Tarzan in Manhattan
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| Tarzan in Manhattan | |
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| Directed by | Michael Schultz |
| Produced by | Max A. Keller Micheline H. Keller Gina Scheerer |
| Written by | Anna Sandor William Gough based on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Starring | Joe Lara Kim Crosby Tony Curtis Jan Michael Vincent |
| Music by | Charles Fox |
| Distributed by | CBS |
| Running time | 94 mins. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Tarzan in Manhattan (1989) is an action adventure CBS television movie. Joe Lara portrays Tarzan, and Kim Crosby appears as Jane Porter. Tony Curtis and Jan Michael Vincent co-star. The telefilm was produced by Max A. Keller, Micheline H. Keller and Gina Scheerer, written by Anna Sandor and William Gough (based on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs), and directed by Michael Schultz. It aired on April 15, 1989.
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[edit] Plot
Tarzan leaves Africa and goes to present-day New York City to seek vengeance for the murder of his Ape mother Kala, and to rescue Cheeta who was taken by hunters working for the Brightmore Foundation. Soon Tarzan discovers this supposed philanthropic organization is conducting illegal tests on animal brains in an effort to transfer the thoughts and knowledge of one creature to another, and he sets out to rescue the animals and expose Brightmore. He is aided by Jane Porter (a cab driver, played by Kim Crosby) and her father, Archimedes "Archie" Porter (Tony Curtis), a retired police officer, now the head of his own security agency.
With Brightmore's operations shut down, Jane joins her father's security agency, and both talk Tarzan into coming onboard at minimum wage, but with all the bananas Cheeta can eat.
[edit] Production
Joe Lara also later starred in Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, an otherwise unrelated interpretation of the character.
[edit] Soundtrack
Warren Zevon's Leave My Monkey Alone is featured prominently as Tarzan's plane flies over prominent New York landmarks.
[edit] Select Cast
- Joe Lara as Tarzan
- Kim Crosby as Jane Porter, reluctant ally of Tarzan
- Tony Curtis as Archimedes "Archie" Porter, Jane's father
- Jan Michael Vincent as B. B. Brightmore, villain who kidnaps animals for illicit research
- Joe Seneca as Joseph, African storekeeper, mentor and friend to Tarzan
[edit] External links
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| Preceded by Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle 1976–1980 |
Tarzan (TV series) Tarzan in Manhattan 1989-04-15 |
Succeeded by Tarzán (syndicated) 1991–1994 |
