{"id":94065,"date":"2023-12-16T20:26:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T03:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94065"},"modified":"2023-12-17T18:52:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T01:52:46","slug":"tanyas-island-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94065","title":{"rendered":"Tanya&#8217;s Island (1980)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;How much did you miss me? Sometimes I wonder if you need me at all.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-94066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Poster.png 613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a model (Vanity) and her partner (Richard Sargent) end up on an island with a gorilla (Don McLeod), an unusual love triangle ensues.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross Cultural Romance<\/li>\n<li>Deserted Island<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Primates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s unfortunate that Alfred Sole &#8212; director of the horror cult classic <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1260\"><em>Alice, Sweet Alice<\/em> (1977)<\/a> &#8212; followed up with this nearly unwatchable dreck. Rather than engaging in any attempt at analysis, I&#8217;ll simply cite from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1398&#038;aff=13\">Graeme Clark&#8217;s review for Spinning Image<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This strange item of exoticism was written by its producer Pierre Brousseau and for the male viewers it poses that age old problem. You&#8217;re artistic, sensitive but manly, and entirely self-sufficient &#8211; so why is your girlfriend interested in a gorilla?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Lobo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Lobo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"935\" height=\"715\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Lobo.png 935w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Lobo-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Lobo-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Lobo-768x587.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Lobo-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That is the question, indeed. Viewers at the time were likely intrigued and\/or excited to see Vanity &#8212; best known as lead singer of Nasty 6, which performed Prince&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0aQndRqi3jE\">&#8220;Nasty Girl&#8221;<\/a> &#8212; in a leading role featuring plenty of nudity: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Tanya.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Tanya.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"944\" height=\"709\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Tanya.png 944w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Tanya-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Tanya-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Tanya-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Tanya-359x270.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Rick Baker designed the gorilla suit, for what that&#8217;s worth. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Blue.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Blue.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"952\" height=\"723\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Blue.png 952w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Blue-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Blue-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Blue-768x583.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tanyas-Island-Blue-356x270.png 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the storyline (such as it is &#8212; I&#8217;ll leave all surprises to you) is sorely lacking. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><br \/>\nReally, not much. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNope; skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0083168\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1398&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;How much did you miss me? Sometimes I wonder if you need me at all.&#8221; Synopsis: When a model (Vanity) and her partner (Richard Sargent) end up on an island with a gorilla (Don McLeod), an unusual love triangle ensues. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cross Cultural Romance Deserted Island Love Triangle Primates Review: It&#8217;s unfortunate that Alfred Sole &#8212; director of the horror cult classic Alice, Sweet Alice (1977) &#8212; followed up with this nearly unwatchable dreck. 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