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  Ape   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The great ape family was previously referred to as Pongidae, and humans (and fossil hominids) were omitted from it, but on grounds of relatedness there is no argument for doing this.
The intelligence and humanoid appearance of apes are responsible for legends which attribute human qualities; for example, apes are sometimes said to be able to speak but refuse to do so in order to avoid work.
sapiens: Homo troglodytes ("cave-dwelling man") and the Homo caudatus ("tail-bearing man").
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 Tarzan the Ape Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) is an action adventure film starring Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton, C.
Jane is terrified when Tarzan (Weissmuller) and his ape friends first abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan.
Tarzan's distinctive call was created by sound recordist Douglas Shearer using special audio effects.
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 Tarzan, the Ape Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tarzan, the Ape Man is a 1981 American action movie and adventure film directed by John Derek.
He is actually looking for Tarzan, whom he plans to kidnap and bring back to England dead or alive.
But Tarzan finally saves the day when Jane is kidnapped by a band of African worshippers, who are preparing her to be sacrificed to the gods.
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 Tarzan The Ape Man (1932)
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) is the first feature-length talking (sound) version of the Tarzan series.
Tarzan leaps on the threatening animal and kills it.
After Tarzan carries her and swings her to another part of the treetops, he grabs her again and she screams repeatedly: "Let me go," but she cannot escape his powerful grasp.
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 ERBzin-e 613: Tarzan, The Ape Man IV
Two huge apes pulled the terrified Jane from the shelter and carried her with them as they followed the elephant through the jungle toward Tarzan.
Tarzan taught Jane to love him and his friends who were so good to her.
As Tarzan and the only living members of the safari, Jane, Parker and Holt, moved slowly through the jungle on the backs of two elephant, the animal which was carrying the injured Parker and Tarzan, suddenly stumbled.
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 Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) - Review - Piddleville
Made in 1932, the first of a gazillion talking Tarzan movies, and the first featuring Johnny Weissmuller, the quintessential Tarzan, Tarzan the Ape Man is strange for being a silent movie with sound.
Much of the movie has little or no sound (if only because Tarzan doesn't speak English), and in the first thirty minutes of the film, where the bulk of the dialogue occurs and Tarzan doesn't appear, we get exposition that, with some work, might have been communicated without speaking.
What we end up with, particularly from the perspective of 2004, is a film that strikes us as peculiar and sometimes a bit jarring, not for its lack of sound but for the contrast between the sequences with sound (dialogue) and those without (action).
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 Tarzan at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Tarzan is the orphaned son of aristocratic English parents marooned in Africa in the late 1800s.
Tarzan is a modern incarnation of the ancient literary tradition of "the hero raised by animals" (Feral children).
The Tarzan story is informed by nonscientific ideas of evolution and "social darwinism" explored in much popular literature of this period, such as that of Jack London and Robert E. Howard.
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 Tarzan, the Ape Man
Tarzan the Ape Man is the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs story told from Jane's point of view.
Richard Harris, as her father, was way over the top, Miles O'Keeffe as Tarzan was almost as bad as Bo, and the best performance in the film was turned in by C.J, who actually demonstrated acting ability, especially by comparison to the humans in the film.
Despite Tuna's cynicism, I guess it is possible to argue that Tarzan, the Ape Man is the greatest of all John and Bo's works.
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 DVD review of Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) - DVD Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Based on the popular characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs for a magazine story in 1912 and for the first of a series of novels, "Tarzan of the Apes," in 1914, this movie adaptation is but one of the many Hollywood versions of the tale.
At one point he hears Tarzan's famous yell far away in the jungle and says, "Oh, shut up, you boring son of a bitch!" That's exactly what most viewers are probably saying to themselves about Harris.
OK, so "Tarzan, the Ape Man" is a washout, but for compensation the good folks at Warner Bros. simultaneously issued the first six "Tarzan" movies to star the most famous Tarzan of them all, Johnny Weissmuller, with Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane.
www.dvdtown.com /review/tarzantheapeman1981/12355/2177   (1300 words)

  
 At-A-Glance Film Reviews: Tarzan, the Ape Man (1932)
Audiences loved Tarzan, the Ape Man, and whether this was due to the illiterate portrayal or simply because it was a good film, the illiterate version stuck, and all but two of the Tarzan films made for the next twenty seven years (which an outraged Burroughs produced himself) showcased an illiterate Tarzan.
One scene used in Tarzan and His Mate, where Weissmuller wrestles an alligator, was reused several times, sometimes in consecutive films and once (in a remake of Tarzan, the Ape Man) when someone other than Weissmuller played the character.
