Sheena (1984)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

John Guillermin

Writers:

David Newman (story) and
Leslie Stevens (story) ...
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Release Date:

17 August 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | 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:

Jungle | Barefoot | Male Nudity | Based On Comic Book | Based On Comic

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
Nick Brimble	...	Wadman
Paul Gee	...	Blau
Dave Cooper	...	Anders
Tim Ward-Booth	...	Helicopter Pilot
Wilbur Nyabungo	...	Pilot
Oliver Litondo	...	Harcomba
Louis Mahoney	...	Elder 1
Shane Mwigerere	...	Elder 2 (as Shane Mwigereri)
Tom Mwangi	...	African Native
Margarita Ndisi	...	Receptionist
Joseph Olita	...	1st Policeman
Lenny Juma	...	2nd Policeman
William Allot	...	Prison Sergeant
Lucy Wangiu Gishomo	...	Old Lady
Mick Ndisho	...	Mechanic

Directed by
John Guillermin

Writing credits
David Newman		(story) and
Leslie Stevens		(story)
David Newman		(screenplay) and
Lorenzo Semple Jr.		(screenplay)
S.M. Eiger		comic "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" (uncredited)
Will Eisner		comic "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" (uncredited)

Produced by
Paul Aratow	....	producer
Yoram Ben-Ami	....	executive producer
Christian Ferry	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Richard Hartley

Cinematography by
Pasqualino De Santis

Film Editing by
Ray Lovejoy

Casting by
Maggie Cartier
Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton

Production Design by
Peter Murton

Art Direction by
Malcolm Middleton

Set Decoration by
Ian Watson

Costume Design by
Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca

Makeup Department
Christine Allsopp	....	makeup artist
Stefano Fava	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Udi Nedivi	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Brock	....	second assistant director
Jack Couffer	....	second unit director
Callum McDougall	....	third assistant director
Michael Zimbrich	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Joseph Musso	....	production illustrator
Arthur Wicks	....	property master

Sound Department
Don Sharpe	....	supervising sound effects editor
Brian Simmons	....	sound mixer
Paul Smith	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Peter Fern	....	special effects technician
Robin Hollister	....	special effects assistant
Peter Hutchinson	....	special effects
Robert Nugent	....	special effects

Stunts
Joëlle Baland	....	stunts (as Joelle Balland)
Brian Bowes	....	stunts
Clive Curtis	....	stunts
Tracey Eddon	....	stunts (as Tracy Eddon)
Sadie Eden	....	stunts
Terry Forestal	....	stunts (as Terry Forrestal)
Cheryl Harris	....	stunts
Norman Howell	....	utility stunts
Dominique Julienne	....	stunts
Rémy Julienne	....	stunts (as Remy Julienne)
Jean-Claude Lagniez	....	stunts
Tracy Lupino	....	stunts
Wayne Michaels	....	stunts
Mike Potter	....	stunts
Roy Scammell	....	stunt coordinator (as Roy Scammel)
Malcolm Weaver	....	stunts
Jason White	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Don Burgess	....	action photographer
Roberto De Nigris	....	clapper loader
Moshe Levin	....	additional camera operator: action unit
Mauro Pezzotti	....	grip
Laurie Shane	....	gaffer
Stephen St. John	....	camera operator: second unit
Jimmy Turrell	....	camera operator (as James Turrell)

Editorial Department
Gordon Stainforth	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Michael Clifford	....	music editor
Richard Hartley	....	conductor
Robert Stewart	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Brian Hathaway	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Danny Ben Menahem	....	location manager
Claude Fourcade	....	helicopter pilot
Joy Helman	....	publicist
Jak King	....	production accountant
Tim Ward-Booth	....	helicopter pilot
Hubert Wells	....	animal trainer

Production Companies

• Colgems Productions Ltd.
• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Delphi II Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia-EMI-Warner (1984) (UK) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Video Ltd. (1986) (UK) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment

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) | Australia:PG | Iceland:12 | 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.

Trivia:

Producer Paul Aratow landed a development deal for Sheena, Queen of the Jungle with Universal Pictures as early as 1975 as a proposed starring vehicle for Raquel Welch. However, numerous script rewrites led to the project being put into turnaround. The project was picked up by United Artists, then after a failed script put in turnaround to Filmways (later Orion Pictures)where another failed script led to another turnaround deal at Avco-Embassy, who courteously released the project before their contract had expired to Columbia pictures. The first screenwriter at Columbia (in 1980) was Leslie Stevens. At Columbia the script was subsequently completely rewritten by David Newman and later tweaked by Lorenzo Semple Jr.. At some point Bo Derek was considered for the title role, and Harrison Ford was offered the male lead, but casting amazedly ended up with Ted Wass and Tayna Roberts in the role of Sheena. The production was greenlighted in 1982.

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:

Referenced in The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Very touching

This movie is a classic Tanya Roberts , I feel she was so natural in the role instead of fake acting, she is also very magnetic in all her attractions.Shenna is truly the Queen of the jungle , also the villains are superb in there ability to make you hate them for there dirty deeds. Also some comedy relief in some scenes, the best scene of course , is Tanya bathing ala natural , which shows her real outside beauty , no way around this , she is gorgeous and thats that. The actual jungle scenery is great , and her animal magnetism was done well, and her re pore with the animals was great as was the rest of the cast. This should have been rated better, possibly more jealous women voting, Tanya is just drop dead gorgeous.