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Overview

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Director:
John Derek
Writers:
Tom Rowe (screenplay) and
Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters)
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Release Date:
24 September 1981 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure more
Tagline:
The most beautiful woman of our time in the most erotic adventure of all time. more
Plot:
The Tarzan story from Jane's point of view. Jane Parker visits her father in Africa where she joins him on an expedition... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Who looks better naked than Bo? more (46 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Bo Derek ... Jane Parker

Richard Harris ... James Parker
John Phillip Law ... Harry Holt

Miles O'Keeffe ... Tarzan
Akushula Selayah ... Africa
Steve Strong ... Ivory King
Maxime Philoe ... Riano
Leonard Bailey ... Feathers
Wilfrid Hyde-White ... Club Member
Laurie Main ... Club Member
Harold Ayer ... Club Member
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 (cut) (1981) | Iceland:L | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:12 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Seychelles more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This movie was Miles O'Keeffe's film debut. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jane fights the snake in the river, it changes from a reticulated python to a Burmese python and back several times. more
Quotes:
Jane: Don't you know how to smile? Do you know you're more beautiful than any girl I know? Oh, you're a lot more. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Great British Sunday (2008) (TV) more

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Who looks better naked than Bo?, 24 September 1999
Author: SanDiego

Wonderful action-packed adventure full of delightful campy humor, sexy romance, and Oscar-caliber performances...HA! HA! had you going there didn't I? Come on folks! This is a Bo Derek film...Bo Bo Bolero Bo. The only reason to see one of her soft-core nudie romps is to see her romp nudie. John should have shot it as an X-rated film. Bo can't act, but she's always cute (and when isn't a perfect 10 worth watching?) For extra fun try a double feature with Tanya Roberts' "Sheena: Queen of the Jungle."

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