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Sheena (1984)

Sheena (1984)
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Based on the famous comic strip, Sheena chronicles the adventures of the title character (Tanya Roberts), a fair-skinned orphan taken in by a kindly Zambouli priestess (Elizabeth of Toro, a real-life African queen) in a remote African village and trained in the ancient arts of makeup and hairstyling. When American newsmen Fletcher (Donovan Scott) and Vic (Ted Wass) travel to her homeland to cover a story on Prince Otwani (Trevor Thomas), they uncover his plot to assassinate his brother, the reigning prince (a renowned field-goal kicker), and frame the priestess for the crime. Sheena joins forces with the newsmen to stop him and restore order to the country. Although Roberts looks great in a loincloth, her assets alone cannot save this turkey; one wonders where the jungle princess manages to plug in her blow-dryer. This ridiculous film was panned across the board upon its release and subsequently bombed. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi

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Starring:
Tanya RobertsTed Wass, (more)
Director(s):
John Guillermin
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Format(s):
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Synopsis of Sheena

Based on the famous comic strip, Sheena chronicles the adventures of the title character (Tanya Roberts), a fair-skinned orphan taken in by a kindly Zambouli priestess (Elizabeth of Toro, a real-life African queen) in a remote African village and trained in the ancient arts of makeup and hairstyling. When American newsmen Fletcher (Donovan Scott) and Vic (Ted Wass) travel to her homeland to cover a story on Prince Otwani (Trevor Thomas), they uncover his plot to assassinate his brother, the reigning prince (a renowned field-goal kicker), and frame the priestess for the crime. Sheena joins forces with the newsmen to stop him and restore order to the country. Although Roberts looks great in a loincloth, her assets alone cannot save this turkey; one wonders where the jungle princess manages to plug in her blow-dryer. This ridiculous film was panned across the board upon its release and subsequently bombed. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
117 mins

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Director(s):
John Guillermin
Writer(s):
David NewmanLeslie StevensLorenzo Semple, Jr.
Producer(s):
Yoram Ben-AmiPaul Aratow
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Not For Children, Violence, Adult Language, Nudity)
Categories:
Action / AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
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Tom H.

For having a PG rating, someone was asleep at the wheel. It seems like there are more minutes of topless nudity in this film than the average 'R'-rated sexploitation film. Aside from that, it is mostly 'G' material with a below-average script and sub-par acting. Given a decent director, script, and a good acting coach, Tanya Roberts might have turned into a really good actress. Nevertheless, this DVD does have a decent musical score, great location shots, lots of real animals, and both the widescreen and full screen versions. The action is mostly centered on the screen, so there is very little panning in the full screen version. BB doesn’t rate the films, but this is solid ‘R’ material for nudity and is definitely not for the kids.

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Niels A.

So bad, its good. Tanya Roberts took this movie very seriously but the rest of the cast was in on the joke. That made the movie pretty fun.

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Angelo C.

This is not a movie for the kids because of the nudity. However, the story was enjoyable especially with lots of action. What was really wonderful about it was the beautiful location shots and the way Sheena communicated with the animals.

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