Tarzan and the Jungle Boy

19681968
GG
1h 39min

A reporter and her fiance are conducting a search in the jungle for a wild boy, the lost son of a downed geologist.A reporter and her fiance are conducting a search in the jungle for a wild boy, the lost son of a downed geologist.A reporter and her fiance are conducting a search in the jungle for a wild boy, the lost son of a downed geologist.

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Director
- Robert Gordon
Writers
- Stephen Lord(screenplay)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs(based on characters by)
Stars

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Steve Bond in Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)

Mike Henry in Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)

Rafer Johnson in Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)

Mike Henry

Tarzanas Tarzan

Rafer Johnson

Nagambias Nagambi

Aliza Gur

Myrnaas Myrna

Steve Bond

Erikas Erik

Ron Gans

Kenas Ken
(as Ronald Gans)

Edward Johnson

Buharaas Buhara
(as Ed Johnson)

James Earl Johnson

Buharaas Buhara
(as Ed Johnson)

José Lewgoy

Djendaas Djenda
(uncredited)

Zamba

Self a Lionas Self a Lion
(uncredited)

Director
- Robert Gordon
Writers
- Stephen Lord(screenplay)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs(based on characters by)
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Tarzan is joined by a reporter and her fiance on a journey to find a boy who was abandoned in the jungle six years earlier. The search party must also battle an evil native, who is out to kill the boy and take over as chief of his brother's tribe. —Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>

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Taglines
- Eric Was Just a Boy, But He Could Still Teach the Mighty Tarzan a Few Secrets of the Jungle!
Genres
- Action
- Adventure
Certificate
- G
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Nagambi and Buhara were played by real life brothers Gold medal winner Rafer and Edward Johnson.

Quotes
Ken: I've said it a hundred times. How can a boy survive that long, six years in the jungle alone?
Tarzan: It's been done.

Connections
Followed by Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970)

Top review

Me Tarzan, you Eric?

Mike Henry in his last appearance as Tarzan assists a pair of journalists (Gur and Gans) in attempting to locate a boy (Bond), missing in the jungles for several years. Complicating matters is the volatility of a local tribe after its chief dies, leaving the sons (Ed and Rafer Johnson) to battle for succession.

Strictly formula Tarzan fare with all the usual motifs (pet leopard, a pair of chimps et al) blends some nice scenery with watchable action scenes. Henry is not as relaxed in his role as Ron Ely (the TV Tarzan), but does the business well enough to be convincing. Lacks intensity (the scene where Gur & Gans are attacked by the megalomaniacal brother Ngambi ends rather abruptly), although enough of the cast end up skewered on spears that it's perhaps too violent for the pre-adolescents.

If you're into Tarzan, and especially if you grew up on Ely's TV rendition, then this instalment should satisfy a Sunday afternoon.

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