In Tarzan's Secret Treasure, a reference is made to gold being found at the bottom of the river by Tarzan's treehouse home, and this is referred to in the subsequent entry.
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 Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews - Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
Despite the lengthy "this is Africa" sequences, Tarzan the Ape Man has immense amounts of charm, even to a couple of critics raised on Star Wars and the Muppets.
Tarzan the Ape Man is by no means the first version of Edgar Rice Burroughs' great novel, and it was far from the last.
The additional mysteries of Tarzan's presence in the jungle, the search for the elephant graveyard, and the party's capture by a native tribe keep the film alive through the more tedious sequences of stock footage.
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 VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Tarzan, the Ape Man : Main
Tarzan, The Ape Man was not only MGM's inaugural "Tarzan" film, but also the first to star...
Tarzan, The Ape Man was not only MGM's inaugural "Tarzan" film, but also the first to star former Olympic swimming champ Johnny Weissmuller as The Lord of the Jungle (str...
Tarzan, The Ape Man was not only MGM's inaugural "Tarzan" film, but also the first to star former Olympic swimming champ Johnny Weissmuller as The Lord of the Jungle (strange but true: one of the pre-Weissmuller "Tarzan" candidates was Clark Gable!) Utilizing scads of stock footage from MGM's Trader Horn (1931), the film begins...
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 :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: Tarzan, The Ape Man (xhtml)
And yet when Tarzan beats his chest and screams and swings to the rescue on a vine, there is something primal happening on the screen.
The whole movie is a setup for several steamy scenes of confrontation between the savage, muscular jungle man and the petite young girl with eyes as wide as her shoulders.
Tarzan speaks Elephant, and there's always that great moment when he needs help, and the elephants hear his screams and perk up their ears.
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 TARZAN, THE APE MAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Threatening to fill Tarzan with bullets, her father and suitor demand that she be returned to safety.
As the bond between the two humans deepens, Jane laboriously teaches Tarzan to speak, and he finally utters the immortal words, "Me Tarzan, you Jane." Then they are captured by a tribe of pygmies and appear to be doomed as they are lowered into a pit with a giant ape called Zumangani.
But Tarzan saves the day, letting out a thunderous yell that brings a herd of elephants stampeding to his aid, smashing the pygmies and their village.
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 DVD Verdict Review - Tarzan, The Ape Man
Warner has brazenly included it without disclaimer among their massive Tarzan back catalog release of late, so here it is again, from that dusty time of early MTV, presidential assassination attempts, and the dawn of home video as a major power.
O'Keefe's Tarzan is a bit dim and somewhat impotent except as a voyeur in the movie; when a lion (that moves like a husky) has Bo pinned down at the beach, Tarzan neither moves to rescue the girl nor to capture her immediately.
Tarzan, the Ape Man is presented here by Warner Brothers in a reasonably nice-looking anamorphic widescreen transfer.
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 Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
When she learns that her father and Harry Holt are about to mount an expedition to the unexplored Muteer Escarpment, which they believe holds the fabled elephant's graveyard and a vast source of ivory, she insists on coming along too.
But there she starts to fall for Tarzan and is torn between staying and returning to civilization.
Tarzan has become one of the most prolific screen characters of all time, producing some 80 films and 5 different tv series.
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 ME FILM FREAK CENTRAL, YOU TARZAN ON DVD
Tarzan himself finally sensing a pattern of what happens when he and Jane humour tourists, our hero orders three travelers off the escarpment as soon as their "iron bird" touches down.
It's remarkable, then, that Tarzan the Ape Man, in addition to exhibiting a surprising immunity to the ravages of time, is also mostly spared the contempt borne of familiarity.
Though Tarzan more or less abducts Jane, their compatibility is such that she refutes her father's claim that Tarzan belongs to the jungle when she's reunited with the caravan.
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 DVD Talk > Reviews > Tarzan the Ape Man
Tarzan the Ape Man, the infamous 1981 remake of the 1932 Johnny Weissmuller / Maureen O'Sullivan classic, is not just a bad movie, it barely qualifies as a movie at all.
Tarzan the Ape Man was her first starring role after 10, and built entirely around what John perceived as Bo's greatest assets.
She has little dialogue until she meets Tarzan, and because he says nothing, Derek is stuck with long, idiotic dialogue as Tarzan cops a feel.
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 Tarzan, the Ape Man (1932 b 100')   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Tarzan protects Jane from the apes as she screams.
Tarzan kills a leopard with a knife and takes Jane into a lair, not letting her go.
Tarzan and the chimp mourn the loss of the ape, and Tarzan kills one of their men.
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 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Tarzan, the Ape Man at Epinions.com
Tarzan, the Ape Man has acheived the ultimate lows in the perpetuation of the Tarzan legend.
