The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak (1984)

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105 min - Adventure | Fantasy - 25 January 1985 (USA)

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Gwendoline arrives in China in a box, and is helped out of her immediate predicament by a female contact and a devil-may-care adventurer... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Tawny Kitaen	...	Gwendoline
	Brent Huff	...	Willard
	Zabou Breitman	...	Beth (as Zabou)
	Bernadette Lafont	...	The Queen
	Jean Rougerie	...	D'Arcy
	Roland Amstutz
	Jean Stanislas Capoul
	Chen Chang Ching
	Vernon Dobtcheff
	André Julien	...	Tom
	Takashi Kawahara
	Kristopher Kum
	Loi Lam Duc
	Maurice Lamy
	Jim Adhi Limas

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Storyline

Gwendoline arrives in China in a box, and is helped out of her immediate predicament by a female contact and a devil-may-care adventurer. She's on a mission to find her father, who was last seen searching for a rare butterfly in the Land of the Yik Yak. They confront the evil Cheops in an attempt to find Gwen's lost father and the butterfly, and face many other challenges to their mission. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>

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Outrageous adventures in the Kingdom of Women

Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

25 January 1985 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Gwendoline See more »

Filming Locations:

Paris Studios Cinéma, Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,337,274 (USA) (27 January 1985) (500 Screens)

Gross:

$1,337,274 (USA) (27 January 1985)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films de L'Alma, G.P.F.I., Parafrance Films See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min | USA: 87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

According to director Just Jaeckin the final temple location of the film was actually shot on one stage with "roll-away" walls that were dressed and rearranged before each scene to give the appearance of many different rooms. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: Most of the dialogue is not lip-synched accurately. See more »

Quotes

Gwendoline: How did you know?
Willard: Call it instinct. I'm infallible.
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Connections

Referenced in "Hagan Reviews: The Dragon Lives Again (#2.13)" (2012) See more »

The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak (1984)
Gwendoline (original title)

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