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Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)

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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. A couple of brief encounters with Tarzan establish a (sexual) bond ... See full summary »

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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. 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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17 September 1981 (Argentina)  »

Also Known As:

Tarzan, the Ape Man - Me Jane  »

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SEK 1,216,196 (Sweden)
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Trivia

When production on this movie wrapped, remaining crew members (that were still working on the project) were given a "I FINISHED TARZAN" armband. See more »

Goofs

The film features Asian elephants, not African elephants. See more »

Quotes

Parker: Jane, do you know what he wants? What this ape wants?
Jane: He's not an ape!
Parker: He is an ape. He lives like an ape, he kills like an ape. But do you understand what he wants?
Jane: You know everything...
Parker: Well, this ape son of a bitch wants you.
Parker: I'm gonna catch that animal son of a bitch, Mr Holt!
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Crazy Credits

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

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Remake of Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) See more »

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Absolutely the worst Tarzan film ever made
19 May 1999 | by (Markham, Ontario) – See all my reviews

For that matter one of the worst FILMS ever made. Plot goes as follows. Slog through jungle looking areas for 10 minutes or so. Have Bo go somewhere and strip. Slog through the jungle some more. Give Bo another excuse to strip. Back to the jungle. Oh look! There's a Tarzan looking guy! Strip, Bo - strip. Kill the safari people. Tarzan looking guy has a fight scene. Saves Bo. Bo strips. Run credits. Run credits, run.


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