Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)


Paramount
Directed by Robert Gordon
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

A dispute over leadership of the native Tzegunda tribe is the heart of this Tarzan story. Two brothers must compete in a series of Olympic-style events, the winner becoming the new leader. The "good" brother wins but the "bad" brother brings him to the jungle to be killed. Instead, he is saved by the "jungle boy", mop-headed Steve Bond, who takes him to his caves. Meanwhile, a photographer hires Tarzan to lead her into the jungle to find the boy, missing for six years. Padded with stock footage of animals and ridiculous Cheetah antics, but worst of all Tarzan is nothing more than a supporting character.


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