Man-Thing
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Not a bad effort for a minor Marvel character
  • Something is missing.............
  • Not total crap...
  • Not The Comic I Remember
  • Terrible Movie
Man-Thing
Starring: Robert Mammone , Jack Thompson , William Zappa , Steve Bastoni , and Rawiri Paratene
Director: Brett Leonard
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
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ASIN: B0009A409S
Release Date: 2005-06-14

Description

Kyle Williams (Matt Le Nevez) thought taking the new post of Sheriff in the sleepy town of Bywater would be exactly the change of pace he needed. But the peaceful town is now what it seems. While investigating a series of gruesome murders, Kyle discovers that the locals are hiding a frightening secret. Torn between who and what to believe, the only straight answers he receives are from feisty young schoolteacher Teri (Rachel Taylor). Together they embark on a quest to unravel the truth.

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3 out of 5 stars Not a bad effort for a minor Marvel character.......2007-05-17

I actually enjoyed this movie more than I expected. I think it's a case where the filmmakers had a very limited budget to work with, and rather than use a lot of cheap CGI shots and cram the movie with horrible-looking action (like many made-for-SciFi Channel movies), they instead opted for the old tried and true Hollywood low-budget monster movie formula: try to create a lot of suspense and atmosphere and don't show the monster until the end. I am a fan of the Man-Thing comics, and I will say that the movie did capture a pretty good comic-book vibe, with the characters, eerie greenish swamp scene lighting, and the sets, art design and editing---unfortunately, it doesn't really feel like the Man-Thing comic. I wish they would have kept the "burning touch" power of Man-Thing, and featured a little more action and monster scenes. But, the creature did look pretty good when he finally appeared, and in general the acting, the score, and especially the cinematography were fairly solid. I also appreciated the fact that they went for a very serious vibe, instead of the camp approach of the 80's Swamp Thing movies.

If you're looking for an action-packed, big budget version of the Man-Thing comic, you'll be disappointed in this one. If you're looking for a good looking, slow-paced comic book movie about a swamp monster (that does touch on some of the environmental themes of the comics) then you might enjoy this one like I did.

2 out of 5 stars Something is missing....................2007-03-15

Was it the bad acting, or a bad script...i think i was both. The cgi and
the sets were good, the gore was pretty good and detailed, but to see the
man thing, and other effects, you had to sit through this movie that
tried to put you to sleep. Good for a viewing.

3 out of 5 stars Not total crap..........2006-12-15

Very, very loosely based on the Marvel comic of the same name, MAN-THING is about a shambling tree monster killing peope in a swamp because it's swamp home is being corrupted by corporate scumbags. The creatures just wanders around the swamp killing random people with tentecles that come out of it's back. There's one good kill at the end where the creature pumps oil into the human villian, causing him to puke black stuff. The other deaths are equally brutal, but that's the only one we really see.

The acting? Bad. The writing? Bad. Most of the direction? Bad. The film starts with some genuinely creepy shots of the swamp the Man-Thing resides in, and there are some neat shots later on, but other then that, the direction is bland and disorienting. The effects are good, and the monster looks very cool and real, but we never see it until the final ten minutes.

If you want to see Treebeard from LOTR go on a mad killing spree, making branches grow out of people's mouths, then watch MAN-THING. If not, avoid.

4 out of 5 stars Not The Comic I Remember.......2006-10-12

A new sheriff arrives in the small town of Bywater and is immediately put to the test as a large band of protestors are holding up construction at a oil drilling site. The land in question is important to the local Native Americans. There is also a huge number of missing persons recently reported. Are the two connected?

Although this film bears the Marvel Comics logo, it bears little resemblance to the comics I used to read. Despite that it makes for a pretty good film. This Man-Thing is huge (15 feet tall) and really quite scary-looking once we get a look at it. Man-Thing is a force of nature that has arisen to fight the desecration of the swamp and its natural resources by the oil company specifically and people in general. Native American legends, greed, dirty dealings and protestors all have to be dealt with to stop the trouble and killings in the swamp. Check it out.

