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Sheena

Sheena

Part animal. Part legend. All woman.

19845.71h 57m

Overview

Sheena's parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African tribe. When her foster mother is framed for the murder of a political leader, Sheena and a newsman, Vic Casey, are forced to flee while pursued by the mercenaries hired by the real killer, who hopes to assume power. Sheena's ability to talk to the animals and knowledge of jungle lore give them a chance against the high tech weapons of the mercenaries.

Directed by John Guillermin
Written by David Newman, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Leslie Stevens
Produced by Paul Aratow
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $58.0M

Top Cast

Tanya Roberts

Tanya Roberts

Sheena

Ted Wass

Ted Wass

Vic Casey

Donovan Scott

Donovan Scott

Fletcher ("Fletch")

Elizabeth of Toro

Elizabeth of Toro

Shaman

France Zobda

France Zobda

Countess Zanda

T

Trevor Thomas

Prince Otwani

Clifton Jones

Clifton Jones

King Jabalani

John Forgeham

John Forgeham

Colonel Jorgensen

Errol John

Errol John

Bolu

S

Sylvester Williams

Juka

Themes & Keywords

africamercenarybased on comicfemale herojungle girl

About Sheena

Sheena is a action, adventure, fantasy film released in 1984 exploring themes of africa, mercenary, based on comic, female hero, jungle girl. Directed by John Guillermin, it stars Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott. Sheena's parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African tribe. When her foster mother is framed for the murder of a political leader, Sheena and a newsman, Vic Casey, are forced to flee while pursued by the mercenaries hired by the real killer, who hopes to assume power. Sheena's ability to talk to the animals and knowledge of jungle lore give them a chance against the high tech weapons of the mercenaries.

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