Tanya's Island

Tanya's Island is a 1980 Canadian-American fantasy film directed by Alfred Sole.[1] It stars Denise "Vanity" Matthews (credited as “D.D. Winters”) as a young woman caught up in a love triangle with her aggressive boyfriend and a wild ape-man on an imaginary tropical island. The ape-suit was created by Rick Baker and Rob Bottin, with special effects contributions from Steve Johnson.

Tanya's Island
Film poster
Directed byAlfred Sole
Produced byPierre Brousseau
Written byPierre Brousseau
StarringVanity
Richard Sargent
Music byJean Musy
CinematographyMark Irwin
Edited byAndrew Henderson
Michael MacLaverty
Production
company
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Fred Baker Films
Distributed byFred Baker Films
International Film Exchange
Release date
  • December 5, 1980 (1980-12-05)
CountryUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Tanya (Vanity) is a female model who lives with her boyfriend Lobo (Richard Sargent), a surrealist painter who is extremely violent. Subjected to Lobo's constant abuse, Tanya dreams of escaping to a desert island, and her dream comes true. The only other person on her island is an enormous blue-eyed man-ape (played by Don McLeod and voiced by Donny Burns) who emerged from one of Lobo's paintings. Tanya befriends the beast and nicknames him "Blue." Soon she begins to feels a strange attraction to the creature, which makes Lobo increasingly jealous in the real world. He becomes determined to capture the man-ape and put it in a cage.

Cast
  • Vanity as Tanya (credited as D.D. Winters)
  • Richard Sargent as Lobo
  • Mariette Lévesque as Kelly
  • Don McLeod as Blue (credited as Don McCloud)
  • Donny Burns as Blue's Voice

References
  1. "Tanya's Island". TCM database. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 16, 2016.


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