as Lavar, one of Snidely's henchmen C. Ernst Harth as Shane, one of Snidely's henchmen Regis Philbin as Himself Kathie Lee Gifford as Herself Michael Chambers as dancer Anne Fletcher as dancer Don Yesso as Kenneth Jessica Schreier as Mrs. Darling Louis Mustillo as standing room only Kevin Blatch as Townsperson Ernie Grunwald as Customs Officer Gerard Plunkett as Spin Worthy Michal Suchánek as Ten-year-old Boy Brent Butt as a bad guy in back David Fredericks as yet another bad guy Kevin Mundy as Mr. Darling Adrian Armas as dancer Scott Fowler as dancer Amber Funk as dancer Lisa Ratzin as dancer Artine Tony Browne as bad guy Robin Mossley as in the way back Gerald Scarr as death row guard Production Hugh Wilson was signed to write and direct the film in July 1997 for a fee of $5 million. The film was shot on-site in Vancouver, British Columbia and Santa Clarita, California. Dudley Do-Right was Fraser's second film based on a Jay Ward cartoon, 1997's George of the Jungle being the first. Despite the different studios producing each film (George of the Jungle was adapted by Disney), advertising for the Dudley Do-Right film made open reference to this coincidence: "From the creator of George of the Jungle…and the star of George of the Jungle…and the acclaimed director who saw George of the Jungle…" Reception Box office The film was a box office bomb. In its opening weekend, it grossed $3,018,345 - ranking eleventh for the weekend - and went on to gross just $9,974,410 domestically against a budget of $22 million. Critical response The film received unfavorable reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 16% based on reviews from 45 critics. The site's consensus states: "Gags aren't that funny". On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 44% based on reviews from 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "C+" on scale of A to F. Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times, said that it "disappoints in every way possible, forcing its failed tongue-in-cheek humor and proving one more time that not all successful cartoons cry out for live-action treatment". The film did get a positive review from The New York Times''' Janet Maslin, who said that the film