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Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)

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Release Date: Aug 19, 1932 Wide

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John Derek directed this 1981 vanity production of the Tarzan tale as a bon-bon for his wife Bo Derek. The Bo Derek version answers any questions viewers may have had concerning Tarzan and Jane's sex life. The film begins as Jane (Bo Derek)'s father Parker (Richard Harris) heads to the African interior on the pretext of searching for hidden jungle secrets. He is actually looking for Tarzan (Miles O'Keeffe), whom he plans to kidnap and bring back to England dead or alive. Jane accompanies her

R, 1 hr. 52 min.

Action & Adventure, Romance, Classics

Directed By: W.S. Van Dyke , Woodbridge S. Van Dyke

Written By: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Cyril Hume

In Theaters: Aug 19, 1932 Wide

MGM Home Entertainment

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Critic Reviews for Tarzan the Ape Man

All Critics (17) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (0) | DVD (2)

Very vine, er...fine Weismuller, his first, with sexy O'Sullivan Jane.

August 25, 2006 Comment

Steve Crum

Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

First and rawest of the Weismuller Tarzans

September 13, 2005 Comment

Daniel Eagan

Film Journal International

The first feature-length talking version of the Tarzan series, and the best in the series.

June 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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January 12, 2005 Full Review Source: StaciWilson.com

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Staci Layne Wilson

StaciWilson.com

The first Weismuller Tarzan and still one of the best.

June 16, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

'Tarzan the Ape Man is one helluva action film ... contrasting civilization with the wild and criticizing human greed without being overly preachy'

July 21, 2002 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews

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John A. Nesbit

Old School Reviews Source: Old School Reviews

Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) is the first feature-length talking (sound) version of the Tarzan series [Tarzan films stretch into the silent film era back to 1918].

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Tim Dirks' The Greatest Films

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The first of the famous Tarzan series starring Johnny Weissmuller is a decent movie...it isn't great, but it is decent. I liked both Weissmuller and O'Sullivan, but the pacing leaves something to be desired.

September 4, 2011

Kenny Scheck

This is the first of the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies. Johnny Weissmuller was the best of all actors to play Tarzan. The main reason is because he perfected the Tarzan Yell. In this movie he is still young and trim and looks the part of Tarzan perfectly. The movie has nothing to do with the original book Tarzan of

July 24, 2008

Donald White

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1. Tarzan: Jane. Tarzan. Jane. Tarzan.
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