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 | Africa | Witch Doctor | Beautiful Woman | Sequel

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:

'Kenneth Connor (I)' had been away from making "Carry On..." films since 1964. This film restarted his association as part of the "Carry On..." team.

Goofs:

Continuity: When June discovers the jungle lake, the water is clean and clear. But when she and Jungle Boy get into it, the water looks contaminated with patches of foam.

Quotes:

Lady Evelyn Bagley: [flirtatiously] One would feel so much safer with a strong, fearless man beside one.
Prof. Inigo Tinkle: Oh, I agree. But where could we find one out here?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Carry on Snogging (1998) (TV)

Safari Madness

Kind of a take on Tarzan films, this film stars a truncated version of the Carry On group, but it has Sid James, Joan Sims, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Connor, Bernard Bresslaw, Frankie Howerd and Jacki Piper, so thats fine. Its basically the adventures of an African safari and the crazy things which happen, such as mingling with the animals, tribesmen and each other. The only person I would have liked to see is Kenneth Williams, as they could have written a part for someone scared of his own shadow and he would have been perfect for it. That said, the film is full of the usual innuendos that the Carry On films all have and this one is fun. Not the best in the series but still worth watching.