The Ivory Ape
The Ivory Ape is a 1980 Japanese-American action film co-produced by Rankin/Bass and Tsuburaya Productions.[2] It was filmed in Bermuda, with a Japanese effects crew, and at Tsuburaya Studios in Tokyo.[3]
| The Ivory Ape | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action Adventure Drama Romance |
| Written by | Arthur Rankin Jr. William Overgard |
| Directed by | Tsugunobu Kotani |
| Starring | Jack Palance Steven Keats Cindy Pickett Celine Lomez |
| Theme music composer | Bernard Hoffer Maury Laws |
| Country of origin | USA/Japan |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Arthur Rankin Jr. Jules Bass |
| Producer(s) | Arthur Rankin Jr. Benni Korzen (associate producer) Masaki Îzuka (associate producer) |
| Production location(s) | Bermuda |
| Cinematography | Yuzo Inagaki |
| Editor(s) | Wendy Wank |
| Running time | 100 minutes theatrical 96 minutes TV version[1] |
| Production company(s) | Tsuburaya Productions Rankin/Bass Productions |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | April 18, 1980 |
It was first broadcast on ABC on April 18, 1980, and later released theatrically in Japan (the theatrical version running 4 additional minutes).[4][5]
Synopsis
Set in Bermuda, this movie focuses on a hunt for a rare Albino gorilla, recently captured in Africa by ruthless big-game hunter Marc Kazarian (Jack Palance). Dedicated government agent Baxter Mapes (Steven Keats) and his ex-girlfriend, Lil Tyler (Cindy Pickett), conduct a humanitarian search for the ape, which has slipped through the fingers of the greedy Kazarian. But hero and heroine are fighting against time as the villain has convinced the locals that the ape is a killer, and must be brought in dead or alive.
Cast
- Jack Palance - Marc Kazarian
- Steven Keats - Baxter Mapes
- Cindy Pickett - Lil Tyler
- Celine Lomez - Valerie 'Val' Lamont
- Lou David - Roomie Pope
- Derek Patridge
- Earle Hayman
- Lou David
- Tricia Sembera
- William Horrigan
- David Man[6]
References
- Galbraith, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. p. 378.
- Galbraith, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. p. 378.
- Galbraith, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. p. 378.
- Galbraith, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. p. 261.
- Galbraith, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. p. 378.
- Galbraith, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. p. 261.