Carry On Up the Jungle
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| Carry On Up the Jungle | |
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 Carry On Up the Jungle film poster |
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| Directed by | Gerald Thomas |
| Produced by | Peter Rogers |
| Written by | Talbot Rothwell |
| Starring | Frankie Howerd Sid James Charles Hawtrey |
| Distributed by | Rank Organisation |
| Release date(s) | 1970 |
| Running time | 89 mins |
| Country |  UK |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Carry On Again Doctor |
| Followed by | Carry On Henry |
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Carry On Up the Jungle, is a 1970 comedy and is the nineteenth "Carry On" film. It is a send up of the Tarzan/African exploration genre.
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[edit] Plot Summary
Lady Evelyn Bagley (Joan Sims) finances an ornithology expedition to the darkest, most barren regions of the African wilds to find her long-lost husband and baby son. The team are led by the fearless (and lecherous) Bill Boosey (Sid James). Camp ornithologist Professor Inigo Tinkle (Frankie Howerd) is searching for the rare Oozlum bird, which is said to fly in ever decreasing circles until it disappears up its own rear end. After the travellers are kidnapped by a tribe of bloodthirsty cannibals known as the Noshas, they get "rescued" by the all female Lubby Dubby Tribe led by Valerie Leon from the Lost World of Aphrodisia. These bikinied lovelies seem to need Sid James, Charles Hawtrey and Frankie Howerd for breeding purposes...Maybe Lady Bagley's long-lost son, now a compassionate if bungling Tarzan-like jungle dweller, can save the day.
[edit] Cast Overview
- Sid James - Bill Boosey (as Sidney James)
- Kenneth Connor - Claude Chumley
- Frankie Howerd - Professor Inigo Tinkle
- Charles Hawtrey - Tonka the Great/Walter Bagley
- Joan Sims - Lady Evelyn Bagley
- Terry Scott - Ugh the Jungle Boy/Cecil Bagley
- Bernard Bresslaw - Upsidaisi
- Jacki Piper - June
- Valerie Leon - Leda
- Roy Stewart - Nosha
- Nina Baden-Semper - Girl Nosha
[edit] Analysis
Carry On Up the Jungle appears to be, in part, a parody of Hammer films' "Cavegirl" series: One Million Years B.C. (1966), Slave Girls (1968), When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) and Creatures the World Forgot (1971) [1].
[edit] Trivia
- This storyline is partly referenced in the Christmas Special Carry one, when all the characters sit down for Christmas Dinner and eat the Oozlum bird instead of a traditional Turkey.
[edit] References
- ^ Sinclair McKay (2007) A Thing of Unspeakable Horror: The History of Hammer Films: 105
[edit] External links
- Carry On Up the Jungle at the Internet Movie Database
- Carry On up the Jungle Location Guide at The Whippit Inn
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