Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Steineded How sad is this?

XoWizIama Excellent adaptation.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Michael_Elliott Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968) ** (out of 4) A geologist and his newborn son go into the jungle and come up missing. Years later evidence turns up that the boy, now age 6, survived and is living in a dangerous territory so Tarzan (Mike Henry) is asked to go in and get him. While this is going on a couple brothers (Rafer and Edward Johnson) are battling to take over their tribe but one of them has a crooked heart. Many people consider this film to be the final entry in the long-running series that started back at MGM with TARZAN, THE APE MAN. This final entry certainly isn't very memorable but there are a couple interesting aspects that will make fans of the series wan to check out. What we've basically got is a remake of TARZAN FINDS A SON, which was one of the better MGM entries. This version here has Tarzan and the boy becoming friends while a wide range of events are going on around them. I can't say I bought into their relationship as it was pretty hard to care about either of them. Tarzan, as in the previous two entries, isn't all that entertaining and the boy himself is someone we never really get to know. It also doesn't help that Henry and the boy (Steve Bond) have zero chemistry together. Of course, Henry was so bland in the part of Tarzan perhaps they did have something going but it just didn't come across on the screen. Once again Henry just doesn't work as Tarzan as he doesn't bring any life, passion or energy to the role. Apparently he was somewhat sick at the time this film shot so perhaps this has something to do with it. His three stints as Tarzan were all filmed together so he might have just really given up before anything started. Bond doesn't get too much to do as the boy either. The Johnson clan are the most interesting aspects in the film as Rafer was a Decathalon champion and it should come as no shock that the producers tried to exploit this by throwing in a rather long sequence where the two brothers do battle to see which one is the strongest and will get to lead their clan. The Brazil footage (filling in for Africa) looks very good and the cinematography is another major plus. Overall this is a decent entry in the series but there's still not enough here to make it worth viewing unless, like me, you want to see all of the original movies.

raysond The final entry in the "Tarzan" series "Tarzan and the Jungle Boy",not only marked actor Mike Henry's final appearance as "Tarzan",but also this was the last theatrical "Tarzan" movie as well,a franchise that has spanned more than four decades,going back to the first "Tarzan" talkie starring Johnny Weissmuller in 1932,and from there the series became an American icon not to mention a box office success,spanning more than 36 years with five different actors playing the role from Lex Barker,to Gordon Scott,to Jock Mahoney,and from there the last actor to play him in the theatres,Mike Henry. At the time this final "Tarzan" movie came out in 1968,not only was the franchise was coming to an end,but it was in fact the end of an era that has lasted more than four decades. Also at the same time,the "Tarzan" television series starring Ron Ely was also ending its run after more than 57 episodes. "Tarzan" by the late-1960's was basically the age of the dinosaur. This was also Producer Sy Weintraub's last association with the series. In "Tarzan and the Jungle Boy",Weintraub serves as Executive Producer,while Robert Day(who directed the previous "Tarzan" films starring Mike Henry,"Tarzan and the Valley of Gold",and "Tarzan and the Great River")served as producer while the directorial duties went to Robert Gordon.In this final "Tarzan" installment,the lord of the jungle(Mike Henry) assists a pair of journalists(Ron Gans and Aliza Gur)in attempting to locate a missing boy(Steve Bond),lost in the jungle. Complicating matters is the volatility of a local tribe after its chief dies,leaving the sons(played by Olympic gold-medalist turned actor Rafer Johnson,who also starred opposite Mike Henry in "Tarzan and the Great River",the year before....and other was played by Rafer Johnson's brother Ed Johnson)to compete each other for the title of tribal chief. Along the way,Tarzan saves the other brother's life from a deadly fate during a tribal contest,not to mention tangles with one of Rafer's henceman faces a battle with a hungry lion,tosses two men over a cliff and gets trapped at the bottom of a underwater lagoon by a giant clam! All within it's running time of 99 minutes. This movie upon its release,was very kid friendly,but be forewarned here. This was a movie that was explicitly violent not to mention scenes of native being speared to death,and the infamous borderline nudity scene between Tarzan and his young male co-star(including the scene where they're playing together half-naked in a lake)that made this film upon its theatrical release was giving a "G" rating by the Motion Picture Association of America. It should have been rated "PG" or "M" for that matter due to the MPAA's rating system that came out in 1968. As for actress Aliza Gur(whom in fact was Sy Weintraub's answer to Raquel Welch)she wasn't given all that to do is to just play with her camera and look pretty throughout the film. This was the final Tarzan theatrical feature,and it wouldn't be until 13 years later when Miles O'Keefe took over the role in the remake of "Tarzan,The Ape Man" in 1981,and in 1984 when Christopher Lambert play "Tarzan" in "Greystroke",that was produced by Hugh Hudson(of Chariots of Fire fame). The last actor to played "Tarzan" in the theatres was Casper Van Diem in "Tarzan and the Lost City" that came out in 1998. And there hasn't been a theatrical "Tarzan" movie since.

