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Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) Rank 1 Reviews
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Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
This cinematic atrocity truly is one of the all-time worsts. ...read the complete Tarzan movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)
John Derek would have been better off publishing a glossy coffee table book instead. ...read the complete Tarzan movie review at Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
not even funny as modern irony ...read the complete Tarzan movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
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by Gary L. Dibert "t... on February 14, 2009
Despite what other people have said or written I thought this picture was great. This picture hit movie theaters across the country on August 7 1981 starring the gorgeous Bo Derek as Jane Parker, Richard Harris as James Parker and Miles O'Keefe as Tarzan ...
by the masked review... on July 29, 2007
When Bo Derek emerged from Blake Edwards's hit 10 as a cornrow-sporting sex symbol, she and her Svengali-like mentor John Derek--who'd been, at one time, a wooden movie pinup himself--decided that together they'd "create" Bo's subsequent starring ...
by Heidi "larryphunt... on August 15, 2003
I saw this Trazan movie when it first came out in 1981, I was just 9 years old and I loved it! I think Bo Derek is very beautiful as Jane and Miles O' Keeffe is one of the best looking Trazans I have ever seen. The movie is a bit erotic but it is all in ...
by rayw@worldinter.n... on September 28, 2000
I gave this movie 5 stars due to the last few minutes that made it all worth while. I would not recommend this film unless you are a big Bo Derek fan. If you are, then this is the movie for you. the scene is set up perfect, a strange native village the ...
by Expert Shopper "a... on November 11, 2006
This movie will never be considered a classic but if you are a Bo Derek fan this will satisfy your craving for eye candy. ...
by joseph Corey "par... on January 04, 2006
If you grew up in the early 80s, it was hard to ignore Bo Derek. She was everywhere. On talk shows, posters and magazines - and mostly unclothed. These two films represent her true arrival on the scene. She had made a minor splash as the gal who gets her ...
by Marty Martinez "m... on October 22, 2004
Beautiful Bo Derek (as Jane Parker) embarks on an erotic jungle adventure to West Africa to find her estranged explorer father (Richard Harris). Along the way she meets up with the handsome and extremely buff title character (Miles O'Keefe). The ...
by NoWireHangers on December 23, 2007
John Derek's "Tarzan the Ape Man" is a strange movie. In Maltin's Movie Guide, Leonard Maltin says he almost felt he needed to devise a rating below "BOMB", his lowest rating, in order to rade "Tarzan the Ape Man".
So, is it really that bad? Not really. ...
by Elfstone on March 02, 2006
This, like Bolero, is another "vehicle" movie directed by Bo's husband, John Derek, to display his trophy wife's--talents. Mind you, I loved the Bo-naked scenes: she's real pretty. But the rest, with Richard Harris' "sawing the air" performance, left ...
by bernie "xyzzy" on June 13, 2005
Directed by John Derek, now I wonder how Bo got the part. Does not matter how she got there it is fun to watch her get wet every time you turn around. She was wet in "10" (1979) but here she is all wet.
This is a simple adaptation of the Tarzan story ...
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