Tarzan Finds a Son

Tarzan Finds a Son
by Richard Thorpe

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Actor: Henry Stephenson, Ian Hunter, Johnny Sheffield, Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan
Director: Richard Thorpe
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Running Time: 90 minutes
Release Date: 1998-09-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Studio: MGM (Warner)

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Movie Review: Tarzan Gets a Mini-Me
Summary: 3 Stars

Because of the rules governing film-making, and since Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) and Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan) weren't legally married, Tarzan had to find a son; he couldn't have one of his own. Thus begins this film. A father, mother, and their baby son are flying to Cape Town when the air becomes choppy and the plane crashes. The baby is the only one to survive. He finds his way to Tarzan who adopts him as his own. As he grows up, Tarzan teaches him how to survive in the jungle. The family becomes very close until five years later when a safari expedition comes looking for the wreckage and to confirm that there were no survivors. When they find that "Boy" (John Sheffield) is alive, they hope to bring him back to claim his inheritance. Tarzan is against it, but Jane believes it might be best for him.

This film never really picks up speed. The relationship between parents and son is never really developed enough to draw emotion when he is threatened to be taken away. Also, the effort put into the film is mediocre. The quality of photography had increased since the making of the first two Tarzan films, but this film utilizes some of that stock footage. It is glaringly obvious. Also, many of the scenes were done with doubles and with rear projection. Even a simple scene like the underwater swimming scene is obviously filmed in a tank inside the studio with rear projection. One of the bright spots of the first Tarzan movie was that most of the footage was authentic and displayed how gorgeous the jungles of Africa could be. The lack of similar quality in this film makes it less notable and exciting to watch.

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