wes-connors In his third and final outing as the jungle hero, muscular Mike Henry (as Tarzan) sheds the trendy "James Bond" pseudo-spy opening for his regular game. After this film, interest was mainly on TV's "Tarzan" (Ron Ely). Clinging to more traditional vines, Mr. Henry finds the boy who went missing after the mishap in the opening sequence. He is little brown-haired Steve Bond (as Erik) - not the blond-haired boy lost, but you get the idea. Young "Jungle Boy" Bond grew up to become a muscular "General Hospital" TV soap opera hunk. Bond gets the job done, in his first feature appearance. Rafer Johnson does well, too. Beautifully proportioned Aliza Gur (as Myrna) is the feminine presence - watch for her Bond-age scene.**** Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (5/68) Robert Gordon ~ Mike Henry, Steve Bond, Rafer Johnson, Aliza Gur

reade-1 The jungle boy Eric gives this Tarzan movie a kid friendly appearance, but that's deceptive. Be forewarned, it is quite violent with natives being speared to death and tossed off cliffs. We also see villages burnt to the ground. True the film is rated G but that only means there is no sex of foul language. Their is, however some borderline nudity as the loincloths worn by Tarzan and his young male costar are prone to wardrobe malfunctions.I liked the interaction between Tarzan and Eric which seemed quite natural, but it also seemed incredibly rushed. We all expect that, given time, Eric is going to come to accept Tarzan as his surrogate father or big brother, but it all happens so fast. Here we have a kid who has been living alone in a savage environment for years. You'd think he would have a difficult time understanding affection. As a feral child you would think that Eric would not know how to give or accept love. You'd think that Tarzan would have to slowly win the boy's trust and perhaps even "tame" him and establish his position as the alpha male. But no. Within minutes of first meeting man and boy are happily laughing and playing together in a lake. It's as if they have known each other for years. Eric is completely comfortable being held in Tarzan mighty arms. Keep in mind both man and boy are practically naked. After climbing out of the lake Eric admits that he has been lonely and wishes he had someone to talk with at night. He asks Tarzan to stay with him and keep him company. Geez this kid is probably safer in the jungle then he would be in any big city. Someone seriously needs to sit this kid down and explain to him that he needs to be careful around strange men dressed in loincloths. So what did movie goers back in 1968 make of this as they munched on their fifteen cent hot dogs and ten cent soft drinks? I imagine to them intergenerational male bonding was all quite innocent. After all what kid wouldn't be drawn to Tarzan? We see things a bit differently today. If you love all things Tarzan then you'll enjoy this movie. If you are a Steve Bond fan (as an adult he modeled full frontal nude for Playgirl Magazine) then you'll enjoy seeing him in his first acting role as Eric. But if you don't fall into those two categories, well this is one movie you could probably skip.