I have to say that I rather liked this film. Right at the start I decided to disassociate it from the comic. As a film it works pretty well but as a comic adaptation it is pretty much a failure. This was obvious with the opening scene of nudity and sex (although the original comic could be pretty racy at times). Here the title creature is purely a force of nature with no human origin and its touch does not burn, fear or no fear. It is sad to see Marvel gave approval for such a way-out adaptation. There other adaptations have included many changes but were at hear true to the comics while this one just isn't there. If you want a good monster film then this one is really quite good. If you want a screen version of the comic then you should avoid this one.

1 out of 5 stars Terrible Movie.......2006-09-10

Anyone giving this movie more than 2 stars are either people who need to justify their $10 spent, or someone who was attached to the movie that is now bankrupt.

The truth is, this is a horrible movie. The acting is stiff and one-dimensional. The Special effects are laughable. Swamp Thing is Citizen Kane compaired to this film.

Let me use the 90 minutes of my life that I will never get back and warn you all to stay away from this movie. This movie is just horrible.

First off, Man-Thing. Man-Thing has less than 3 minutes of actual Screen time. 2 1/2 minutes only come at the very end. By way of comparison, the oil pump (which in my opinion must have been the most expensive prop due to its screen time) has over 9 minutes of screen time. Yup, they keep showing this one pump (only comes as high as the actors shoulders btw) over and over again. In fact, it is also the setting for the movies climatic scene where Man-Thing shows up. Talk about special effects....did you ever see the movie "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure?" If you did, remember that scene in the truck with Large Marge where her face gets all animated with claymation and scared Pee-Wee out of the truck? Well, that's about the level of effects for the Man-Thing. He stands there motionless, except for his tendrels, which has a cartoony look to them as they wiggle about.

Want to know about dialogue??? Best line in the movie:

Sheriff: "Why do they call this town Bywater?"
Man In Boat: "Cause it's by the water."

It's right up there with "here's looking at you, kid." Isn't it?
Swamp Fire
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • "Paramount Pictures ... Swamp Fire (1946) ... VCI Home Video"
Swamp Fire
Starring: Johnny Weissmuller; Buster Crabbe;Virginia Grey
Director: William H. Pine
Manufacturer: Miracle Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0007G70I2
Release Date: 2002-02-02

Product Description

The two former stars of the Tarzan epics take on the Bayou country, appearing as rough and tough cajuns. Who is more of the stud? Who has the girls and the alligators panting nearly every time they swagger by? Watch this great action film to find out.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "Paramount Pictures ... Swamp Fire (1946) ... VCI Home Video".......2006-10-25

VCI Entertainment and Paramount Pictures present "SWAMP FIRE" (1946) (69 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- relive those thrilling adventures when Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe took us down the Mighty Mississippi River with suspenseful excitement at every turn... many of these films were a staple of Saturday matinees in the 1930s and 1940s ... don't miss any of the Paramount features loaded with action that will leave you wanting more of this duos screen time in Hollywood USA,

Under William Pine (Director / Producer), William C. Thomas (Producer), Daniel Mainwaring (Screenwriter), Fred Jackman, Jr. (Cinematographer), Rudy Schrager (Composer (Music Score), Howard A. Smith (Editor), Paul F. Sylos (Art Director), Harold E. Knox (First Assistant Director) ------ the cast includes Johnny Weissmuller (Johnny Duval), Buster Crabbe (Mike Kalavich), Virginia Grey (Janet Hilton), Carol Thurston (Toni Rousseau), Pedro de Cordoba (Tim Rousseau), Marcelle Corday (Grandmere Roussea), William Edmunds (Emile Ledoux), Edwin Maxwell (Capt. Pierre Moise), Pierre Watkin (P.T. Hilton), Charles Gordon (Capt. Hal Peyton), Frank Fenton (Capt. Pete Dailey), David Janssen (Emile's eldest son), I. Stanford Jolley (Coast Guard Skipper) . . . . . . . our film and story brings together for the first time on the big screen two former Tarzans, Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe ... each in love with the same girl and on the opposite sides of the Louisiana Bayou when it came to obeying the laws of the land ... Weissmuller is the Captain of a River Boat and Crabbe is a trapper picking up his catches on taboo land of the government ... watch the two stars exhibit their talent of wrestling in an alligator hole, did I say for their lives ... keep your eyes peeled for a young David Janssen ("Richard Diamond" and "The Fugitive" Television Series) and a wonderful B-Western and Serial character actor I. Stanford Jolley who was a pioneer also in film noir films.------ another great river adventure under the Paramount banner, proves to be one of director William Pine and screenwriter Daniel Mainwaring best outing.

