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While on an African expedition with her father, Jane Parker meets Tarzan, and the two become fascinated by each other.While on an African expedition with her father, Jane Parker meets Tarzan, and the two become fascinated by each other.While on an African expedition with her father, Jane Parker meets Tarzan, and the two become fascinated by each other.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 10 nominations
Laurie Main
- Club Member
- (voice)
Harold Ayer
- Club Member
- (voice)
C.J. the Orangutan
- Orangutan
- (uncredited)
Tony Longo
- Stunts
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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- TriviaDuring a scene involving Jane attempting to get away from Tarzan, Miles O'Keeffe found himself face-to-face with Neal a full grown African lion, who took on the part of the gallant gentleman saving the damsel in distress. Neal, escaping his holding pen, dived into the fray, apparently more intent on protecting Bo Derek than attacking Miles O'Keeffe (it was noted that the two-hundred-pound man wasn't injured by the five-hundred-pound cat). The handler was on the scene almost immediately and stopped the interaction. Although neither human star was injured, rumor had it that Miles O'Keeffe thereafter made a habit of checking the security of the holding pen whenever other scenes of "violence" toward Bo Derek were done, citing a deep respect for Bo Derek's formidable self-appointed bodyguard.
- GoofsThere are no wild Orangutans in Africa. They are native to Borneo and Sumatra.
- Crazy creditsOn the MGM logo the MGM lion's roar is replaced with Tarzan's yell.
- Alternate versionsCBS edited 17 minutes from this film for its 1983 network television premiere.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Michael Landon/Bo Derek (1981)
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bad cheese
It's 1910. Jane Parker (Bo Derek) travels to Africa to join his estranged father James Parker (Richard Harris) and his expedition. He had left her mother when she was young. Harry Holt is his assistant and 'Africa' is his native girlfriend. Jane encounters Tarzan and the Lion on the beach. Later, she is taken by him from the caravan. Eventually, everybody is captured by native savages and Tazan comes to the rescue.
This is bad. The writing is clunky and slow as heck. There is limited action in most of the movie and it is almost always done poorly. It is so bad that there is no tension anywhere. Bo Derek is a voluptuous sex statue but she's a bad actress. The problem is that this depends on her to do some actual dramatic acting. She is a great prop, but she can't shoulder a whole movie herself. Richard Harris has his presence but he can't save this. There are some select animals from the local zoo. The lion actually made a charge at the lead actors which is probably the movie's biggest shocking moment. This is a very thin boring weakly-written soft-core porn version of Tarzan.
This is bad. The writing is clunky and slow as heck. There is limited action in most of the movie and it is almost always done poorly. It is so bad that there is no tension anywhere. Bo Derek is a voluptuous sex statue but she's a bad actress. The problem is that this depends on her to do some actual dramatic acting. She is a great prop, but she can't shoulder a whole movie herself. Richard Harris has his presence but he can't save this. There are some select animals from the local zoo. The lion actually made a charge at the lead actors which is probably the movie's biggest shocking moment. This is a very thin boring weakly-written soft-core porn version of Tarzan.
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $36,565,280
- Gross worldwide
- $36,565,280
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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