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Mistress of the Apes

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The wife of a renowned anthropologist takes a group of men into the jungles of Kenya to look for her husband, and instead finds a tribe of caveman-looking Near-Men who all seem terribly attracted to her.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/17/2020
1.0/4.0
It sucks. Oh, how it sucks. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 11/05/2005
2/5
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03/05/2015 American woman goes on an expedition to the Congo jungles to find her missing husband and finds a tribe of near men - the missing link between ape and man. She dedicates herself to being accepted by the tribe and is willfully taken as a mate and becomes pregnant by an ape man. Her dedication to science can not be disputed but her decisions may raise some eyebrows back home with new baby due just beyond 9 months of her husband's disappearance. Songs "Ape Lady" and "Mistress of the Apes" do somewhat undermine whatever credibility there was in the plot. See more 03/08/2012 Terrific, fun movie.....hey its camp See more Read all reviews
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Larry Buchanan

Director

Jenny Neumann

Susan Jamison

Barbara Leigh

Laura

Garth Pillsbury

Paul Cory

Walt Robin

David

Stuart Lancaster

Brady
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Synopsis The wife of a renowned anthropologist takes a group of men into the jungles of Kenya to look for her husband, and instead finds a tribe of caveman-looking Near-Men who all seem terribly attracted to her.
Director
Larry Buchanan
Producer
John F. Rickert
Screenwriter
Larry Buchanan
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 10, 1980, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 20, 2017
Runtime
1h 24m