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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301976398
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6301976398
Label: MGM (Warner)
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageAnalog
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: September 22, 1999
Running Time: 99 minutes
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: 1932
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"Me beefcake. You bossy." That kind of sums up the dynamics of 1932's Tarzan, the Ape Man, which stars an incredibly hulking Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan and Maureen O'Sullivan as the gorgeous accidental feminist who finds true love with you-know-who in the jungle. Some of the footage in the first Tarzan talkie is comically dated--scenes of the British adventurers seem superimposed over stock footage of tribesmen and African vistas. But the action is swift and often unexpectedly hiply humorous. When Jane spots Tarzan watching her undress to bathe in the river, she says, "I wish you'd knock before you'd enter my boudoir." And it's hysterical how she wraps every man in the film around her finger. A romantic's trip through 20th-century popular culture would be incomplete without first-hand viewing of Tarzan capturing Jane, then swinging from tree to tree. The smoldering looks the man raised by apes exchanges with the cultured Brit? Animal attraction defined. --Valerie J. Nelson
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Tarzan the Ape Man is the first film of the most popular strain of the Tarzan series. The story is quite familiar now, so it seems trite and dull. However, this film is strangely entertaining although everyone knows what will happen in the film. Girl (Maureen O'Sullivan) goes along with her father on a trek to find the famed elephant graveyard and stumbles upon a man who lives in the wild like an ape (Johnny Weissmuller). The two are quite attracted to each other.
Johnny Weissmuller is not an incredibly attractive man although he is Olympically trained and very fit. He has incredible chemistry with the baby-faced Maureen O'Sullivan; all of their scenes are sexually charged which makes this film really good. The story is primally sexual but incredibly romantic at the same time.
This film was shot with soft lighting which only accentuates the beauty of the wild. Some footage of real natives was used and real animals were filmed for many of the scenes. This film ... Read More
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If you don't mind a movie being hiddiously over-acted and unrealistic, than go ahead and watch it. First of all, the sets are cheesy and are clearly not in Africa. The African bearers, rather than being depicted as essentil to a safari, play the same role as the guys in the red shirts on Star Trek: namley, get killed. They're always handy when someone needs to be strangled by a gorilla, fall off the cliff, or get eaten by a crocidile.
Maureen O'sullivan(I'm not sure I spelled that right) is such a ham that I almost cried watching this movie, and almost every one of her sentences was punctuated with the word "darling"
The Pygmies are really just dwarves (real Pygmies are well proportioned).
Jane spent way too much time hanging around with Tarzan, slowing down the story significantly.
Lions don't attack their prey one at a time in broad daylight. They also don't live in the jungle, but rather on the savannah. Zebra are also found on the ... Read More
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Olympic Swimming Champion Johnny Weissmuller portrays probably the most "classic" Tarzan to date, in this wonderful 1932 film that, despite its age, is incredibly entertaining even now! The lovely and modern Jane Parker has come to Africa to spend time with her father, James Parker, a trader who is preoccupied with the idea of finding a legendary elephant graveyard and the ivory riches it would hold. Along with James' partner, Harry, who has his heart set on winning Jane, the father and daughter embark on an expedition into the African Jungle to search for the sacred place. Within the jungle, they encounter natives that give them the impression that they are on the right track. However, they also encounter something rather strange, a wild man raised by chimpanzees! The wild man immediately kidnaps the lovely Jane, and in time they grow quite attached to each other. Tarzan is completely fascinated with this female that looks so much better than an ape-girl, and Jane is in complete bliss to ... Read More
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For a 1930's movie I was very impressed. They just don't make them like they used to. My 6 yr old loved it and wants the rest of the Tarzan movies. It was quite graphic for the era. Good action for kids
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Weissmuller was the best of the loincloth-clad men of bravery, action and courage. This particular film is a testament to that. The engaging script has Tarzan jumping into action in an emotionally charged performance. This is one of the best Tarzan action and adventure tales. The villains once again meet their match, but its tough going. It contains discriminating effects and exquisite photography unusual from the other films in the series. Weissmuller was always the consummate professional gives one of his better performances here. Good jungle atmosphere created by brilliant set design makes a big difference from the others.
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