The recently deceased Tanya Roberts is the gorgeous starring in this bubble-gum action fantasy with silly dialog , based on comic "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" by Will Eisner . Dealing with a lost girl named Janet grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman , the Zamboulis' female Shaman (Elizabeth of Toro) who takes in the orphaned child. Orphaned at the age of 6, a little girl is taken in by the Shamaness Kali and taught how to control her mind and the domineering wildlife . She shall become Sheena (Tanya Roberts) , Queen of the Jungle . She is a Tarzan woman , in her loincloth . When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee , helped by her ability to talk to animals and her knowledge of the jungle . As an evil African prince tries to take over his brother's kingdom while our heroine with the help of two TV sports-casters (Ted Wass , Donovan Scott) attempts to stop him . As the reporters aid the jungle queen in defending her kingdom from being overthrown by an evil prince . Meanwhile , a nasty assassin schemes heinous plans , along with avaricious mercenaries with jeeps, a little army and helicopters are going after them . Part Animal ... Part Legend ... All Woman. She'll fight like a tigress to save the land she loves...She alone has the power to save Paradise. She is an ancient prophecy fulfilled. A gift which grew in strength as she grew in years. A gift about to be put to the ultimate test: Innocence against Evil. Part Animal. Part Legend. All Woman. When paradise became a battleground, she led the fight for survival!
Starring Tanya Roberts in a Tarzan style movie , she stars as the comic heroine Sheena , Queen of the jungle , a golden God-girl possessed with a mystic gift . Although the movie is dubiously faithful to the original Will Eisner's comic book in which it is based on . It contains noisy action , sensational adventures and wonderful outdoors from Kenya . There's a lot of wild animal sequences with the intervention of a well trained lions , Elephants and chimpanzees ex-professed for the film . I think the show is pretty good for all members of the family to see because it teaches good things , but it does have some nudism and violence with murders in cold blood that some people may not like . The sets and production design are visually appealing . Followed by a TV series (35 episodes, 2000-2002) with Gena Lee Nolin, John Allen Nelson , Margo Moorer , Kevin Quigley.
It displays attractive African scenes , being wonderfully photographed by cameraman Pasqualino de Santis and marvelous musical score by Richard Hartley with catching soundtrack , they are the chief assets of this colorful , charming film . This amusing adventure movie was professionally directed by John Guillermin , though it has some failures , gaps and flaws . Guillermin was habitual of disaster films (Skyjacked , King Kong , Kong lives) , adventures (Tarzan in India , Tarzan's greatest adventure , Sheena) , Wartime (Bridge of Remangen , Guns at Batasi , I was Monty's double) and intrigue (Death on the Nile , Shaft in Africa , The whole truth) . John Guillermin usually worked with George Peppard in various films (P. J , House of cards and Blue Max) and Peter Sellers (Never let go , Walz of the Toreadors) . Rating : 6/10 . Worthwhile watching.
Starring Tanya Roberts in a Tarzan style movie , she stars as the comic heroine Sheena , Queen of the jungle , a golden God-girl possessed with a mystic gift . Although the movie is dubiously faithful to the original Will Eisner's comic book in which it is based on . It contains noisy action , sensational adventures and wonderful outdoors from Kenya . There's a lot of wild animal sequences with the intervention of a well trained lions , Elephants and chimpanzees ex-professed for the film . I think the show is pretty good for all members of the family to see because it teaches good things , but it does have some nudism and violence with murders in cold blood that some people may not like . The sets and production design are visually appealing . Followed by a TV series (35 episodes, 2000-2002) with Gena Lee Nolin, John Allen Nelson , Margo Moorer , Kevin Quigley.
It displays attractive African scenes , being wonderfully photographed by cameraman Pasqualino de Santis and marvelous musical score by Richard Hartley with catching soundtrack , they are the chief assets of this colorful , charming film . This amusing adventure movie was professionally directed by John Guillermin , though it has some failures , gaps and flaws . Guillermin was habitual of disaster films (Skyjacked , King Kong , Kong lives) , adventures (Tarzan in India , Tarzan's greatest adventure , Sheena) , Wartime (Bridge of Remangen , Guns at Batasi , I was Monty's double) and intrigue (Death on the Nile , Shaft in Africa , The whole truth) . John Guillermin usually worked with George Peppard in various films (P. J , House of cards and Blue Max) and Peter Sellers (Never let go , Walz of the Toreadors) . Rating : 6/10 . Worthwhile watching.