Underplayed Gems

Sheena (1984)

Sheena poster
Directed by
John Guillermin
Genre
fantasy film, action film, adventure film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 57m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 159 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman raised by an African tribe has a telepathic connection with animals and uses her powers to protect her homeland from corrupt outsiders. She teams up with an American journalist to stop a plot against the tribal king.

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What happens

Sheena, also known as Sheena: Queen of the Jungle, is a 1984 superhero film based on a comic-book character that first appeared in the late 1930s, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. A hybrid of action-adventure, superhero film and soap opera–style drama, Sheena was shot on location in Kenya. It tells the tale of Sheena, a heroine raised in the fictional African country of Tigora by the fictional Zambouli tribe. The film 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. Released by Columbia Pictures on 17 August 1984, 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 did find some cult success on home video and DVD. Since then, it has been considered a cult film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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