Tarzan, The Ape Man(1981)

Full Title:
Tarzan-ape Man (dvd/1981)
Studio:
Warner Home Video
UPC:012569592728
Color:Color
Animated:No
Starring:
Bo Derek, Miles O'Keeffe, Richard Harris, John Phillip Law, Akushula Selayah, Steven Strong, Maxime Philoe, Leonard Bailey, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Directors:John Derek
Run Time:107 minutes
MPAA Rating:R

Bo Derek is the swinging-est Jane yet in this sexy version of the legend. Dry, wet or undressed, Bo will steal your heart and bulge your eyes. No wonder jungle king Miles O'Keeffe screams, "ah uhh-uhh ah-uh!" Richard Harris co-stars. 115 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.Category: Action & Adventure Director: John DerekCast: Bo Derek, Richard Harris, John Phillip Law, Miles O'Keeffe, Akushula Selayah, Steve Strong

Tarzan's Revenge(1938)

Decathlon champ Glenn Morris takes over the reins as Tarzan, rescuing a young woman from the evil clutches of a demented ruler, who has designs on keeping her for himself in his hidden fortress. Co-stars Eleanor Holm and C. Henry Gordon. 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.Category: Action & Adventure Director: D. Ross LedermanCast: George Barbier, Frederick Clarke, C. Henry Gordon, Eleanor Holm, Hedda Hopper, John Lester Johnson, George Meeker, Glenn Morris, Corbet Morris, Joseph SawyerAlso Available: DVD, VHS

Tarzan And The Green Goddess(1938)

A special opening sequence was added to this jungle thriller, the second feature to be culled from 1935's "The New Adventures of Tarzan" serial. The ape man (Herman Brix) and his allies are in Guatemala, where they must guard the fabled Green Goddess statue from crooks who want an explosives formula hidden inside it. With Ula Holt, Frank Baker. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.Category: Action & Adventure Director: Edward KullCast: Frank Baker, Herman Brix, Don Castello, Ula Holt, Jack Mower, Lew Sargent

Tarzan The Fearless (1933)/Tarzan's Revenge (1938)

This (vine) swinging double bill opens with Olympic great Buster Crabbe as "Tarzan the Fearless," helping a young girl find her father, discovering a lost city, and fighting treacherous Arabs. Jacqueline Wells, Eddie Woods co-star; adapted from the serial of the same name. Next, decathlon champ Glenn Morris takes over the reins as Tarzan, rescuing a young woman from the evil clutches of a demented ruler who plans to keep her captive in his hidden fortress, in "Tarzan's Revenge." With Eleanor Holm and C. Henry Gordon. 148 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; bonus serial episodes.Category: Action & Adventure Director: Robert F. HillCast: Mischa Auer, Matthew Betz, Buster Crabbe, Frank Lackteen, Philo McCollough, E. Alyn Warren, Jacqueline Wells, Eddie WoodsAlso Available: DVD, VHS

Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)

Jungle hero Johnny Weissmuller moved from MGM to RKO for his next six swinging action sagas. First, "Tarzan Triumphs" (1943) over Nazis who attempt to conquer a lost civilization; the search for a plant that will yield a malaria serum leads Tarzan and Boy (Johnny Sheffield) back into conflict with German agents, in "Tarzan's Desert Mystery" (1943); Tarzan and Jane (Brenda Joyce) help defend a female tribe from some nosy archeologists, in "Tarzan and the Amazons" (1945); a bizarre African cult must contend with an angry ape man when they attack Jane and Boy, in "Tarzan and the Leopard Woman" (1946); the jungle king goes up against poachers out to repopulate a zoo, in "Tarzan and the Huntress" (1947); and Weissmuller plays Tarzan for the last time in "Tarzan and the Mermaids" (1948), rescuing a young girl from a pearl trader posing as a tribal god. 7 1/4 hrs. total on three discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. Category: Action & Adventure Director: Robert Florey, Kurt Neumann, William ThieleCast: Acquanetta , Cheetah , Edward Ashley, Edgar Barrier, Robert Barron, Matthew Boulton, Stanley Brown, Anthony Caruso, Cheetah, the chimp, Linda Christian, Tommy Cook, Pedro De Cordoba, Lloyd Corrigan, Don Douglas, Iris Flores, Bobby Frasco, Helen Gerald, Steven Geray, Frances Gifford, Ted Hecht, Dennis Hoey, Brenda Joyce, Nancy Kelly, J. M. Kerrigan, Otto Kruger

Jungle hero Johnny Weissmuller moved from MGM to RKO for his next six swinging action sagas. First, "Tarzan Triumphs" (1943) over Nazis who attempt to conquer a lost civilization; the search for a plant that will yield a malaria serum leads Tarzan and Boy (Johnny Sheffield) back into conflict with German agents, in "Tarzan's Desert Mystery" (1943); Tarzan and Jane (Brenda Joyce) help defend a female tribe from some nosy archeologists, in "Tarzan and the Amazons" (1945); a bizarre African cult must contend with an angry ape man when they attack Jane and Boy, in "Tarzan and the Leopard Woman" (1946); the jungle king goes up against poachers out to repopulate a zoo, in "Tarzan and the Huntress" (1947); and Weissmuller plays Tarzan for the last time in "Tarzan and the Mermaids" (1948), rescuing a young girl from a pearl trader posing as a tribal god. 7 1/4 hrs. total on three discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. Category: Action & Adventure Director: Robert Florey, Kurt Neumann, William ThieleCast: Acquanetta , Cheetah , Edward Ashley, Edgar Barrier, Robert Barron, Matthew Boulton, Stanley Brown, Anthony Caruso, Cheetah, the chimp, Linda Christian, Tommy Cook, Pedro De Cordoba, Lloyd Corrigan, Don Douglas, Iris Flores, Bobby Frasco, Helen Gerald, Steven Geray, Frances Gifford, Ted Hecht, Dennis Hoey, Brenda Joyce, Nancy Kelly, J. M. Kerrigan, Otto Kruger

Tarzan's Secret Treasure" (1941)

Johnny Weissmuller swings as the jungle hero, and Maureen O'Sullivan is his true love, Jane, in

six classic MGM Tarzan actioners. See how the pair first met in "Tarzan, The Ape Man" (1932); ivory hunters threaten their idyllic life in "Tarzan and His Mate" (1934); Tarzan must rescue Jane from poachers in "Tarzan Escapes" (1936); the tree-dwelling duo take in an orphan boy who they name...well, Boy, in "Tarzan Finds a Son!" (1939); gold seekers take Jane and Boy hostage in "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" (1941); and when Boy is kidnapped and taken to America, the ape man takes the Big Apple by storm in "Tarzan's New York Adventure" (1942). 8 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; documentary; bonus shorts; theatrical trailers. Four-disc set. Category: Action & Adventure Director: W. S. Van Dyke, John Farrow, Cedric Gibbons, James McKay, George B. Seitz, Richard Thorpe, William WellmanCast: Uriah Banks, Charles Bickford, Wade Boteler, John Buckler, Bill Cartledge, Paul Cavanagh, Hobart Cavanaugh, Eddy Chandler, Cheetah, the chimpanzee, Ken Christy, E. E. Clive, Tom Conway, Inez Cooper, Nathan Curry, Laraine Day, Dudley Dickerson, John Dilson, Philip Dorn, Barry Fitzgerald, William Forrest, Willie Fung, Virginia Grey, Neil Hamilton, Forrester Harvey, William Henry...