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Tarzan in the City

1974 · 90 min

A gentle, silly culture-clash comedy where a jungle man bumbles through city life, easy to watch and mostly played for warm laughs.

Directed by: Lilik Sudjio
Genres: Comedy, Adventure
Starring: Benyamin Sueb, Ida Royani, Awaludin

Overview: Darman, his daughter Ida, and Slamet the servant, go into the woods to hunt. Ida was lost when Darman and Slamet are chasing a tiger. Ida ends up in Tarsan's hut. They become close though at first, Tarsan has problems speaking the Indonesian language. Then he agrees to go to the city and learn how to be an urbanite. It is not easy as he is even harassed by Ida’s friends who do not like him.

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Directed by: Lilik Sudjio
Genres: Comedy, Adventure
Starring: Benyamin Sueb, Ida Royani, Awaludin

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
friendship
class
family
Places: wilderness
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
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Genres: comedy, adventure
Directed by: Lilik Sudjio
Written by: Lilik Sudjio
Starring: Benyamin Sueb, Ida Royani, Awaludin, Tan Tjeng Bok, Eddy Gombloh, Slamet Harto, S. Kamdi
Music: Gatot Sudarto
Cinematography: Adrian Susanto
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Indonesia
Languages: Indonesian

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