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Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott, Elizabeth of Toro, France Zobda ... see more see more... , Trevor Thomas , Clifton Jones , John Forgeham , Sylvester Williams , Bob Sherman , Michael J. Shannon , Nancy Paul , Kathryn Gant , Nick Brimble , Paul Gee , Errol John , Louis Mahoney , Joseph Olita , Oliver Litondo , Dave Cooper , Maggie Cartier , Mike Fenton , Jane Feinberg , Sandahl Bergman , David Goss , Quin Kessler

Based on the famous comic strip, Sheena chronicles the adventures of the title character (Tanya Roberts), a fair-skinned orphan taken in by a kindly Zambouli priestess (Elizabeth of Toro, a real-life ... read more read more...African queen) in a remote African village and trained in the ancient arts of makeup and hairstyling. When American newsmen Fletcher (Donovan Scott) and Vic (Ted Wass) travel to her homeland to cover a story on Prince Otwani (Trevor Thomas), they uncover his plot to assassinate his brother, the reigning prince (a renowned field-goal kicker), and frame the priestess for the crime. Sheena joins forces with the newsmen to stop him and restore order to the country. Although Roberts looks great in a loincloth, her assets alone cannot save this turkey; one wonders where the jungle princess manages to plug in her blow-dryer. This ridiculous film was panned across the board upon its release and subsequently bombed. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 57 min.

Directed by: John Guillermin

Release Date: August 17, 1984

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DVD Release Date: December 4, 2001

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  • ScoopOnline
    December 18, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    LOL. I rather stuck on the TV Series Sheena 2000 something. Its all I say.
  • Beefy
    July 13, 2007
    Beefy
    Total cheese.
  • garyX
    June 22, 2007
    garyX
    Shockingly bad Tarzan clone in which a playboy bunny brought up in a jungle that's obviously very well stocked with cosmetics and hair care products talks to the animals to foil the usual 80s bad guys. Absolute drivel.
  • deano
    November 22, 2006
    deano
    Not a bad jungle adventure of a female Tarzan.
  • queenofpalmtree
    November 14, 2009
    queenofpalmtree
    This is a movie badly needs To Be REMADE... I have no idea who would or could play the queen of the jungle.
  • brentcarlile
    July 17, 2007
    brentcarlile
    NO ONE COULD OF DONE BETTER THEN TANYA ROBERTS IN THIS MOVIE,I WISH SHE STARED IN MORE MOVIES THEN WHAT SHE DID,SHE'S A GREAT ACTRESS!
  • MovieGuruDude72
    July 9, 2007
    MovieGuruDude72
    A female version of Beastmaster. Instead of Marc Singer prancing around in a loin cloth, you have a young Tanya Roberts prancing around in a loin cloth.
  • dcs1978
    November 2, 2006
    dcs1978
    A romp through the jungles of Africa from the old show about how it would have been if Tarzan was a woman. Beautiful scenery, people and animals with substandard acting. If you're a big fan of Tonya Roberts in her hay day or love wild life then this is for you.
  • splittailluvr
    October 11, 2006
    splittailluvr
    Got to be a Tanya Roberts fan in order to enjoy this movie of a female version of Tarzan. She aint no Zena.

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Douglas Pratt
June 14, 2007
Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser

Except for a poorly madeup horse who is supposed to be a trained zebra, everyone in the cast gives believable performances and the action is logical and well paced.

Staci Layne Wilson
January 6, 2005
Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com

A bad movie I love Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 21, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

Tanya Roberts is upstaged here by a clever elephant and a talkative chimp.

Ken Hanke
September 23, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A horse painted like a zebra and a flamingo stampede just aren't enough.

Fred Topel
August 11, 2003
Fred Topel, About.com

A cheesy classic. Warrior queen Roberts = girl power!

October 18, 2008
Variety

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Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Michael Drakulich
November 27, 2002
Michael Drakulich, Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)

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Philip Martin
July 30, 2002
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

No review available.

Scott Weinberg
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

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