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Tarzan the Ape Man

1981 · 115 min · Director: John Derek ★ IMDb 3.5 · 6,620 ratings

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The Tarzan story from Jane's point of view. Jane Parker visits her father in Africa where she joins him on an expedition. A couple of brief encounters with Tarzan establish a (sexual) bond between her and Tarzan. When the expedition is captured by savages, Tarzan comes to the rescue.

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Tarzan the Ape Man (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Love 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

25%Love
20%Awe
  1. Love25%
  2. Awe20%
  3. Fear15%
  4. Humor10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Love, Awe. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Love and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 3.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 54/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 48 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity40 %7 %10 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor45 %16 %21 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Sadness51 %25 %34 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity51 %28 %23 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Tension51 %36 %8 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity53 %39 %4 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity56 %42 %3 %3 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Tension60 %55 %4 %5 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Tension61 %61 %6 %9 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Tension65 %65 %8 %8 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
57.5 %≈ 66′Love60 %40 %13 %42 %
62.5 %≈ 72′Tension55 %39 %13 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Humor49 %26 %8 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Love56 %38 %9 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 89′Tension71 %65 %19 %30 %
82.5 %≈ 95′Tension80 %61 %41 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 101′Sadness83 %38 %65 %50 %
92.5 %≈ 106′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 112′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

MO
Miles O'Keeffe

MO
Miles O'Keeffe

Tarzan

SS
Steve Strong

WH
Wilfrid Hyde-White

Club Member (voice)

LM
Laurie Main

LM
Laurie Main

Club Member (voice)

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Harold Ayer

HA
Harold Ayer

Club Member (voice)

AS
Akushula Selayah

Details

Directed by
John Derek
Written by
Gary Goddard, Tom Rowe, Tom Rowe
Type
Movies
Released
1981
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 3.5 · 6,620 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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