The Ivory Ape

The Ivory Ape is a 1980 Japanese-American action film co-produced by Rankin/Bass and Tsuburaya Productions.[1] It was filmed in Bermuda, with a Japanese effects crew, and at Tsuburaya Studios in Tokyo.[1]

The Ivory Ape
GenreAction
Adventure
Drama
Romance
Written byArthur Rankin Jr.
William Overgard
Directed byTsugunobu Kotani
StarringJack Palance
Steven Keats
Cindy Pickett
Celine Lomez
Theme music composerBernard Hoffer
Maury Laws
Country of originUSA/Japan
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersArthur Rankin Jr.
Jules Bass
ProducersArthur Rankin Jr.
Benni Korzen (associate producer)
Masaki Îzuka (associate producer)
Production locationBermuda
CinematographyYuzo Inagaki
EditorWendy Wank
Running time100 minutes (theatrical version)
96 minutes (TV version)[1]
Production companiesTsuburaya Productions
Rankin/Bass Productions
DistributorABC
Release
Original networkABC
Picture formatColor
Audio formatMono
Original releaseApril 18, 1980 (1980-04-18)

It was first broadcast on ABC on April 18, 1980, and later released theatrically in Japan (the theatrical version running four additional minutes).[1][2]

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 escaped from 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

References
  1. Galbraith IV, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland, p. 378.
  2. Galbraith IV, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland, p. 261


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