#Tarzan the ape man 1981 locations movie#

The film was heavily criticised by critics, especially the performance given by Bo. Before the film was released John Derek and MGM were sued by the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate over the name of the film, as DerekвЂ™s role and physique seemed to overshadow the focus on Tarzan. In one scene Bo appeared nude while several African women were bathing her and later while they were painting her white. John Derek again wanted to showcase the physique of his wife and required her to wear risquГ© and controversial outfits for several scenes. Filming took place on location in Africa on a moderate budget of $6.5 million. Due to its strong dwelling on the role of Jane, the film was originally to be entitled Me, Jane, Jane and Tarzan or Searching for Tarzan. The film gave Derek her first leading role in a mainstream Hollywood film. Directed by husband John Derek, the film dealt very little on the title character of Tarzan but instead focused more on DerekвЂ™s character of Jane Parker. She followed with MGMвЂ™s R-rated Tarzan, the Ape Man in 1981. Critics gave unfavorable reviews of A Change of Seasons and it became only a moderate box office success. The film cast Derek as a young college student who has an affair with her older, married professor. 10 became a critical and financial blockbuster at the box office.ДЄfter 10, Derek was immediately cast in A Change of Seasons (1980), a dramedy film, alongside Shirley MacLaine and Anthony Hopkins. This sequence and DerekвЂ™s cornrow hairstyle in the film have often been parodied. DerekвЂ™s presence in a dream sequence racing towards Moore in a flimsy flesh-colored swimsuit became iconic and launched her status as a mainstream sex symbol. Directed by Blake Edwards the film starred Dudley Moore, as a middle aged man who finds DerekвЂ™s character to be the ideal woman for him, though he is also in love with an older woman, played by Julie Andrews. In 1979, Derek was selected over Melanie Griffith, Heather Thomas and several others for the role of Jenny Hanley in the romantic comedy film 10.

It has, however, obtained a cult following over the years. The film received only a minor theatrical release in July 1977 and was an ultimate box office disappointment. In 1977 she caught the eye of director Michael Anderson and was cast in a small role in AndersonвЂ™s upcoming horror flick, Orca (1977), which was AndersonвЂ™s answer to major success of Jaws. She had bleached her hair blonde and adopted the stage-name of Bo Derek. Some disbelieved that it was the then famous Bo Derek starring in the film because the lead actress was a brunette and billed as вЂњKathleen CollinsвЂќ.Д«y 1976, John Derek had given his wife a so-called Hollywood makeover. The film went unreleased until 1981 when Derek had already achieved a sex symbol status. Under the Pre-Code laws, the film was considered too risquГ© for a theatrical release. These scenes showcased the then unknown actress in revealing outfits as well as some brief nudity.Дue to the fierce controversy that surrounded Fantasies, Derek had it re-edited twice before trying to sell it to studios. In an effort to capitalize on his young protГ©gГ©вЂ™s good looks, John had several risquГ© scenes worked into the film. Entitled Fantasies, the film would be a low-budgeted English language romantic drama that cast her alongside several unknown German actors and actresses. They returned to the United States when Cathleen was 18 and they married in 1976.Дuring 1973, while overseas in Germany, John began to pursue making a film starring the young Cathleen. Not long after the two started dating, John divorced his wife, actress Linda Evans, and the couple moved to Germany so that John would not be subject to the American statutory rape law due to CathleenвЂ™s young age. In 1972, at age 16, she became romantically involved with John Derek, a married man 30 years her senior. Patton Continuation School, which is adjacent to Narbonne. DerekвЂ™s parents divorced, and her mother married American stunt performer Bobby Bass.Дerek attended Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California. Her father, Paul Collins, was a Hobie Cat executive, and her mother, Norma Bass, a make-up artist and hairdresser to Ann-Margret.

She is of Irish, French, Dutch and Welsh descent. Today she makes the occasional film, television and documentary appearance.Д«o Derek was born Mary Cathleen Collins in Long Beach, California. However, DerekвЂ™s later films were not well received by either the public or critics and her film career never recovered. The film also launched a bestselling poster for Derek in a swimsuit, and subsequently she became one of the most popular sex symbols in 1980s.

#Tarzan the ape man 1981 locations movie#

Hand color tinted photo of Bo Derek from the 1981 movie, Tarzan the Ape ManД«o Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins November 20, 1956) is an American film and television actress, movie producer, and model perhaps best known for her role in the 1979 film 10.