Carry on Up the Jungle (1970)

The Carry On team send up the Tarzan tradition in great style. Lady Evelyn Bagley mounts an expedition to find her long-lost baby. Bill Boosey is the fearless hunter and guide. Prof. Tinkle... See full summary »

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writer:

Talbot Rothwell (screenplay)

Stars:

Frankie Howerd, Sid James, Charles Hawtrey

Cast

Complete credited 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)

Storyline

The Carry On team send up the Tarzan tradition in great style. Lady Evelyn Bagley mounts an expedition to find her long-lost baby. Bill Boosey is the fearless hunter and guide. Prof. Tinkle is searching for the rare Oozalum bird. Everything is going swimmingly until a gorilla enters the camp, and then the party is captured by an all female tribe from Aphrodisia...

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Plot Keywords:

carry on | big game hunter | womanizer | amazon tribe | witch doctor | 

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Taglines:

Who were you expecting . . . the galloping gourmet?

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Carry On Line

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1970 (UK)

Also Known As:

Carry on Up the Congo

Filming Locations:

Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rank Organisation, The, Peter Rogers Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Legend says that the jungle scenes were filmed in Kew Gardens, London. In fact, they were all filmed at Pinewood Studios, the same place all the "Carry On..." films were made.

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Goofs

After Chumley falls out of the tree, when the scene switches to night, Upsidasi says something to a native before putting something in the cooking pot. His mouth continues moving after he's finished speaking.

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Quotes

June: I wondered if it would be safe for me to go for a walk. I mean, would anything happen?
Bill Boosey: Darling, you could walk starkers through a Foreign Legion outpost and nothing would happen.

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Connections

Follows Carry on Sergeant (1958)

User Reviews

A good way to spend an hour and a half

A spoof of the tarzan films, this a very funny and entertaining movie. Not quite up to the standard of carry on up the khyber, but nevertheless the cast all give great performances, especially the wonderful Joan Sims who plays Lady Evelyn Bagley. The film seems a little disjointed at times, but there are enough jokes and innuendo to sustain it - Frankie Howerd has some particulaly memorable lines-"I'm flabberghasted, my ghast has never been so flabbered" and like all the carry on films is very likeable.