Carry on Up the Jungle (1970)

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Talbot Rothwell (screenplay)

Release Date:

March 1970 (UK)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

Who were you expecting . . . the galloping gourmet?

Plot:

The Carry On team send up the Tarzan tradition in great style. Lady Evelyn Bagley mounts an expedition to find her long-lost baby...

Plot Keywords:

Carry On | Sequel | Amazon Tribe | Africa | Witch Doctor

Cast

Frankie Howerd	...	Professor Inigo Tinkle
Sid James	...	Bill Boosey (as Sidney James)
Charles Hawtrey	...	Tonka the Great / Walter Bagley
Joan Sims	...	Lady Evelyn Bagley
Terry Scott	...	Ugh, the Jungle Boy
Kenneth Connor	...	Claude Chumley
Bernard Bresslaw	...	Upsidaisi
Jacki Piper	...	June
Valerie Leon	...	Leda
Reuben Martin	...	Gorilla
Edwina Carroll	...	Nerda
Valerie Moore	...	Lubi Lieutenant
Cathi March	...	Lubi Lieutenant
Danny Daniels	...	Nosha Chief
Yemi Ajibadi	...	Witch Doctor (as Yemi Ajibade)

Also Known As:

Carry on Jungleboy (UK) (working title)
Carry on Up the Congo
Carry on Up the Jungle or Show Me Your Waterhole and I'll Show You Mine (Australia) (poster title)
Carry on Up the Jungle or the African Queens or Stop Beating About the Bush or Show Me Your Waterhole and I'll Show You Mine (UK) (complete title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Rank Organisation, The

Trivia:

The first take of scene by the pool and waterfall with Jacki Piper and Terry Scott caused hilarity with the crew on the set. Terry Scott's loin cloth slipped and caused his private parts to become visible, which went unnoticed by at the time.

Goofs:

Continuity: When June and the Jungle Boy are by the side of the lake, June's negligee gets very wet and sandy. When she goes to get her clothes to return to base she is spotlessly clean.

Quotes:

Prof. Inigo Tinkle: I'm flabbergasted! My gast has never been so flabbered!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Carry on Snogging (1998) (TV)

50p well spent

Jungle looks like it was made for 50p, in fact its tempting to speculate that the phrase 'cheap and cheerful' didn't exist before 1970. Terry Scott does his best with the one-dimensional Jungle Boy - a role that Jim Dale turned down because of its simplicity. Frankie Howard is on fire throughout, its impossible to tell where the script ends and the ad-libs begin. Sid James and Joan Sims add experience and class. Valerie Leon adds Valerie Leon. Jacki Piper is exceptional in her first Carry On role. The wonderful Kenneth Connor returns and strolls through the film like he's never been away. Bernie Bresslaw makes a small part something special. 50p well spent.