Special foonote, actor Johnny Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal ... won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records ... following his swimming career, he became the sixth actor to portray Tarzan in films, a role he played in twelve motion pictures ... Weissmuller left that role and immediately traded his loincloth costume for jungle fatigues and appeared fully clothed in the role of Jungle Jim (1948) for Columbia, where he made thirteen Jungle Jim movies between (1948) and (1954), the next year he appeared in three more jungle movies playing himself ... many actors also played Tarzan such as Buster Crabbe, but Weissmuller was the best-known, with a distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell is still often used in films ... during an appearance on television's Mike Douglas Show in the 1970's, Weissmuller explained how the famous yell was created ... recordings of three vocalists were spliced together to get the effect--a soprano, an alto, and a hog caller.

Second special footnote, actor Buster Crabbe graduated from the University of Southern California and won the 400 meter freestyle in which he medaled in the 1932 Olympics, went to work for Paramount in "King of the Jungle" (1933), next role was "Tarzan the Fearless (1933), Crabbe returned to Paramount Pictures was featured in Zane Grey Westerns which were well received, then came the roles that made him a household word "Flash Gordon" and "Buck Rogers" at Universal Picture Serials (1936-1940), meanwhile PRC Studios was looking for a leading hero "Billy the Kid" and "Billy Carson" in the 1940's B-Western series and ran its course for six years, later made several televison appearances and appeared in a series "Captain Gallant and the Foreign Legion" (1955-1957).....

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1. Johnny Weissmuller (aka: Janos Weissmuller)
Date of birth: 2 June 1904 - Freidorf, Banat, Austria-Hungary (now Romania)
Date of death: 20 January 1984 - Acapulco, Mexico
2. Buster Crabbe (aka: Clarence Linden Crabbe II)
Birth Date: 2/17/1907 - Oakland California
Died: 4/23/1983 - Scottsdale, Arizona

Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Swamp Fire" (1946) -
Johnny Weissmuller & Buster Crabbe, the digital transfere with a clean,
clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from
the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns...order your
copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of
copies available on DVD and VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch
action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just
the way we like 'em

Total Time: 69 min on DVD/VHS ~ VCI Home Video ~ (10/24/2000)
Swamp Fire
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • "Paramount Pictures ... Swamp Fire (1946) ... VCI Home Video"
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Swamp Fire
Starring: Johnny Weissmuller , Virginia Grey , Buster Crabbe , Carol Thurston , and Pedro de Cordoba
Director: William H. Pine
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
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ASIN: B000098ZSN
Release Date: 2003-06-24

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "Paramount Pictures ... Swamp Fire (1946) ... VCI Home Video".......2006-10-25

VCI Entertainment and Paramount Pictures present "SWAMP FIRE" (1946) (69 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- relive those thrilling adventures when Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe took us down the Mighty Mississippi River with suspenseful excitement at every turn... many of these films were a staple of Saturday matinees in the 1930s and 1940s ... don't miss any of the Paramount features loaded with action that will leave you wanting more of this duos screen time in Hollywood USA,

