Sheena (film)
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| Directed by | John Guillermin |
| Produced by | Paul Aratow |
| Written by |
Lorenzo Semple, Jr. Leslie Stevens (based on a character created by Will Eisner and Jerry Iger) |
| Based on |
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle by W. Morgan Thomas |
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| Music by | Richard Hartley |
| Cinematography | Pasqualino De Santis |
| Edited by | Ray Lovejoy |
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Columbia Pictures (Sony Pictures Entertainment) |
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117 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $5,778,353 |
Sheena, also known as Sheena: Queen of the Jungle, is a 1984 Columbia Pictures film in Metrocolor based on a comic-book character that first appeared in the late 1930s, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle.
A hybrid of action-adventure and soap opera–style drama, Sheena was shot on location in Kenya. It tells the tale of a female version of Tarzan who was raised in the fictional African country of Tigora by the equally fictional Zambouli tribe.
The movie starred Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, and Trevor Thomas. It was directed by John Guillermin and written by Lorenzo Semple, Jr., who had previously collaborated on the 1976 remake of King Kong.
Sheena bombed in theaters and was nominated for five Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Tanya Roberts), Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Worst Musical Score, but it reportedly did find some cult success on home video and DVD.
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