Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

Mistress of the Apes

Released Oct 10, 1980 1h 24m Adventure List
Tomatometer 2 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
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.

Critics Reviews

View All (2) Critics Reviews
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com It sucks. Oh, how it sucks. Rated: 1.0/4.0 Sep 17, 2020 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Nov 5, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (2) audience reviews
Audience Member 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Terrific, fun movie.....hey its camp Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
Mistress of the Apes

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew
View All Mistress of the Apes photos

Mistress of the Apes

Mistress of the Apes (1979) View more photos

Movie Info

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