However, critic Roger Ebert offered a somewhat more positive review of Tarzan, the Ape Man, awarding it two and a half stars out of a possible four. Hischak was also negative: "Produced and directed without a shred of talent by John Derek, Tarzan, the Ape Man often ranks high in the lists of the worst movies ever made". In a discussion of Tarzan films, Thomas S.
TARZAN THE APE MAN 1981 PART 1 MOVIE
Film critic and historian Leonard Maltin considers this one of the worst films ever to appear in his popular TV, Movie and Video Guide (now simply Movie Guide): "Deranged 'remake' lacks action, humor and charm Forget about comparisons to Johnny Weissmuller O'Keefe makes Elmo Lincoln seem like Edwin Booth." Leslie Halliwell described Tarzan, the Ape Man as "certainly the worst of the Tarzan movies and possibly the most banal film so far made even the animals give poor performances". The film was widely panned upon its release. Richard Harris enjoyed working with the Dereks. This resulted in Canahalin being replaced by Miles O'Keefe. His stuntman had to undergo an emergency appendectomy when filming started. He injured his knee in 1980 meaning he was reliant on his stuntman. Shooting įilming took place in Sri Lanka in February 1981. Goddard, who became better known for his work in theme parks, said he wrote the script in two weeks. In a 2012 interview with the film history magazine Filmfax, co-writer Gary Goddard revealed that he had originally been commissioned to write a screenplay for Bo Derek based upon the Marvel Comics superheroine, Dazzler a 30-page treatment was completed before the project was cancelled and work instead proceeded on Tarzan, The Ape Man which initially carried the working title Me, Jane reflecting its focus on Jane Porter as a showcase for Derek. MGM argued the Derek film would be the second remake of their 1932 film Tarzan the Ape Man which they had the right to do, having released the first remake in 1959. complained, as that studio was also developing a Tarzan film with Robert Towne called Greystoke and they had the rights to the character from the Burroughs estate. In February 1980, MGM announced the studio was making a Tarzan film with the Dereks. After making A Change of Seasons, she was meant to appear in High Road to China but pulled out of the film saying she wanted to be directed only by her husband John.
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