Under William Pine (Director / Producer), William C. Thomas (Producer), Daniel Mainwaring (Screenwriter), Fred Jackman, Jr. (Cinematographer), Rudy Schrager (Composer (Music Score), Howard A. Smith (Editor), Paul F. Sylos (Art Director), Harold E. Knox (First Assistant Director) ------ the cast includes Johnny Weissmuller (Johnny Duval), Buster Crabbe (Mike Kalavich), Virginia Grey (Janet Hilton), Carol Thurston (Toni Rousseau), Pedro de Cordoba (Tim Rousseau), Marcelle Corday (Grandmere Roussea), William Edmunds (Emile Ledoux), Edwin Maxwell (Capt. Pierre Moise), Pierre Watkin (P.T. Hilton), Charles Gordon (Capt. Hal Peyton), Frank Fenton (Capt. Pete Dailey), David Janssen (Emile's eldest son), I. Stanford Jolley (Coast Guard Skipper) . . . . . . . our film and story brings together for the first time on the big screen two former Tarzans, Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe ... each in love with the same girl and on the opposite sides of the Louisiana Bayou when it came to obeying the laws of the land ... Weissmuller is the Captain of a River Boat and Crabbe is a trapper picking up his catches on taboo land of the government ... watch the two stars exhibit their talent of wrestling in an alligator hole, did I say for their lives ... keep your eyes peeled for a young David Janssen ("Richard Diamond" and "The Fugitive" Television Series) and a wonderful B-Western and Serial character actor I. Stanford Jolley who was a pioneer also in film noir films.------ another great river adventure under the Paramount banner, proves to be one of director William Pine and screenwriter Daniel Mainwaring best outing.

Special foonote, actor Johnny Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal ... won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records ... following his swimming career, he became the sixth actor to portray Tarzan in films, a role he played in twelve motion pictures ... Weissmuller left that role and immediately traded his loincloth costume for jungle fatigues and appeared fully clothed in the role of Jungle Jim (1948) for Columbia, where he made thirteen Jungle Jim movies between (1948) and (1954), the next year he appeared in three more jungle movies playing himself ... many actors also played Tarzan such as Buster Crabbe, but Weissmuller was the best-known, with a distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell is still often used in films ... during an appearance on television's Mike Douglas Show in the 1970's, Weissmuller explained how the famous yell was created ... recordings of three vocalists were spliced together to get the effect--a soprano, an alto, and a hog caller.

Second special footnote, actor Buster Crabbe graduated from the University of Southern California and won the 400 meter freestyle in which he medaled in the 1932 Olympics, went to work for Paramount in "King of the Jungle" (1933), next role was "Tarzan the Fearless (1933), Crabbe returned to Paramount Pictures was featured in Zane Grey Westerns which were well received, then came the roles that made him a household word "Flash Gordon" and "Buck Rogers" at Universal Picture Serials (1936-1940), meanwhile PRC Studios was looking for a leading hero "Billy the Kid" and "Billy Carson" in the 1940's B-Western series and ran its course for six years, later made several televison appearances and appeared in a series "Captain Gallant and the Foreign Legion" (1955-1957).....

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1. Johnny Weissmuller (aka: Janos Weissmuller)
Date of birth: 2 June 1904 - Freidorf, Banat, Austria-Hungary (now Romania)
Date of death: 20 January 1984 - Acapulco, Mexico
2. Buster Crabbe (aka: Clarence Linden Crabbe II)
Birth Date: 2/17/1907 - Oakland California
Died: 4/23/1983 - Scottsdale, Arizona

Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Swamp Fire" (1946) -
Johnny Weissmuller & Buster Crabbe, the digital transfere with a clean,
clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from
the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns...order your
copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of
copies available on DVD and VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch
action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just
the way we like 'em

Total Time: 69 min on DVD/VHS ~ VCI Home Video ~ (10/24/2000)

2 out of 5 stars For the devoted fan.......2005-08-12

This film is for fans of the genre and the Tarzan star, Johnny Weismuller. He gets to wrestle and kill a crocidle in this one too!

I watched it because I'm a big David Janssen fan and he had a small uncredited part near the beginning of the film. He was probably 13 or 14 years old at the time.

Swamp Fire
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    Swamp Fire

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    Binding: DVD

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    Product Features:
    • scene selection
    • interactive menus

    ASIN: B000L7WOYM

    Product Description

    The two former stars of the Tarzan epics take on the Bayou country, appearing as rough and tough Cajuns. Who is more of the stud?? Who has the girls and the alligators panting nearly every time they swagger by?? Watch this great action film to find out!!
    Monsoon/The Most Dangerous Game/The Amazing Mr. X/Swamp Fire
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      Monsoon/The Most Dangerous Game/The Amazing Mr. X/Swamp Fire
      Starring: Adventure Classics
      Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
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      ASIN: B000E1P28K
      Release Date: 2005-04-26
      Nabonga / Swamp Fire
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • "Nabonga Gorilla (1944) & Swamp Fire (1946) ... VCI Home Video"
      Nabonga / Swamp Fire
      Starring: Nabonga , and Swamp Fire
      Manufacturer: Miracle Pictures
      ProductGroup: DVD
      Binding: DVD

