Starzan: Shouting Star of the Jungle (1989)

Original title

Starzan: Shouting Star Of The Jungle

Directed by

Tony Y. Reyes

Genre

comedy

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Filipino comedy film that parodies Tarzan. It follows a man who acts like a jungle hero in funny situations. The movie was a big hit and started a series of sequels and a TV show.

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What happens

Starzan: Shouting Star of the Jungle, also known as simply Starzan, is a 1989 Filipino comedy film directed by Tony Y. Reyes, written by Reyes and Joey de Leon, and starring de Leon as the titular character. It also stars Zsa Zsa Padilla, Panchito Alba, Tina Paner, Cris Villanueva, Cynthia Patag, and Rene Requiestas. The film is a parody of the Edgar Rice Burroughs character Tarzan. Produced by Regal Films, it was released on January 4, 1989, and was a box office hit, earning ₱24 million in Metro Manila alone. It became the highest-grossing comedy film in the region at the time, surpassing Batang Quiapo (1986). Critic Lav Diaz gave the film a mixed review, recognizing de Leon and Requiestas as a good comedic duo and commending the film's depiction of the environment's unjust treatment, though he expressed concern about the potentially lowering standards of audiences for films. The success of Starzan effectively launched a franchise. This includes two sequels, Starzan 2: The Coming of Star Son (1989) and Starzan III: The Jungle Triangle (1990), a spin-off film, Cheeta-eh, Ganda Lalake? (1991), a television series, and an album. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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