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2 unusual facts about Tarzan's Revenge


Tarzan Finds a Son!

Independent producer Sol Lesser obtained the rights to make five Tarzan movies, but the first of these, Tarzan's Revenge, proved to be a flop.

Tarzan's Revenge

Eleanor Holm, a popular swimming star, co-starred as Eleanor Reed.


Bikini Cavegirl

One of the funnier aspects of the film is said to be its references to B-films such as Roger Corman's Teenage Cave Man (1958) and Gordon Scott Tarzan films.

Bill Catambay

Bill Catambay, president and owner of ExcaliburWorld Software, is director and producer of the game project Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge.

Bobby Orlando

His music appears in numerous motion pictures, including: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, Wigstock: The Movie, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Valley Girl, Dark Mirror, Flying, High Risk, Rappin, Underground and others.

Buruuba

Like Johnny Weissmuller who starred in classic Tarzan films, the starring actor Shigeyoshi Suzuki was also an Olympic swimming medalist in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

David Ritchie

David "Tarzan" Ritchie (born 1945), Shinty player and winner of 12 Camanachd Cup medals

Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge

While Cooper and his team are forced to perform the tasks, they discover that they - as is Mrs. Goodman - are mere pawns for a more dastardly plot: the Mexican revolutionary El Cortador's plan to assassinate the President of the United States!

Dick Beals

In 1996, Beals provided the voice of the Pinocchio puppet in the horror film Pinocchio's Revenge.

Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge

An audio of the Charm of Making can be found in the movie Excalibur by John Boorman.

Findlay Napier

Before the demise of Back of the Moon, Napier began working on a project called Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers at first this project was to bridge the gap between the traditional roots of Back of the Moon and the contemporary song and arrangements of Queen Anne's Revenge.

Flights of Fantasy Parade

Jumpin' Jungle Jam: Characters such as Baloo and King Louie from The Jungle Book, Rafiki and Timon from The Lion King, and Tantor from Tarzan feature on this float, styled to look like the jungle.

Gizmo!

Early examples of parkour and buildering are also featured, including footage of urban acrobat John Ciampa, the "Brooklyn Tarzan".

Hyperpilosity

Various examples of the troubles resulting are told; the cast of the latest Tarzan movie, for instance, is reduced to frequent all-over shaving to be able to continue filming.

Johnny Fontane

In Winegardner's sequel The Godfather's Revenge, Fontane becomes romantically involved with Francesca Corleone, daughter of Sonny.

Jughead's Revenge

Jarrod Thornton soon left Jughead's Revenge and was replaced by former Vandals drummer Ty Smith.

Lady Franklin's Revenge

Lady Franklin's Revenge: A True Story of Ambition, Obsession and the Remaking of Arctic History is a non-fiction book by Canadian historian and writer Ken McGoogan.

Mary Ormond

It is believed Blackbeard offered her as a gift to the crew of his ship Queen Anne's Revenge, although her ultimate fate is undocumented.

Mitch Pileggi

Pileggi's later work has included starring in the short-lived TV show Tarzan and co-starring with Barbara Hershey and Oliver Hudson in the short-lived TV show The Mountain.

Newquay Zoo

A Tarzan activity adventure Trail, Children's Play Area and the Dragon Maze (designed by mazemaker Adrian Fisher in 1983) are provided for children's entertainment.

Newt Perry

He played a significant role in the production of MGM's Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) at Silver Springs and Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) at Wakulla Springs through his relationship with actor-swimmer Johnny Weismuller who played Tarzan.

Newtonmore Camanachd Club

Two of the greatest names in shinty history, goalkeeper Hugh Chisholm and David "Tarzan" Ritchie jointly hold the Newtonmore club record of twelve Camanachd Cup winners medals each.

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# "Road of Enemy #1" (from Dracula Densetsu II)

Princess Diana's Revenge

Despite de Larrabeiti being an established author of thirty years standing, Princess Diana's Revenge was turned down by his literary agents, Curtis Brown.

So Long Mr. Chumps

Bruce Bennett (a.k.a. Herman Brix, a former Olympic athlete and Tarzan actor) appears as one of the guards giving orders to the stooges.

Sol Lesser

In 1933 Lesser succeeded in buying screen rights to Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan character.

Stephen Purdy

His work on Broadway includes Disney's Tarzan, Glory Days, Peter Pan (starring Cathy Rigby), the original Fantasticks and Frankenstein with Hunter Foster and has also toured the United States with the Broadway Musicals The Full Monty, Spelling Bee, and Peter Pan.