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      4-for-3 Action & Adventure4-for-3 Action & Adventure | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video
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      ASIN: B000AMPJZO
      Release Date: 2005-10-25

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars "Nabonga Gorilla (1944) & Swamp Fire (1946) ... VCI Home Video".......2006-10-25

      First up PRC presents "NABONGA GORILLA" (1944) (75 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Under Sam Newfield (Director), Sigmund Neufeld (Producer), Fred Myton (Story and (Screenplay), Willy Stahl (Music Director), Robert E. Cline (Cinematographer), Holbrook N. Todd (Editor) ----- the cast includes Buster Crabbe (Ray Gorman), Fifi D'Orsay (Marie), Barton MacLane (Carl Hurst), Julie London (Doreen Stockwell), Bryant Washburn (Hunter), Herbert Rawlinson (T.F. Stockwell), Prince Modupe (Tobo), Jackie Newfield (Doreen Stockwell, as a child), Ray Corrigan (Nabongo the Gorilla), I. Stanford Jolley (Policeman) . . . . . . our story goes deep into the jungle of Africa searching for the sole survivor a young girl of a plane crash ... a young girl Julie London is now a woman and protected by a gorilla (Ray Corrigan in a gorilla suit) who found her ... to clear his father and his bank Buster Crabbe is bound and determined to find out what really happened ... but Barton MacLane his guide has other ideas and the plot thickens and the excitement builds ... will Buster get the money, save the girl, take care of MacLane without any interference from the gorilla Nabonga ... this could be very tricky and interesting so sit back and enjoy what is about to unfold ------ special footnote, Julie London was an actress and a very sultry singer who starred in a number of movies in the 40s & 50s before beginning a popular singing career, most remembered for her role as Nurse Dixie McCall in the television series "Emergency!" (1972), Julie's biggest popularity as a singer was in the late 50s, leaving her full-time film career to concentrate on her singing career, over 40 of her albums to date have been released, and her vocal style has been endeared by many core fans, known as "The Liberty Girl" for helping establish Liberty Records as a successful label, her many hit albums on that label include "Julie Is Her Name", "Calendar Girl" with some borderline erotic (for the time) cover photography by Gene Lester, "About the Blues", "Your Number, Please", "Send For Me", "Love Letters", "The End of the World", "In Person at the Americana", "The Wonderful World of Julie London" and the provocatively titled "Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast".------ another great jungle adventure for Buster Crabbe under the PRC Picture banner, proves to be one of his most exciting performances.

      SPECIAL FEATURES:
      BIOS:
      1. Buster Crabbe (aka: Clarence Linden Crabbe II)
      Birth Date: 2/17/1907 - Oakland California
      Died: 4/23/1983 - Scottsdale, Arizona
      2. Barton MacLane
      Date of birth: 25 December 1902 - Columbia, South Carolina
      Date of death: 1 January 1969 - Santa Monica, California
      3. Julie London (aka: Julie Peck)
      Date of birth: 26 September 1926 - Santa Rosa, California
      Date of death: 18 October 2000 - Encino, California
      4. Ray "Crash" Corrigan (aka: Raymond Benard)
      Date of birth: 14 February 1902 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
      Date of death: 10 August 1976 - Brookings Harbor, Oregon
      5. Sam Newfield (Director)
      Date of birth: 6 December 1899 - New York, New York
      Date of death: 10 November 1964 - Los Angeles, California

