Two
knuckleheads run out of gas while going down river in the jungle. There, they encounter waterfalls, stock
footage of crocodiles, and cannibals. They
eventually get mixed up with some baddies who make them join in the search for a
stash of lost rubies. The duo winds up
getting rescued by a beautiful, scantily-clad jungle girl (Sabrina Siani) and
immediately begin vying for her affection.
The
Daughter of the Jungle is an odd jungle comedy directed by Umberto Lenzi and
written by actor Giovanni Radice. It
relies heavily on mostly unfunny wordplay and desperate slapstick, but it’s not
completely devoid of laughs. Most of the
humor comes courtesy of the atrocious dubbing.
One guy sounds like Pepe Le Pew and another sounds like Kermit the Frog
on helium.
The
real reason to see it is for the amazing Sabrina Siani, one of the ripest
Italian tomatoes in silver screen history.
She spends most of her screen
time in a barely-there loincloth swinging from vines and yelling like
Tarzan. (She even has a chimp sidekick,
just like Tarzan.) She also gets a great
skinny-dipping scene. (“You’ve got it
all over Bo What’s-Her-Name!”) Whether
riding on an elephant or trying to figure out how jeans work, she is immensely fun
to watch.
If
it wasn’t for Siani’s stunning figure and humorous performance, The Daughter of
the Jungle wouldn’t be worth a damn. In
fact, the movie is borderline insufferable whenever she isn’t on screen. Still, it’s almost worth a look just for her
breathtaking beauty alone.
AKA: Adventures in Last Paradise.
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