Steve Loter

Loter also directed the Happy Monster Band, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and Disney's Tarzan series, as well as episodes of The Ren and Stimpy Show, Duckman, Stressed Eric and Kevin Smith's Clerks The Animated Series.

Tarzán

Tarzán was a half-hour syndicated series that aired 19911994.

Tarzan and the Castaways

Tarzan is stranded on a Pacific island inhabited by the remnant of a lost Mayan civilization.

Tarzan and the City of Gold

Another difference is that Phobeg (voiced by Ted Cassidy in the first two appearances, Alan Oppenheimer in the third appearance) becomes Tarzan's ally in those episodes.

Tarzan and the Lost Safari

It was also MGM's first Tarzan film since 1942 and filmed in Nairobi, British East Africa.

Tarzan II

Glenn Close and Lance Henriksen reprise their roles as Kala and Kerchak from the first movie; Harrison Chad, Brenda Grate, and Harrison Fahn are the new voices for Young Tarzan, Terk, and Tantor.

Harrison Fahn as Tantor - A germophobic, panic-prone elephant, loyal to his friends, Terk and Tarzan, despite these impediments.

Tarzan the Fearless

Lesser's contract included a clause that Tarzan must be played by "Big Jim" Pierce, Burroughs' son-in-law and the star of Tarzan and the Golden Lion.

Tarzan the Terrible

He has tracked her to a hidden valley called Pal-ul-don, which means "Land of Men." In Pal-ul-don Tarzan finds a real Jurassic Park filled with dinosaurs, notably the savage Triceratops-like Gryfs, which unlike their prehistoric counterparts are predatory.

Tarzan the Tiger

Al Ferguson as "Albert Werper, Soldier of Fortune—a guest at Greystoke Manor in the guise of a friendly Scientist" Al Ferguson was also again cast as the villain of the story but not the same character (or even a slightly renamed character, as with Jane. In Tarzan the Mighty he played the pirate Black John).

Tarzan Triumphs

Weismuller was reunited with two of his three co-stars from several of the earlier films, Johnny Sheffield and Cheeta, but Maureen O'Sullivan was unable to reprise her role as Jane because the franchise switched from MGM to RKO, and O'Sullivan was an MGM contract player.

Tarzan Tyler

Tarzan Tyler died, along with fellow wrestler Pierre 'Mad Dog' Lefebvre and referee Adrien Desbois, in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve upon returning from a wrestling event in Chicoutimi, Quebec on December 24, 1985, in a car crash.

Tarzan, Texas

The community was named after the fictional character of Tarzan.

Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle

Written and directed by John Rust, the documentary features interviews with film historians Rudy Behlmer and Scott Tracy Griffin, who discuss the films' literary antecedents and behind-the-scenes production details.

The Mighty Peking Man

Like Tarzan, she has learned both to swing through the trees on vines and to communicate with and command the jungle animals, with the exception of a venomous snake who bites her on the inner thigh requiring the hero Johnny to suck out the poison while Samantha's leopard friend fights the snake.

The New Adventures of Tarzan

(Sol Lesser had acquired options for five Tarzan productions from a defunct company, the first of which he used to make Tarzan the Fearless in direct competition with MGM's films.) MGM paid Lesser $500,000 for his options and paid Burroughs $25–50,000 per film.

The Return of Tarzan

Afterwords, Tarzan sails for Cape Town and strikes up a shipboard acquaintance with Hazel Strong, a friend of Jane's.

Wakulla River

Movies filmed in Wakulla Springs and river include several Tarzan movies, starring Johnny Weissmuller, and Creature from the Black Lagoon.

White Princess of the Jungle

Historically, Taanda is predated in literature by Sheena, (a distaff Tarzan who inspired a number of comic book jungle girls), jungle lovely Rulah, and by Rima, the heroine of William Henry Hudson's novel Green Mansions (1904).

Yoshihiro Hamaguchi

After retiring he debuted as an actor in the 1955 film Buruuba as a Japanese version of Tarzan.

Ziggy Steinberg

Steinberg produced and wrote the screenplay for "The Jerk, Too," the sequel to Steve Martin's "The Jerk" as well as "Porky's Revenge," the sequel to "Porky's." He then wrote and directed "The Boss' Wife" for Tri-Star Pictures.


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