Jungle Boy (1998): Cast & Plot
Jungle Boy is a 1998 fantasy adventure film directed by Allan A. Goldstein, starring Premlal as Deva, Chippy Gangjee and Asif Mohammed Seth. It runs 1 hour 29 minutes.
- Release year
- Runtime
- 1h 29m (89 min)
- Director
- Allan A. Goldstein
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Jungle Boy About?
The premise of Jungle Boy without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A boy’s life is changed forever when he becomes lost in the jungle and is raised by animals.
Jungle Boy Themes & Keywords
· 44 tags- computer generated imagery
- jungle adventure
- archeologist
- artifact
- boy
- vine
- uncle niece relationship
- treasure
- tiger
- tied up
- talking animal
- supernatural power
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- statue
- spirit
- snake charmer
- scroll
- sacred idol
- ruins
- rifle
- rajah
- prince
- priceless artifact
- palace
- voice over narration
- monkey
- market
- map
- lost child
- leopard
- legend
- language learning
- kidnapping
- jungle
- india
- horse
- gunshot wound
- giant snake
- fire breathing
- elephant
- dance
- crocodile
- cobra
- celebration
- animal human communication
Jungle Boy Cast & Characters
Premlal leads the cast as Deva, with Chippy Gangjee as Singh and Asif Mohammed Seth as Krishna. Directed by Allan A. Goldstein; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director Allan A. Goldstein
- Premlal as Deva
- Chippy Gangjee as Singh
- Asif Mohammed Seth as Krishna
- Lea Moreno Young as Anna
Also Starring in Jungle Boy
· 4 more- Jeremy Roberts Hook
- Avinash Sanjay
- Ratan Thakore Grant Ravi
- David Fox Geller
More from Allan A. Goldstein
More films directed by Allan A. Goldstein, best-rated first: Death Wish V: The Face of Death, SnakeMan, Nature Unleashed: Fire and Dorian.
Jungle Boy Plot Summary
What happens in Jungle Boy from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Professor John Gellar serves as the narrator as the tale opens with a grand celebration of the jungle spirit Deva, hosted by Rajah Singh in a land pictured as India though still ruled by a king. A boy named Suresh vanishes into the forest, and his mother Prema pleads to search for him, but is warned that the wild is too dangerous. In a bold act of mercy and fate, Suresh is saved from Sabre the leopard by Bono the elephant, guardian of the jungle’s laws, and Mantoo the Monkey. Deva grants the boy the gift of communication with the animals because of his pure heart.
Full summary
The whole story of Jungle Boy, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Jungle Boy?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Jungle Boy Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “Jungle Boy - Beschützer des Dschnungels” and “L'enfant de la jungle”.
- Also known as
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- Jungle Boy - Beschützer des Dschnungels
- L'enfant de la jungle
- Chlapec z džungle
- Dzsungel fiú
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Jungle Boy FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Jungle Boy, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Jungle Boy?
Jungle Boy runs 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).
When was Jungle Boy released?
Jungle Boy was released in 1998.
Who directed Jungle Boy?
Jungle Boy was directed by Allan A. Goldstein.
More films by Allan A. Goldstein Who is in the cast of Jungle Boy?
Jungle Boy stars Premlal as Deva, Chippy Gangjee as Singh and Asif Mohammed Seth as Krishna, among 8 credited actors.
Does Jungle Boy have a post-credit scene?
No. Jungle Boy has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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