Boobirt Stylish but barely mediocre overall

SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

raysond The final entry in the "Tarzan" series "Tarzan and the Jungle Boy",not only marked actor Mike Henry's final appearance as "Tarzan",but also this was the last theatrical "Tarzan" movie as well,a franchise that has spanned more than four decades,going back to the first "Tarzan" talkie starring Johnny Weissmuller in 1932,and from there the series became an American icon not to mention a box office success,spanning more than 36 years with five different actors playing the role from Lex Barker,to Gordon Scott,to Jock Mahoney,and from there the last actor to play him in the theatres,Mike Henry. At the time this final "Tarzan" movie came out in 1968,not only was the franchise was coming to an end,but it was in fact the end of an era that has lasted more than four decades. Also at the same time,the "Tarzan" television series starring Ron Ely was also ending its run after more than 57 episodes. "Tarzan" by the late-1960's was basically the age of the dinosaur. This was also Producer Sy Weintraub's last association with the series. In "Tarzan and the Jungle Boy",Weintraub serves as Executive Producer,while Robert Day(who directed the previous "Tarzan" films starring Mike Henry,"Tarzan and the Valley of Gold",and "Tarzan and the Great River")served as producer while the directorial duties went to Robert Gordon.In this final "Tarzan" installment,the lord of the jungle(Mike Henry) assists a pair of journalists(Ron Gans and Aliza Gur)in attempting to locate a missing boy(Steve Bond),lost in the jungle. Complicating matters is the volatility of a local tribe after its chief dies,leaving the sons(played by Olympic gold-medalist turned actor Rafer Johnson,who also starred opposite Mike Henry in "Tarzan and the Great River",the year before....and other was played by Rafer Johnson's brother Ed Johnson)to compete each other for the title of tribal chief. Along the way,Tarzan saves the other brother's life from a deadly fate during a tribal contest,not to mention tangles with one of Rafer's henceman faces a battle with a hungry lion,tosses two men over a cliff and gets trapped at the bottom of a underwater lagoon by a giant clam! All within it's running time of 99 minutes. This movie upon its release,was very kid friendly,but be forewarned here. This was a movie that was explicitly violent not to mention scenes of native being speared to death,and the infamous borderline nudity scene between Tarzan and his young male co-star(including the scene where they're playing together half-naked in a lake)that made this film upon its theatrical release was giving a "G" rating by the Motion Picture Association of America. It should have been rated "PG" or "M" for that matter due to the MPAA's rating system that came out in 1968. As for actress Aliza Gur(whom in fact was Sy Weintraub's answer to Raquel Welch)she wasn't given all that to do is to just play with her camera and look pretty throughout the film. This was the final Tarzan theatrical feature,and it wouldn't be until 13 years later when Miles O'Keefe took over the role in the remake of "Tarzan,The Ape Man" in 1981,and in 1984 when Christopher Lambert play "Tarzan" in "Greystroke",that was produced by Hugh Hudson(of Chariots of Fire fame). The last actor to played "Tarzan" in the theatres was Casper Van Diem in "Tarzan and the Lost City" that came out in 1998. And there hasn't been a theatrical "Tarzan" movie since.

wes-connors In his third and final outing as the jungle hero, muscular Mike Henry (as Tarzan) sheds the trendy "James Bond" pseudo-spy opening for his regular game. After this film, interest was mainly on TV's "Tarzan" (Ron Ely). Clinging to more traditional vines, Mr. Henry finds the boy who went missing after the mishap in the opening sequence. He is little brown-haired Steve Bond (as Erik) - not the blond-haired boy lost, but you get the idea. Young "Jungle Boy" Bond grew up to become a muscular "General Hospital" TV soap opera hunk. Bond gets the job done, in his first feature appearance. Rafer Johnson does well, too. Beautifully proportioned Aliza Gur (as Myrna) is the feminine presence - watch for her Bond-age scene.**** Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (5/68) Robert Gordon ~ Mike Henry, Steve Bond, Rafer Johnson, Aliza Gur

philly610 this movie is fine!mike henry is at his best once again!the plot involves tarzan finding a lost boy!the boy sees him,sets a trap!the ape man steps into it.but he is too big for it!the boy tries to run,but tarzan calls him before he escapes!after that,they engage in male bonding!they swing in vines,swim in the river!the film is set in brazil,which makes it very special!!

knowing-all-answers This is the movie with Steve Bond's (soap opera actor of "General Hospital" and "Santa Barbara") first performance. He plays Erik, a boy who was forced by circumstances to survive in the jungle on his own. He is a kind of smaller version of the hero, Tarzan.Mike Henry's Tarzan is averaged (a softened version of the classic Tarzan), as is the movie. This must be a movie in a line of other Tarzan-films. All the stereotyped elements are there: Cheetah the monkey (in this movie kind of addicted to alcohol to amuse the viewer), Tarzan's screaming (but only once...) ...Charming story full of adventures, many animals, so-called clever slogans from our hero, a very sexy reporter (Alizia Gur) and some tension is created when the villain seeks revenge of Tarzan.6 out of 10