Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)

Tarzan, the Ape Man is a 1981 adventure film directed by John Derek and starring Bo Derek, Miles O'Keeffe, Richard Harris, and John Phillip Law. The screenplay by Tom Rowe and Gary Goddard[1] is loosely based on the novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs, but from the point of view of Jane Parker.
The original music score is composed by Perry Botkin Jr.. Former Tarzan actor Jock Mahoney, billed as Jack O'Mahoney, was the film's stunt coordinator. The film is marketed with the tagline Unlike any other "Tarzan" you've ever seen! The original actor cast in the "Tarzan" role was fired [or quit] early in production, resulting in the sudden casting of his stunt double, Miles O'Keeffe, in the title role.
                                                                    

Directed by John Derek
Produced by Bo Derek
Written by Tom Rowe
Gary Goddard
Based on Tarzan of the Apes
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Starring Bo Derek
Miles O'Keeffe
Richard Harris
John Phillip Law
Music by Perry Botkin Jr.
Cinematography John Derek
Wolfgang Dickmann
Editing by Jimmy Ling
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)
  • August 7, 1981
Running time 107 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $6.5 million
Box office $36,565,280

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