History Film / WelcomeToTheJungle

''Welcome to the Jungle'' is a 2013 comedy film directed by Rob Meltzer, and starring Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, Creator/AdamBrody, Megan Boone, Rob Huebel, Creator/KristenSchaal and Creator/DennisHaysbert. Adam Brody is Chris, an unappreciated advertising exec whose achievements are overshadowed and outright stolen by his co-worker Phil (Huebel) while he lusts after HR employee Lisa (Boone). His company sends all of the workers on a weekend wilderness team-building event, run by "military man" Storm Rothchild (Van Damme). Hilarity ensues when the team gets stranded on the island, Storm is eliminated by a tiger, and civilized nature rapidly breaks down with Phil attempting to establish himself as supreme ruler over the tribe. Chris is forced to confront his personal neuroses and take on a leadership role. ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' gets name-checked.

* AHouseDivided: Chris and Phil vie for leadership. Initially, Chris wins out due to his superior wilderness experience, but then Phil shows up with coffee [[spoiler:spiked with Jimsonweed]] and meat [[spoiler:which Chris immediately points out is obviously weeks-old and rotting]]. In short order, Chris and a small band of sensible people are thrown out of the tribe and proclaimed outcasts.

''Welcome to the Jungle'' is a 2013 comedy film directed by Rob Meltzer, and starring Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, Adam Brody, Megan Boone, Rob Huebel, Creator/KristenSchaal and Creator/DennisHaysbert. Adam Brody is Chris, an unappreciated advertising exec whose achievements are overshadowed and outright stolen by his co-worker Phil (Huebel) while he lusts after HR employee Lisa (Boone). His company sends all of the workers on a weekend wilderness team-building event, run by "military man" Storm Rothchild (Van Damme). Hilarity ensues when the team gets stranded on the island, Storm is eliminated by a tiger, and civilized nature rapidly breaks down with Phil attempting to establish himself as supreme ruler over the tribe. Chris is forced to confront his personal neuroses and take on a leadership role. ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' gets name-checked.

* AHouseDivided: Chris and Phil vie for leadership. Initially, Christ wins out due to his superior wilderness experience, but then Phil shows up with coffee [[spoiler:spiked with Jimsonweed]] and meat [[spoiler:which Chris immediately points out is obviously weeks-old and rotting]]. In short order, Chris and a small band of sensible people are thrown out of the tribe and proclaimed outcasts.

* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: At the end of the film, Chris is offered a position as Vice President of Marketing, but he decides to instead angrily quit and walk out.
* WholePlotReference: It copies so much from ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' that it gets some LampshadeHanging.

Not to be confused with the 2003 Film/DwayneJohnson vehicle, ''Film/TheRundown'', which was released as "Welcome to the Jungle" in many territories outside the United States, nor with [[Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle the sequel]] to ''{{Film/Jumanji}}''.

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''Welcome to the Jungle'' is a 2013 comedy film directed by Rob Meltzer, and starring Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, Adam Brody, Megan Boone, Rob Huebel, Creator/KristenSchaal and Creator/DennisHaysbert. Adam Brody is Chris, an unappreciated advertising exec whose achievements are overshadowed and outright stolen by his co-worker Phil (Huebel) while he lusts HR employee Lisa (Boone). His company sends all of the workers on a weekend wilderness team-building event, run by "military man" Storm Rothchild (Van Damme). Hilarity ensues when the team gets stranded on the island, Storm is eliminated by a tiger, and civilized nature rapidly breaks down with Phil attempting to establish himself as supreme ruler over the tribe. Chris is forced to confront his personal neuroses and take on a leadership role. ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' gets name-checked.

* ExitPursuedByABear: Non-villainous example, as depicted in the trailer, Storm denies the existence of tigers in the film right before one appears from just off-camera and tackles him off of the cliff he's standing on.

''Welcome to the Jungle'' is a 2013 comedy film directed by Rob Meltzer, and starring Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, Adam Brody, Megan Boone, Rob Huebel, Creator/KristenSchaal and Dennis Haysbert. Adam Brody is Chris, an unappreciated advertising exec whose achievements are overshadowed and outright stolen by his co-worker Phil (Huebel) while he lusts HR employee Lisa (Boone). His company sends all of the workers on a weekend wilderness team-building event, run by "military man" Storm Rothchild (Van Damme). Hilarity ensues when the team gets stranded on the island, Storm is eliminated by a tiger, and civilized nature rapidly breaks down with Phil attempting to establish himself as supreme ruler over the tribe. Chris is forced to confront his personal neuroses and take on a leadership role. ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' gets name-checked.

Not to be confused with the 2003 Film/DwayneJohnson vehicle, ''Film/TheRundown'', which was released as "Welcome to the Jungle" in many territories outside the United States.

* AHouseDivided: Adam and Phil vie for leadership. Initially, Adam wins out due to his superior wilderness experience, but then Phil shows up with coffee [[spoiler:spiked with Jimsonweed]] and meat [[spoiler:which Adam immediately points out is obviously weeks-old and rotting]]. In short order, Adam and a small band of sensible people are thrown out of the tribe and proclaimed outcasts.
* ChekhovsSkill: Adam was an Eagle Scout and a scoutmaster who acquired the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Beaver_Award Silver Beaver]] award. He mentions offhand at one point that he got one of his merit badges in hang-gliding. His wilderness knowledge comes in handy immediately after the team is stranded, and unsurprisingly, so does hang-gliding.

* NoPartyLikeADonnerParty: Suggested by Phil early on, in particular saying that Javier should be killed and eaten since he's the fattest of them. Adam immediately points out that they have more than enough food. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that Phil decided to go through with this after taking control of the tribe, but decided he didn't like the taste after chopping off and eating a few of Javier's fingers]].

* TheStoner: Adam's friend, Jared, is stoned through the first day or so of the trip. Part of his impetus for helping in escaping the island is that there's no marijuana available.
* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: At the end of the film, Adam is offered a position as Vice President of Marketing, but he decides to instead angrily quit and walk out.

''Welcome to the Jungle'' is a 2013 comedy film directed by Rob Meltzer, and starring Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, Adam Brody, Megan Boone, Rob Huebel, Creator/KristenSchaal and Dennis Haysbert. Adam Brody is Chris, an unappreciated advertising exec whose achievements are overshadowed and outright stolen by his co-worker Phil (Huebel) while he lusts HR employee Lisa (Boone). His company sends all of the workers on a weekend wilderness team-building event, run by "military man" Storm Rothchild (Van Damme). Hilarity ensues when the team gets stranded on the island, Storm is eliminated by a tiger, and civilized nature rapidly breaks down with Phil attempting to establish himself as supreme ruler over the tribe. Chris is forced to confront his personal neuroses and take on a leadership role.

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