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      Tarzan and the Green Goddess

      1938 1h 12m Adventure List
      Reviews 21% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Tarzan gets caught in the crossfire when two safaris led by rival explorers converge on his jungle domain. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews One of the lesser films in the Tarzan series. Rated: C+ Apr 17, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member except for the animals that don't live in Guatemala, the stupid decisions Tarzan keeps making, and the natives that look like they come from somewhere in Asia, it was good for a few laughs. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review kevin w One of the lesser known of the series, this adventure begins slowly, setting up what comes later, wherein our hero ventures to Guatemalan jungles searching for a friend supposedly taken by cannibalistic natives. There's mucho shots of jungle wildlife, which is to say, a lot, and you are encouraged to stick through it all to get to the action at the end: Tarzan against a whole angry nest of natives. Wow factor: Zowie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Tarzan adventure out of one jungle and into another. The location switch doesn't really convince, nor does much of the acting whilst the story is lightweight too. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member 51/100. It's not up with the Weismuller versions, but it certainly has a unique perspective. It's set in Guatemala rather than Africa and is produced by Edgar Rice Burrroughs himself, so in some ways it is more faithful to the original book. It is cheaply produced nonetheless. Bruce Bennett makes a fair Tarzan. It's entertaining, but seems a bit amateur in it's production values. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Tarzan (Brix) and his friends struggle to be the first to loot a Guatamalan idol from the natives of the Dead City, so the secret of ancient Mayan explosives don't fall into the wrong hands. "Tarzan and the Green Goddess" is a condensed version of the second half of a serial titled "The New Adventures of Tarzan", and subsequently is a sequal to the condensed version of the serial's first half. And it shows. Based on references characters make (along the lines of "let's hope the monsters of the Dead City aren't chasing us!") give the impression that a far more exciting adventure led up to the drab and boring events of this one. This is perhaps the dullest Tarzan tale I've ever seen. Some excitement creeps in during the film's final third--when characters return to the Dead City and once again deal with the goofy cultists who live there--but it's too little, too late. A movie about the "gay gypsy party" that Lord Greystoke hosts to celebrate his return from Central America would probably have been more interesting. The only positive thing I can find to say about this film is that Brix bears a close resemblence to one of my favorite Tarzan depictions in art--that from the pen of the great Russ Manning. He's also an okay actor, but he manages to ruin the performance by delivering a Tarzan "victory cry" that sounds like he's if he's taking part in a hog calling contest. I think even the biggest fans of Tarzan can safely take a pass on this sorry effort. Tarzan and the Green Goddess Starring: Herman Brix, Ula Holt, Frank Baker, Lew Sargent, and Ashton Dearholt Director: Edward Kull Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member one of the worst tazan pics Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Tarzan gets caught in the crossfire when two safaris led by rival explorers converge on his jungle domain.
      Director
      Edward A. Kull
      Screenwriter
      Charles F. Royal
      Production Co
      Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises Inc.
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 1, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 12m
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