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Gwendoline (1984)

| Adventure, Fantasy | 8 February 1984 (France)
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Gwendoline arrives in China in a box, she's on a mission to find her father, who was last seen in the Land of the Yik Yak. They confront the evil Cheops in an attempt to find Gwen's lost father.

Director:

Just Jaeckin

Writers:

Just Jaeckin (screenplay), John Willie (comic strip by: The Adventures of Sweet Gwendolyn)

Stars:

Tawny Kitaen, Brent Huff, Zabou Breitman | See full cast & crew »
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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
Stanley Kapoul Stanley Kapoul ... (as Jean Stanislas Capoul)
Chen Chang Ching Chen Chang Ching
Vernon Dobtcheff
André Julien ... Tom (as Andre Julien)
Takashi Kawahara
Kristopher Kum
Loi Lam Duc 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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Taglines:

Adventure Without Shame! A Lost, Lost Civilization Where No Man Has Ever Been ... And for Good Reason! See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

8 February 1984 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

As Aventuras de Gwendoline no Paraíso See more »

Filming Locations:

Morocco See more »
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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,337,274, 27 January 1985

Gross USA:

$1,337,274

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,337,274
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Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Just Jaeckin: Man in sailor hat smoking cigar. See more »

Goofs

Many of the closing-trap walls in the end sequence can be seen to stop just shy of the lens while the grinding-stone sound effects continue. See more »

Quotes

Gwendoline: [Gwendoline and Willard are grappling over a precipice] Go on, let me fall! But it'll be your name I scream on the way down.
Willard: What?
Gwendoline: That's right, I belong to you body and soul.
[She falls]
Willard: Wait, Gwendoline, I don't say that kind of thing! No! Gwendoline, I love you!
Gwendoline: [She is squatting on an outcrop, smiling] I hope that was sincere!
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Alternate Versions

The US theatrical version "The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak" was 87 minutes long, as opposed to the original French release of 105 minutes. Both versions are available on DVD in the USA. See more »

Connections

Referenced in O Caloiro da Mafia (1990) See more »

Soundtracks

À Pikao
Written by Pierre Bachelet
Performed by Guy Matteoni Son Choeur Et Orchestre, arranged by Bernard Levitte
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Naked women up the Yik-Yak!
24 March 2000 | by rlcsljo – See all my reviews

I have one recommendation for this movie: check your brain at the door and just enjoy the parade of flesh. The plot is the standard "I need to find X (gwen's father) at all costs" and I need the help of a "world wise" swaggering, reluctant daring-do to help me.But forget it! You probably wont see this many naked and topless babes this side of 1980 and not in a porn film.Amazingly, if you are a butt man, the version that played on TV is even better than the theatrical version.
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