Gwendoline (1984)

Director:

Just Jaeckin

Writer:

Just Jaeckin (writer)

Release Date:

25 January 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

Outrageous adventures in the Kingdom of Women

Plot:

Gwendoline arrives in China in a box, and is helped out of her immediate predicament by a female contact and a devil-may-care adventurer...

Plot Keywords:

Butterfly | Based On Comic Strip | Bare Chested Male | Psychotronic | Bound And Gagged

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tawny Kitaen	...	Gwendoline
Brent Huff	...	Willard
Zabou Breitman	...	Beth (as Zabou)
Bernadette Lafont	...	The Queen
Jean Rougerie	...	D'Arcy
Roland Amstutz
Jean Stanislas Capoul
Chen Chang Ching
Vernon Dobtcheff
André Julien	...	Tom
Takashi Kawahara
Kristopher Kum		(as Christopher Kum)
Loi Lam Duc
Maurice Lamy
Jim Adhi Limas

Also Known As:

Gwendoline (France)
The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak (USA)

Runtime:

105 min | USA:87 min

Country:

France

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Italy:VM14 | Australia:R (2008) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Norway:16 (cut) | France:U | Finland:K-16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Paris Studios Cinéma, Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Company:

Films de L'Alma

Trivia:

According to director Just Jaeckin the final temple location of the film was actually shot on one stage with "roll-away" walls that were dressed and rearranged before each scene to give the appearance of many different rooms.

Goofs:

Plot holes: D'Arcy makes many references to unleashing the Power of "The Volcano". No Volcano is ever seen in this desert-by-a-jungle-by-a-river called the Yek Yeuk.

Quotes:

D'Arcy: She made me do things that were against the laws of nature!

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Last Temptation of Just (2006) (V)

Gwendoline keeps being modern

A fantastic movie! Not only sexy but mostly what french people call erotique. Many themes, the FORCE (volcano) the virgin killer (you'll die if you make love to her) (Gwendoline) and her world are very near of a light SM butthis is mostly the Goddess side of the female that shines. Its definitely one of the best french movies but not so recognized.. who cares? The music is excellent, based on a vocal progression with some ostinato technique. And last but not least Zabu appears, sh'e very young and we see that she kept going amazingly well! What a pity that after that we did not see Tawny Kitaen in movies of the same standard! Aline (who lives like a modern Gwendoline)