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.
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| Directed by | Alfred Sole |
| Produced by | Pierre Brousseau |
| Written by | Pierre Brousseau |
| Starring | Vanity Richard Sargent |
| Music by | Jean Musy |
| Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
| Edited by | Andrew Henderson Michael MacLaverty |
Production company | Canadian Film Development Corporation Fred Baker Films |
| Distributed by | Fred Baker Films International Film Exchange |
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| Country | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
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
- "Tanya's Island". TCM database. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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