      Second on the double bill is Paramount Pictures present "SWAMP FIRE" (1946) (69 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- Under William Pine (Director / Producer), William C. Thomas (Producer), Daniel Mainwaring (Screenwriter), Fred Jackman, Jr. (Cinematographer), Rudy Schrager (Composer (Music Score), Howard A. Smith (Editor), Paul F. Sylos (Art Director), Harold E. Knox (First Assistant Director) ------ the cast includes Johnny Weissmuller (Johnny Duval), Buster Crabbe (Mike Kalavich), Virginia Grey (Janet Hilton), Carol Thurston (Toni Rousseau), Pedro de Cordoba (Tim Rousseau), Marcelle Corday (Grandmere Roussea), William Edmunds (Emile Ledoux), Edwin Maxwell (Capt. Pierre Moise), Pierre Watkin (P.T. Hilton), Charles Gordon (Capt. Hal Peyton), Frank Fenton (Capt. Pete Dailey), David Janssen (Emile's eldest son), I. Stanford Jolley (Coast Guard Skipper) . . . . . . . our film and story brings together for the first time on the big screen two former Tarzans, Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe ... each in love with the same girl and on the opposite sides of the Louisiana Bayou when it came to obeying the laws of the land ... Weissmuller is the Captain of a River Boat and Crabbe is a trapper picking up his catches on taboo land of the government ... watch the two stars exhibit their talent of wrestling in an alligator hole, did I say for their lives ... keep your eyes peeled for a young David Janssen ("Richard Diamond" and "The Fugitive" Television Series) and a wonderful B-Western and Serial character actor I. Stanford Jolley who was a pioneer also in film noir films.------ another great river adventure under the Paramount banner, proves to be one of director William Pine and screenwriter Daniel Mainwaring best outing.

      Special foonote, actor Johnny Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal ... won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records ... following his swimming career, he became the sixth actor to portray Tarzan in films, a role he played in twelve motion pictures ... Weissmuller left that role and immediately traded his loincloth costume for jungle fatigues and appeared fully clothed in the role of Jungle Jim (1948) for Columbia, where he made thirteen Jungle Jim movies between (1948) and (1954), the next year he appeared in three more jungle movies playing himself ... many actors also played Tarzan such as Buster Crabbe, but Weissmuller was the best-known, with a distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell is still often used in films ... during an appearance on television's Mike Douglas Show in the 1970's, Weissmuller explained how the famous yell was created ... recordings of three vocalists were spliced together to get the effect--a soprano, an alto, and a hog caller.

      Second special footnote, actor Buster Crabbe graduated from the University of Southern California and won the 400 meter freestyle in which he medaled in the 1932 Olympics, went to work for Paramount in "King of the Jungle" (1933), next role was "Tarzan the Fearless (1933), Crabbe returned to Paramount Pictures was featured in Zane Grey Westerns which were well received, then came the roles that made him a household word "Flash Gordon" and "Buck Rogers" at Universal Picture Serials (1936-1940), meanwhile PRC Studios was looking for a leading hero "Billy the Kid" and "Billy Carson" in the 1940's B-Western series and ran its course for six years, later made several televison appearances and appeared in a series "Captain Gallant and the Foreign Legion" (1955-1957).....

      SPECIAL FEATURES:
      BIOS:

      1. Johnny Weissmuller (aka: Janos Weissmuller)
      Date of birth: 2 June 1904 - Freidorf, Banat, Austria-Hungary (now Romania)
      Date of death: 20 January 1984 - Acapulco, Mexico
      2. Buster Crabbe (aka: Clarence Linden Crabbe II)
      Birth Date: 2/17/1907 - Oakland California
      Died: 4/23/1983 - Scottsdale, Arizona

      Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Nabonga Gorilla" (1944)
      and "Swamp Fire" (1946) - the digital transfere with a clean, clear and
      crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from
      the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns...order your
      copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of
      copies available on DVD and VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch
      action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just
      the way we like 'em

      Total Time: 144 min on DVD/VHS ~ VCI Home Video ~ (10/24/2000)
      {16 MOVIE SET} River Niger / Final Comedown / Mean Johnny Barrows / Lady Cocoa / Harlem Rides the Range / Moon Over Harlem / Big Timers / Dirty Gertie From Harlem, Usa / Bloody Brood / Fast and the Furious (1954) / Mutiny in the Big House / Swamp Women / Boys Reformatory / Dark Mountain / Hurricane Express / Fire Alarm
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        {16 MOVIE SET} River Niger / Final Comedown / Mean Johnny Barrows / Lady Cocoa / Harlem Rides the Range / Moon Over Harlem / Big Timers / Dirty Gertie From Harlem, Usa / Bloody Brood / Fast and the Furious (1954) / Mutiny in the Big House / Swamp Women / Boys Reformatory / Dark Mountain / Hurricane Express / Fire Alarm

