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Tarzan, the Ape Man -- The Tarzan story from Jane's point of view. Jane Parker visits her father in Africa where she joins him on an expedition...

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Director:
John Derek
Writers:
Tom Rowe (screenplay) and
Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters)
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Release Date:
17 September 1981 (Argentina) See more »
Genre:
Adventure See more »
Tagline:
The most beautiful woman of our time in the most erotic adventure of all time. See more »
Plot:
The Tarzan story from Jane's point of view. Jane Parker visits her father in Africa where she joins him on an expedition... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations See more »
User Reviews:
Absolutely the worst Tarzan film ever made See more (51 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Bo Derek ... Jane Parker

Richard Harris ... James Parker

John Phillip Law ... Harry Holt

Miles O'Keeffe ... Tarzan
Akushula Selayah ... Africa
Steve Strong ... Ivory King
Maxime Philoe ... Riano
Leonard Bailey ... Feathers

Wilfrid Hyde-White ... Club Member (voice)
Laurie Main ... Club Member (voice)
Harold Ayer ... Club Member (voice)
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Directed by
John Derek 
 
Writing credits
Tom Rowe (screenplay)

Edgar Rice Burroughs  characters
Gary Goddard 

Produced by
Bo Derek .... producer
 
Original Music by
Perry Botkin Jr.  (as Perry Botkin)
 
Cinematography by
John Derek 
 
Film Editing by
Jimmy Ling  (as James B. Ling)
 
Art Direction by
Alan Roderick-Jones 
 
Costume Design by
Patricia Edwards 
 
Makeup Department
Norma Collins .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Eva Chun .... production manager
Jack Oliver .... unit production manager
Tom Shaw .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Lally .... first assistant director
Jack Oliver .... first assistant director
D.B. 'Warner' Warnasiri .... assistant director: Sri Lanka (as Warner Warnasiri)
 
Art Department
Tommy Tomlinson .... property master
J.A. Vincent .... assistant art director: Sri Lanka
 
Sound Department
Pamela Bentkowski .... sound editor
Alan Bromberg .... sound editor
Jack Cheap .... sound editor
David B. Cohn .... sound editor (as David S. Cohn)
Virginia Cook-McGowan .... sound editor (as Gini Cook)
Ken Dufva .... foley artist
David Lee Fein .... foley artist (as David Fein)
Robert Glass .... sound re-recording mixer
Robert Knudson .... sound re-recording mixer (as Robert 'Buzz' Knudson)
Don MacDougall .... sound re-recording mixer
Keith Olson .... foley artist
Charles Randall .... boom operator
William Randall .... sound mixer
Norman B. Schwartz .... supervising dialogue editor
Donald L. Warner Jr. .... supervising sound editor (as Don Warner)
Robert Waxman .... sound editor
 
Visual Effects by
Bobbie Johnson .... optical supervisor
 
Stunts
Jock Mahoney .... stunt coordinator (as Jack O'Mahoney)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Bartlett .... first assistant camera
Armando Contreras .... key grip
Somapala Dharmapriya .... camera operator: Sri Lanka
Wolfgang Dickmann .... camera associate
Allan Goodchild .... second assistant camera
John Harnish .... gaffer
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Errol Kelly .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
John A. Amicarella .... assistant editor
Kevin Krasny .... assistant editor (as Kevin A. Kresny)
Edward A. Warschilka .... supervising assistant editor (as Edward A. Warchilka Jr.)
Janet Barbara Weiss .... assistant editor
Randee Lynne Jensen .... post-production coordinator (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Daniel Allan Carlin .... music consultant (as Dan Carlin Jr.)
James Harbert .... orchestrator
Harry V. Lojewski .... music supervisor
Curt Sobel .... music editor
Bill Stafford .... orchestrator
Armin Steiner .... music recording engineer
 
Other crew
Eva Chun .... production executive
Linda Kemp .... script supervisor
Burke Mattsson .... title designer
James L. Michaelson .... title art
Allan Placko .... technical advisor: mountain climbing
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds .... head animal trainer
 

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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Norway:12 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 (cut) (1981) | Iceland:L | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13
Filming Locations:
SeychellesSee more »
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
This movie's working title was 'Tarzan, the Ape Man - Me Jane'.See more »
Goofs:
Factual errors: There are no wild Ourang-utans in Africa.See more »
Quotes:
[It's night. We hear Tarzan yelling]
Parker:Oh, shut up, you boring son of a bitch!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Blockbuster Buster: Tarzan & the Lost City (#2.16)" (2012)See more »

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27 out of 37 people found the following review useful.
Absolutely the worst Tarzan film ever made, 19 May 1999
Author: granl from Markham, Ontario

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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What a paint job on bo! nccnexis
From someone who has read the books lightning_strike13
Bo derek stripped naked by natives rmj11
Could have been a emotional epic if story/title changed. astroturff
Bo Derek influence Tennessee Buck rmj11
Am I imagening that this happened during the filming... davidkemail-cnn
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