also known as TARZAN
AND THE RAINBOW and TARZAN AND THE BROWN PRINCE
director: Manuel Cano
starring: Steve Hawkes · Kitty Swann · Peter Lee Lawrence
· Robin Aristorenas · Agata Flori
FINALLY! A REALLY
GOOD PRINT OF THIS HARD-TO-FIND FILM!
This
movie didn't turn out the way it was supposed to. Both Steve Hawkes
and Kitty Swan were badly burned in an on-set accident shortly after
the filming began. As a result, the motion picture - originally called
Tarzan and the Rainbow - was changed to Tarzan
and the Brown Prince after serious rewrites were required. The
new plot introduces a young boy named Nasu who competes in a death-defying
challenge against a considerably older contender to become the new leader
of a native tribe.
Through
creative editing/dubbing, Tarzan attempts to help Nasu win the contest
(because he knows the other guy would be a bad ruler) but his real interest
is to keep a group of nasty poachers from trapping protected animals.
This was the original plot and fortunately director Cano had enough
footage in the can to dedicate some of the film to it. By the end, after
the bad guys learn of the existence of a secret Emerald Cave, the plot
changes yet again, thus the new title. Despite all the confusion and
re-editing, there are two major points of interests here: first, some
incredible underwater photography by Mr Cano and crew; and second, a
stellar villainous performance from Peter Lee Lawrence.
This
mismatch was written by Umberto Lenzi (as Santiago Moncada) who also
scripted the first Steve Hawkes Tarzan adventure, TARZAN'S
GREATEST CHALLENGE. Kitty Swan was in that one as well [Kitty
also headlined in GUNGALA
and GUNGALA:
NUDE PANTHER]. Both of their acting careers were halted permanently
with the aforementioned disastrous fire. Ms Swan - at age 26 dropped
completely from the limelight. Mr Hawkes, opened a Tarzan attraction/animal
sanctuary in Loxahatchee Florida (10 miles outside West Palm Beach).
He made headlines in 2004 when his pet tiger Bobo escaped from the compound
and was shot (and killed) by the Fish and Wildlife Commission. Mr Hawkes
attempted to sue the state for murder, but lost the case. Eight years
later - in a supposedly unrelated incident - two tigers and a leopard
were removed from his park due to incorrect federal permits.
A
Spanish film
with optional English subtitles, uncut 87 min, widescreen,
encoded for ALL REGION, playable on any American DVD machine.
Extras include selected trailers
Nudity/Violence/Drugs/Sexual
Brutality
Intended for Mature Audiences
