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4.1/10   112 votes
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Director:
Alfred Sole
Writer:
Pierre Brousseau (writer)
Release Date:
5 December 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Where her wildest fantasies turned to terror.
Plot:
A female model faces off against an ape on a tropical island. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
man vs ape for the pretty girl more

Cast

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Vanity ... Tanya (as D.D. Winters)
Richard Sargent ... Lobo
Mariette Lévesque ... Kelly
Don McLeod ... Blue (as Don McCloud)
Donny Burns ... Blue's Voice (voice)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
82 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:R | France:-12 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Puerto Rico more

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Movie Connections:
References Rocky II (1979) more

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
man vs ape for the pretty girl, 26 May 2000
6/10
Author: acmilanno from Auckland, New Zealand

A strange film in content and delivery. Tanya who is dangerously attached to her abusive artist boyfriend, Lobo, has an extended dream, in which she and her belligerent beau live on a deserted island paradise (cue gratuitous nudity over the opening credits). Tanya befriends an ape, Lobo gets jealous, and the trio fight in a manner which comes close to slapstick. The comic violence combines with sexual symbolism to create an unnerving mix. Perhaps the weakness of the film is Tanya herself, who provides a feast for the eyes, but leaves the mind a bit empty. She seems to spend the whole film both confused and amused by the whole situation. If the film is about Tanya's sexual naievity, then this theme is not developed sufficiently. For its weaknesses, this film is certainly a unique and interesting creation, worth seeing

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