| Carry On Up the Jungle | |
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 Carry On Up the Jungle (1970) |
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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, the nineteenth "Carry On" film, is a send up of the Tarzan/African exploration genre.
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Plot Summary
Lady Evelyn Bagley (Joan Sims) finances an expedition to find her long-lost husband and baby son. Bill Boosey (Sid James) is the fearless hunter and guide. Professor Inigo Tinkle (Frankie Howerd) is searching for the rare Oozalum bird, which is said to fly in ever decreasing circles until it disappears up its own rear end. Lady Evelyn's finds her son, who is now a Tarzan-like ape-man, who then abducts a young woman. A gorilla enters the camp and wreaks havoc and the men get captured by the all female Tonker Tribe led by Valerie Leon from the lost world of Aphrodisia. These bikinied lovelies (whose ritual chant is "Tonker, tonker, stick it up your honker") seem to need Sid James, Charles Hawtrey and Frankie Howerd for breeding purposes...
Cast Overview
- Sid James - Bill Boosey (as Sidney James)
- Kenneth Connor - Claude Chumley
- Frankie Howerd - Professor Inigo Tinkle
- Charles Hawtrey - Tonka the Great/Walter
- Joan Sims - Lady Evelyn Bagley
- Terry Scott - Cecil, the Jungle Boy
- Bernard Bresslaw - Upsidaisi
- Jacki Piper - June
- Valerie Leon - Leda
- Roy Stewart - Nosha
- Nina Baden-Semper - Girl Nosha
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].
References
- ^ Sinclair McKay (2007) A Thing of Unspeakable Horror: The History of Hammer Films: 105
Trivia
- Roy Stewart who played a Nosha also played Toberman in the Doctor Who story The Tomb of the Cybermen
- Nina Baden-Semper who played a girl Nosha later became famous as one of the stars of situation comedy Love Thy Neighbour and was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1975.
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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| Principal cast: Kenneth Williams • Joan Sims • Charles Hawtrey • Sid James • Kenneth Connor • Peter Butterworth • Bernard Bresslaw • Hattie Jacques • Jim Dale • Barbara Windsor • Patsy Rowlands • Jack Douglas • Terry Scott • Richard O'Callaghan • Jacki Piper |
| Films: Sergeant • Nurse • Teacher • Constable • Regardless • Cruising • Cabby • Jack • Spying • Cleo • Cowboy • Screaming • Don't Lose Your Head • Follow That Camel • Doctor • Up the Khyber • Camping • Again Doctor • Up the Jungle • Loving • Henry • At Your Convenience • Matron • Abroad • Girls • Dick • Behind • England • That's Carry On! • Emmannuelle • Columbus TV: Laughing • Christmas Specials Unmade: Spaceman |