        ProductGroup: DVD
        Binding: DVD

        GeneralGeneral | Drama | Genres | DVD | Video
        ASIN: B000EA8TKY
        {17 Movie Set} Seven Doors to Death, Hot Rod Girl, Blonde Savage, They Made Me a Criminal, the Silver Horde, Bird of Paradise, Outpost in Morocco, Renfrew of the Royal Mounted, Monsoon, Most Dangerous Game, Amazing Mr. X, Swamp Fire, & MORE...
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          {17 Movie Set} Seven Doors to Death, Hot Rod Girl, Blonde Savage, They Made Me a Criminal, the Silver Horde, Bird of Paradise, Outpost in Morocco, Renfrew of the Royal Mounted, Monsoon, Most Dangerous Game, Amazing Mr. X, Swamp Fire, & MORE...

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          GeneralGeneral | Drama | Genres | DVD | Video
          ASIN: B000BVBLOW

          Product Description

          {17 Movie Set} Seven Doors to Death, Hot Rod Girl, Blonde Savage, They Made Me a Criminal, the Silver Horde, Bird of Paradise, Outpost in Morocco, Renfrew of the Royal Mounted, Monsoon, Most Dangerous Game, Amazing Mr. X, Swamp Fire, Prehistoric Women, Call of the Yukon, Scott of the Antartic, Crashing Thru, Swamp Women
          [18 Movie Pack] Monsoon, Most Dangerous Game, Amazing Mr. X, Swamp Fire, Prehistoric Women, Call of the Yukon, Scott of the Antarctic , Crashing Thru, Vanishing Point, Dead Ringer, Open Window, Gypsy, to Know the End, the Vision, the Riddle, the Lovers, Anniversary of a Murder, the Sorcerer
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            [18 Movie Pack] Monsoon, Most Dangerous Game, Amazing Mr. X, Swamp Fire, Prehistoric Women, Call of the Yukon, Scott of the Antarctic , Crashing Thru, Vanishing Point, Dead Ringer, Open Window, Gypsy, to Know the End, the Vision, the Riddle, the Lovers, Anniversary of a Murder, the Sorcerer

            ProductGroup: DVD
            Binding: DVD

            GeneralGeneral | Action & Adventure | Genres | DVD | Video
            ASIN: B000EPHVEE

            Product Description

            SPECIAL FEATURES: Digitally Mastered, Interactive Menus, Chapter Selections, Digitally Enhanced Audio 5.1
            16 Feature Action Films: The Bloody Brood / the Fast and the Furious (1954) / Mutiny in the Big House / Swamp Women / Boys' Reformatory / Dark Mountain / Hurricane Express / Fire Alarm / the Black Godfather / Dirty Games / Slipstream.. & Many More...
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              16 Feature Action Films: The Bloody Brood / the Fast and the Furious (1954) / Mutiny in the Big House / Swamp Women / Boys' Reformatory / Dark Mountain / Hurricane Express / Fire Alarm / the Black Godfather / Dirty Games / Slipstream.. & Many More...

              Manufacturer: PLATINUM
              ProductGroup: DVD
              Binding: DVD

              GeneralGeneral | Action & Adventure | Genres | DVD | Video
              ASIN: B0009IAZDA

              Product Description

              BESIDE THE ABOVE MENTIONED TITLES THIS SET ALSO INCLUDES: The Train Killer / The Chain Reaction / The Death Merchants / Embassy Deadly Impact. [16 full length action movies on 4 DVDs]

              DVD:

              1. Mantis in the Monkey's Shawdow
              2. Mardi Gras Madness
              3. Matt Helm Lounge (The Silencers/ Murderers Row/The Ambushers/The Wrecking Crew)
              4. Mesmerized / Lovers And Liars
              5. Mind Body & Soul/Bad Cop Chronicles
              6. Monsters, Inc. (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
              7. Murder in the Orient
              8. Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday/Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target
              9. Owl Vs. Bombo
              10. Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Film

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