Tarzan the Ape Man
“The most beautiful woman of our time in the most erotic adventure of all time.”
The Tarzan story from Jane's point of view. Jane Parker visits her father in Africa where she joins him on an expedition. A couple of brief encounters with Tarzan establish a (sexual) bond between her and Tarzan. When the expedition is captured by savages, Tarzan comes to the rescue.
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Cast
9 people
Bo Derek
Jane Porter
Known for
Tommy Boy
Orca
Richard Harris
James Porter
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Gladiator
John Phillip Law
Harry Holt
Known for
Barbarella
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Miles O'Keeffe
Tarzan
Known for
Ator, the Fighting Eagle
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Steve Strong
Ivory King
Also in
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie
Looker
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Club Member (voice)
Known for
My Fair Lady
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Laurie Main
Club Member (voice)
Known for
The Great Mouse Detective
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Harold Ayer
Club Member (voice)
Known for
Night of the Demons
Akushula Selayah
Nambia (Africa)
Known for
Slave of the Cannibal God
John Derek Director · Tom Rowe Screenplay Gary Goddard Writer
Worldwide gross $37M · Budget $6.5M · United States release August 7, 1981
Box office
Budget
$6,500,000
Worldwide gross
$36,565,280
Gross vs. budget
5.6×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Svengali Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 7, 1981
Theatrical
France
September 30, 1981 · Theatrical
Germany
September 23, 1981 · Theatrical
Japan
December 12, 1981 · Theatrical
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