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Sheena

  • 1984
  • PG
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
5.9K
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Tanya Roberts in Sheena (1984)
Sheena grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman. When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee, helped by her ability to talk to animals and her knowledge of the jungle.
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Sheena grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman. When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee, helped by her ability to talk to animals and her... Read allSheena grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman. When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee, helped by her ability to talk to animals and her knowledge of the jungle.Sheena grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman. When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee, helped by her ability to talk to animals and her knowledge of the jungle.

  • Director
    • John Guillermin
  • Writers
    • David Newman
    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
    • Leslie Stevens
  • Stars
    • Tanya Roberts
    • Ted Wass
    • Donovan Scott
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    5.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Guillermin
    • Writers
      • David Newman
      • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
      • Leslie Stevens
    • Stars
      • Tanya Roberts
      • Ted Wass
      • Donovan Scott
    • 70User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations total

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    Tanya Roberts
    Tanya Roberts
    • Sheena
    Ted Wass
    Ted Wass
    • Vic Casey
    Donovan Scott
    Donovan Scott
    • Fletcher Agronsky
    Elizabeth of Toro
    Elizabeth of Toro
    • Shaman
    France Zobda
    France Zobda
    • Countess Zanda
    Trevor Thomas
    • Prince Otwani
    Clifton Jones
    Clifton Jones
    • King Jabalani
    John Forgeham
    John Forgeham
    • Colonel Jorgensen
    Errol John
    Errol John
    • Bolu
    Sylvester Williams
    • Juka
    Bob Sherman
    Bob Sherman
    • Grizzard
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Phillip Ames
    Nancy Paul
    • Betsy Ames
    Kathryn Gant
    Kathryn Gant
    • Child Sheena
    Kirsty Lindsay
    • Young Sheena
    Nick Brimble
    Nick Brimble
    • Wadman
    Paul Gee
    • Blau
    Dave Cooper
    • Anders
    • Director
      • John Guillermin
    • Writers
      • David Newman
      • Lorenzo Semple Jr.
      • Leslie Stevens
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    User reviews70

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    6fryguy-88668

    Fun 80's B movie

    As several others have noted, the reviews seem a bit rough. This is not an Academy Award drama. It is a fun family film with a very strong female lead. There is much more nudity than is seen in PG movies today, yet it is still fitting as a family film. It is done in the sense of cultural norm and the body not being something shameful. I think it actually opens the door for discussion of the body in the family setting for those that are comfortable with the discussion. But if nudity offends you then this is definitely not a good family film choice for you.
    VicCasey

    fun!

    Sheena has been entertaining us for close to 70 years now, but you sure wouldn't know it to look at her. She still looks as beautiful and sexy as ever. I've had a ball following Sheena's adventures in the pulps, comic books, on TV, and in this Sheena movie from 1984. My favorite actress in the role of Sheena is Irish McCalla, but I've enjoyed Tanya Roberts and Gina Lee Nolan too. Roberts is stunningly beautiful and she conveys a wonderful sense of innocence as Sheena. This 1984 Sheena movie is a blast of cheesy fun that provides plenty of entertaining moments that make for great escapism. Enjoy this one with good friends, beverages, and lots of popcorn. Sheena is fun!
    wlsweather

    She can ride my zebra anytime!

    "Sheena" has a ludicrous plot, inane dialogue, pinstripe-painted horses and the attack of the helicopter-devouring flamingos. What it also has is Tanya Roberts, clad in natural hides and very little of them. That is about all that makes the 117 minutes remotely bearable, or should I say "bare" able. Victoria Leigh Blum (aka Tanya) isn't enough to save this cheesefest, but she sure makes me want to speak chimpanzeese!
    SanDiego

    Fun for the whole family.

    I just have to say now that this film has aged rather well. What with "Charlie Angels" up on the big screen audiences are a little less politically correct with regards to heroines. As long as the lead is smart, strong, and independent, it is okay that she is beautiful too. "Sheena" shares the same orb as "Wonder Woman," "Supergirl," Emma Peel of "The Avengers," "Le Femme Nikita," and most obviously, "Xena." This is a family adventure film that is most of all fun where the children seem to enjoy it equally as well as the adults. Children like things that are pretty, and this includes people, so Tanya Robert's natural beauty is appealing to children too on a more simpler level. Yes, there is a little violence (of the adventure film variety) but not grotesquely, frightenly, or sickenly so. The same can be said about the display of skin which is never shown to be associated with sex or violence. What a concept! Thank you! Yes, there are two scenes where Tanya Roberts is fully nude, one of Sheena showering under a waterfall, and another of Sheena walking across the screen to bathe in a pond. But, they are so natural and appropriate (especially for children) that I have to applaud the screenwriter for creating these two scenes in lieu of the usual stupid reasons movie makers have to include nude scenes. Roberts does a terrific job as Sheena.
    timmauk

    Mostly Eye Candy, and WHAT candy!

    I remember watching this on TV in the 80's. The old gang back at the college dorms really enjoyed this too. This film has a lot GREAT eye candy. Tanya Roberts was sooo worth watching in BEASTMASTER that the big wigs at the studio thought they'd give her another film to "show off" more of her special talents. Not to be sexist, they threw in SOAP's Ted Wass as her love interest and made him show some of his "special talents". Just like in the BEASTMASTER, there are plenty of those adorable animals to entertain and attack those nasty old villains.

    With so many bad things happening in this world, do yourself a favor and get away for 90 minutes. Watch something mindless like this to make you forget about elections, markets, wars, terrorist, and J Lo. Let Tanya tame you......

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Actress Elizabeth of Toro who played the Shaman was a Ugandan princess in real life. She was also a Cambridge law graduate, a model (the first black woman to appear on Vogue magazine) and was appointed by Idi Amin to be Uganda's Foreign Minister ..
    • Goofs
      During most of the movie, Sheena is barefoot. When she gets to the Zambuli after escaping from the crashing helicopter, she wears sandals. She is wearing those sandals when she pursues Otwani while riding on her zebra. After Otwani makes her fall from the zebra, she is barefoot again.
    • Quotes

      Sheena: See! Even in chains, we can defeat them! Turn your minds back, my people. Remember yourselves a thousand, a thousand moons ago! Bring your bows!

    • Alternate versions
      In order to obtain a "PG" rating in the UK, 14 seconds were cut from the original theatrical release to edit the stabbing of a man's throat with a spear and a shot of a man on fire. The video release, rated "15" in 1986 restored the cinema cuts but lost a compulsory BBFC cut to a shot of a zebra being tripped over.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Sheena, Queen of the Jungle/Dreamscape/The Adventures of the Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension/The Bostonians/Metropolis (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Sheena's Theme - Interlude
      Composed and Conducted by Richard Hartley

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 17, 1984 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
    • Filming locations
      • Kenya
    • Production companies
      • Colgems Productions Ltd.
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Delphi II Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,778,353
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,950,114
      • Aug 19, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,778,353
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 57m(117 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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