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Tfcst's Sheena, but Is she riding a zebra or a horse? You
decide.
the depths of the African forest
where she is discovered by a trib
al shaman. The shaman recog-
Near the beginning of "Sheena," nizes the blond as surprise
an American sportscaster meets the fulfillment of an ancient
an African princess. He gives her tribal prophecy. She fits the kid
a high five, to which she responds, with some skins, names her
"Cool." Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, and
eventually entrusts the care of
the tribe to her.
The story pits Sheena against
the evil forces of Prince Otwani, a
fractricidal field goal kicker, in a
battle for her tribe's sacred moun-
At that point, this reviewer tain,
decided to abandon any attempt The battle features a classic
to take the movie seriously. So I jungle chase scene, highlighted
just kicked back, munched pop- (or lowlighted) by some lacklus
corn and enjoyed the show. ter vine swinging by Sheena, a
"Sheena" is delightfully bad. With- romance between Sheena and her
out intending to, it does for man American sportscaster
white-folk-jungle-hero movies what Vic Casey and some fabulous
"Soap" did for daytime dramas, rescues by those amazing ani-
"Sheena" has almost nothing ma's
going for it. Therein lies its beauty. When Sheena holds her hand
Sheena, portrayed by a lithe to her head (a gesture stolen
Tanya Roberts, is orphaned in from actors on Tylenol commer
cials), animals come romping,
tromping and flying to her side.
An elephant rips a rotor from a
helicopter, a horse in zebra's cloth
ing carries the heroine away
from danger and a flock of fla
mingos peck at the peepers of
would-be assassins.
Of course, no jungle adventure
flick would be complete without
a romance every Tarzan has
his Jane. Sheena has her Vic Casey.
He's an American sportscaster,
come to Africa to report on Prince
Otwani's native doings. He helps
Sheena escape the bad guys, she
saves his life and the two fall in
love. And oh, what a magnificant
love it is.
"The things I could show you,"
Vic tells Sheena in a desperate
moment. "I'd show you the trade
towers from my loft, walking down
the sidewalk eating peanuts
Vic Casey is played by, ironi
cally, one of the stars of "Soap,"
Wed Wass. However seriously it
was intended, Wass' role produ
ces some of the best comedy in
"Sheena." He is the American
sportscaster to the hilt he
looks and thinks, as well as speaks,
the part. Who else could say to a
beautiful magic .jungle woman,
without laughing, "I'd show you
the trade towers from my loft?"
Prince Otwani (Trevor Thomas)
and Countess Zanda (France
Zobda)fill great stereotypical vil
lian roles, complimenting each
other on their wickedness. They
give the kind of performances
that make this movie work
they're so had, it's funny.
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