Sheena (1984)

Director:

John Guillermin

Writers:

David Newman (story) and
Leslie Stevens (story) ...

Release Date:

17 August 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Tagline:

She'll fight like a tigress to save the land she loves...

Plot:

Sheena's white parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African tribe...

Plot Keywords:

White Jungle Girl | Jungle Girl | Female Nudity | Beautiful Woman | Female Hero

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Tanya Roberts	...	Sheena
Ted Wass	...	Vic Casey
Donovan Scott	...	Fletcher ("Fletch")
Elizabeth of Toro	...	Shaman
France Zobda	...	Countess Zanda
Trevor Thomas	...	Prince Otwani
Clifton Jones	...	King Jabalani
John Forgeham	...	Colonel Jorgensen
Errol John	...	Boto
Sylvester Williams	...	Juka
Bob Sherman	...	Grizzard
Michael Shannon	...	Phillip Ames
Nancy Paul	...	Betsy Ames
Kathryn Gant	...	Janet Ames (Child Sheena)
Kirsty Lindsay	...	Young Sheena

Also Known As:

Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (International: English title) (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:12 | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-12 | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) (uncut) | UK:PG (original rating) (cut) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Kenya

Company:

Colgems Productions Ltd.

Goofs:

Continuity: During most of the movie, Sheena is barefoot. When she gets to the Zambuli after escaping from the crashing helicopter, she has sandals. She is wearing those sandals when she pursues Otwani while riding on her zebra. After Otwani makes her fall from the zebra, she is barefoot again - the sandals disappear forever.

Quotes:

Sheena: I am not a foolish young girl. The Shaman taught me that brave tales do not always have happy endings. I know what guns can do. I know that you and I may not live to see another sunset.
Vic Casey: Mmmmm!
Sheena: You are an enemy!
Vic Casey: I'm what?
Sheena: The Shaman taught me- an enemy is someone who takes without asking!
Vic Casey: I'll ask then. May I?
Sheena: Yes! You will be welcome in Zukuru! The head man's locust bean cakes- they will be your locust bean cakes! His fermented buffalo milk will be your fermented buffalo milk!

Movie Connections:

Version of "Sheena: Queen of the Jungle" (1955)

Mostly Eye Candy, and WHAT candy!

I remember watching this on TV in the 80's. The old gang back at the college dorms really enjoyed this too. This film has a lot GREAT eye candy. Tanya Roberts was sooo worth watching in BEASTMASTER that the big wigs at the studio thought they'd give her another film to "show off" more of her special talents. Not to be sexist, they threw in SOAP's Ted Wass as her love interest and made him show some of his "special talents". Just like in the BEASTMASTER, there are plenty of those adorable animals to entertain and attack those nasty old villains.

With so many bad things happening in this world, do yourself a favor and get away for 90 minutes. Watch something mindless like this to make you forget about elections, markets, wars, terrorist, and J Lo. Let Tanya tame you......