Wednesday, August 15, 2018

THE DAUGHTER OF THE JUNGLE (1982) **


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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