Tanya's Island

– Tanya is a female model who lives with her boyfriend Lobo, a surrealist painter who is extremely vio..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 22 Minutes
Release Year:
1980
Tanya's Island (1980)

Tanya is a female model who lives with her boyfriend Lobo, a surrealist painter who is extremely violent. Subjected to Lobo's constant abuse, Tanya dreams of escaping to a desert island, which comes true. The only other being on her island is an enormous blue-eyed man-ape who was born from one of Lobo's paintings.

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Tanya's Island (1980) - Trailer

Release Date:

05 Dec 1980

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Alfred Sole

Writer:

Pierre Brousseau

Main Actors:

Vanity, Richard Sargent, Mariette Lévesque, Don McLeod

Plot:

Tanya (Vanity-D.D. Winters) is a drop-dead-gorgeous model who lives with her boyfriend Lobo (Richard Sargent), a surrealist extremely violent painter. Subjected to his constant abuse, she dreams of escaping to a desert island, and her dream comes true. The only other person on her island is an enormous blue-eyed man-ape (played by Don McLeod and voiced by Donny Burns) who emerged from one of Lobo's paintings. She befriends the beast and nicknames him "Blue." Soon she begins to feels a strange attraction to the creature. But Lobo appears on the island he is increasingly jealous about "Blue". He becomes determined to capture the man-ape and put it in a cage.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.3/10