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Tarzan in Manhattan

Tarzan in Manhattan

19893.81h 34m

Overview

Tarzan goes to New York to rescue the chimp Cheetah, who has been captured by an evil animal experimenter. There, he teams up with Jane, a cab driver and daughter of an ex-cop private eye, who help Tarzan free Cheetah and his friends.

Directed by Michael Schultz
Written by William Gough, Anna Sandor, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced by Charles Hairston
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Top Cast

Joe Lara

Joe Lara

Tarzan

Kim Crosby

Kim Crosby

Jane Porter

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James Medina

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

Brightmore

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Archimedes Porter

Joe Seneca

Joe Seneca

Joseph

Peter Sherayko

Peter Sherayko

Oliver Muirhead

Oliver Muirhead

J

Joel Carlson

Rodney Saulsberry

Rodney Saulsberry

Themes & Keywords

tarzan

About Tarzan in Manhattan

Tarzan in Manhattan is a tv movie, action, adventure film released in 1989 exploring themes of tarzan. Directed by Michael Schultz, it stars Joe Lara, Kim Crosby, James Medina. Tarzan goes to New York to rescue the chimp Cheetah, who has been captured by an evil animal experimenter. There, he teams up with Jane, a cab driver and daughter of an ex-cop private eye, who help Tarzan free Cheetah and his friends.

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