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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)

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A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes... See full summary »

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Lady Alice Clayton
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Storyline

A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both parents are killed. A female ape takes the tiny boy as a replacement for her own dead infant, and raises him as her son. Twenty years later, Captaine Phillippe D'Arnot discovers the man who thinks he is an ape. Evidence in the tree house leads him to believe that he is the direct descendant of the Earl of Greystoke, and thus takes it upon himself to return the man to civilization. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

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30 March 1984 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Greystoke, la leyenda de Tarzán, el rey de los monos  »

Box Office

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$45,900,000 (USA)
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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Brigitte Nielsen was briefly considered for the role of Jane Porter. See more »

Goofs

When the Ape in the tree is shot in the chest, the bullet wound is almost touching its left nipple, and sprays blood across a largish area of the chest. The ape then falls, lands face down and is turned over, Tarzan picks the dead animal up and carries it. The wound on the ape has moved several inches lower and at an angle to where it was last. All the blood spray has vanished as well. See more »

Quotes

John Clayton: Half of me is the Earl of Greystoke...
John Clayton: the other half is WILD!
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Featured in The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) See more »

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"Riding On Top Of The Car"
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a great film!
8 April 2000 | by (Worcester, MA) – See all my reviews

I, unlike a lot of you unkind movie reviewers, actually liked the movie. The movie was slow? That it wasn't. If it was, I would have sent it back to Amazon.Com. All of Tarzan's actions in the movie HAD to take place. Like the love scene. You'd be stupid to think that Tarzan would turn into a Romeo and just make love to Jane..duh..he's half ape peoples! If you're in the mood for a beautiful movie, don't listen to the no-brainers, see it, you'll love Greystoke! I first saw it in Theaters when I was 11, and I loved it then & I still love it now. All the actors in the movie did a great job..the jungle scenes are beautiful, and the original score is a masterpiece. 9 out of 10


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