Jane sensuously eats a banana and attempts to communicate with Tarzan as she searches for her father, and ends up in the clutches of the Ivory King, and of course, Tarzan must rescue her.
Tarzan, the jungle, the Ivory King, John Parker, and all the rest are all entirely superfluous.
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 ERBzin-e 611: Tarzan the Ape Man
Tarzan fever had hit and the ERB media blitz had begun: more films and novels, Sunday and daily comic strips, comic strip reprints in various book compilations, new magazine appearances - pulp and slick, radio shows, Tarzan clubs, advertising promotions, trading cards, toys, articles, and imitators galore.
Jane is terrified when Tarzan and his ape friends first abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan.
Tarzan the Ape Man was remade in 1959 starring Denny Miller and Joanna Barnes:
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 VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Tarzan, the Ape Man : Review
Tarzan, The Ape Man was not only MGM's inaugural "Tarzan" film, but also the first to star former Olympic swimming champ Johnny Weissmuller as The Lord of the Jungle (strange but true: one of the pre-Weissmuller "Tarzan" candidates was Clark Gable!)
The expedition is habitually sabotaged by the ecology-conscious Tarzan, a white man who'd been lost in the jungle years earlier and raised by Apes.
Tarzan kidnaps Jane and spirits her away to the treetops, where she gradually overcomes her fear of the Loinclothed One and teaches him to speak English ("Tarzan...Jane", not "Me Tarzan...You Jane" as has often been reported).
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 Trivia for Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
When Johnny Weissmuller was approached to play Tarzan, he was under contract with BVD to advertise their underwear and swimming trunks.
Clark Gable was considered for the role of Tarzan, but was deemed too much of an unknown to play the ape man.
When Jane and Tarzan meet, it is she who initiates the verbal exchange, repeatedly indicating herself and giving her name until he repeats it.
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 Mocean Worker to perform new live score for Tarzan the Ape Man - iBerkshires.com - Home
The expedition is continually interrupted by the apprehensive Tarzan, a white man who'd been lost in the jungle years earlier and raised by apes.
Tarzan kidnaps Jane and whisks her away to the treetops, where she eventually overcomes her fear of him and teaches him to speak English.
Tickets for Tarzan the Ape Man and Mocean Worker are $14 in advance or $17 the day of the show.
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 A Fistful of Reviews - Tarzan: The Ape Man (1932)
He completely convinces us a simple man with jungle smarts and he especially convinces us that he could fall in love with the first white woman he has ever seen: Jane, as played by the beautiful Maureen O’ Sullivan.
From the moment she first sees Tarzan, and is abducted by him shortly thereafter, we get the sense that she wants to jump his poor, uneducated jungle bones.
Fading to fl when Tarzan is taking Jane in his arms back to a tree is the same as playing some obnoxious saxophone music.
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Fears are heightened when Tarzan's jungle yell is heard, and before long, Jane is screaming and kicking as Tarzan carries her into the treetops.
Her father and suitor threaten to shoot Tarzan, but after she is released, Jane defends the ape-man with whom she is falling in love.
Their happiness is threatened, however, when they are captured by pygmies and lowered into a pit with a giant ape.
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 The Tarzan Collection Starring Johnny Weissmuller (Tarzan the Ape Man / Escapes / and His Mate / Finds a Son / Secret ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1932), made with the blessings of Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs, establishes the basics of the series (and uses extra Africa footage MGM had compiled for Trader Horn).
Tarzan and His Mate is generally considered the best of the lot; it is also the sexiest, especially after the restoration of a hotsy-totsy nude swimming scene.
Also included in the boxed set is the documentary Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle, which is a fine overview not just of the MGM Tarzan series but of its predecessors (though it does not mention the fact that Weissmuller went on to crank out more Tarzan pictures at RKO).
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 the agony booth forum - Bo Derek in 'Tarzan, the Ape Man'
And yet...well, the only thing the movie was interested in was Tarzan's sexual life, which, to be fair, hadn't really been explored before.
Posted - September 06 2005 : 8:46:05 PM Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan is the only Tarzan movie I'm aware of that is anywhere close to faithful to the source material.
All of the scenes involving an actual plot are treated as necessary evils, and the scenes where Tarzan and Jane look at each other with wide-eyed curiosity are lovingly lingered upon.
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 Tarzan Movie Guide.com : The Weissmuller Films (1932-1948)
Believing Tarzan and Jane are dead, Boy is kidnapped/taken to New York City, where he is put to work in a circus.
Tarzan battles a giant spider that has to be seen to be believed.......
Tarzan rescues four teachers, Boy, and Jane from the cult in a crashing finish.
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