Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)

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Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film) is a 1981 adventure film that reimagines Edgar Rice Burroughs’ jungle hero largely from Jane’s perspective, noted for its eroticized tone and controversial reception.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
alternateTitle Tarzan, the Ape Man ⓘ
linked to: Tarzan the Ape Man
basedOn Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs ⓘ
Tarzan of the Apes ⓘ
character James Parker ⓘ
Jane Parker ⓘ
Tarzan ⓘ
cinematographyBy John Derek ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception generally negative ⓘ
director John Derek ⓘ
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
era 1980s cinema ⓘ
focusesOn relationship between Tarzan and Jane ⓘ
genre adventure ⓘ
erotic adventure ⓘ
romantic adventure ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadActress Bo Derek ⓘ
MPAARating R ⓘ
musicBy Pino Donaggio ⓘ
narrativeFocus Jane’s experiences in the jungle ⓘ
notableFor controversial reception ⓘ
eroticized tone ⓘ
sexualized depiction of Jane ⓘ
partOf Tarzan films ⓘ
perspectiveFocus Jane’s point of view ⓘ
portrays jungle hero Tarzan ⓘ
linked to: Tarzan
producer Bo Derek ⓘ
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
releaseDate 1981-07-24 ⓘ
releaseYear 1981 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 115 ⓘ
screenwriter Gary Goddard ⓘ
John Derek ⓘ
Tom Rowe ⓘ
setting Africa ⓘ
sourceMaterialAuthor Edgar Rice Burroughs ⓘ
starring Bo Derek ⓘ
John Phillip Law ⓘ
Miles O’Keeffe ⓘ
Richard Harris ⓘ

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John Derek → directorOf → Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film) ⓘ
Tarzan films → includesFilm → Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film) ⓘ
John Derek → notableWork → Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film) ⓘ
subject linked to: John
John Derek → directorOf → Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film) ⓘ
subject linked to: John
Derek Delevan Harris → notableWork → Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film) ⓘ