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Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)

R 107 min  -  Adventure  -   17 September 1981 (Argentina)
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The Tarzan story from Jane's point of view. Jane Parker visits her father in Africa where she joins him on an expedition... See full summary »

Director:

John Derek

Writers:

Tom Rowe (screenplay), Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Bo Derek, Richard Harris and Miles O'Keeffe
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bo Derek ...
Richard Harris ...
John Phillip Law ...
Miles O'Keeffe ...
Akushula Selayah Akushula Selayah ...
Africa
Steve Strong Steve Strong ...
Ivory King
Maxime Philoe Maxime Philoe ...
Riano
Leonard Bailey Leonard Bailey ...
Feathers
Wilfrid Hyde-White ...
Club Member (voice)
Laurie Main Laurie Main ...
Club Member (voice)
Harold Ayer Harold Ayer ...
Club Member (voice)
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Storyline

The Tarzan story from Jane's point of view. Jane Parker visits her father in Africa where she joins him on an expedition. A couple of brief encounters with Tarzan establish a (sexual) bond between her and Tarzan. When the expedition is captured by savages, Tarzan comes to the rescue. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Tarzan | Expedition | Africa | Snake | Loss Of Father  | See more »

Taglines:

Unlike any other "Tarzan" you've ever seen! See more »

Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Argentina) See more »

Also Known As:

Tarzán, el hombre mono See more »

Filming Locations:

Seychelles See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$36,565,280 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Svengali Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

This movie was made and released about two and a half years before Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Jane fights the snake in the river, it changes from a reticulated python to a Burmese python and back several times. See more »

Quotes

[It's night. We hear Tarzan yelling]
Parker: Oh, shut up, you boring son of a bitch!
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Crazy Credits

On the MGM logo the MGM lion's roar is replaced with Tarzan's yell. See more »

Connections

Featured in The Great British Sunday (2008) See more »