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Sheena grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman. When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee, helped by her ability to talk to animals and her... Read allSheena grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman. When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee, helped by her ability to talk to animals and her knowledge of the jungle.Sheena grew up in the African wild, raised by a mystical witch woman. When her foster mother is framed for a murder Sheena is forced to flee, helped by her ability to talk to animals and her knowledge of the jungle.
- Awards
- 5 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaActress Elizabeth of Toro who played the Shaman was a Ugandan princess in real life. She was also a Cambridge law graduate, a model (the first black woman to appear on Vogue magazine) and was appointed by Idi Amin to be Uganda's Foreign Minister ..
- GoofsDuring most of the movie, Sheena is barefoot. When she gets to the Zambuli after escaping from the crashing helicopter, she wears sandals. She is wearing those sandals when she pursues Otwani while riding on her zebra. After Otwani makes her fall from the zebra, she is barefoot again.
- Alternate versionsIn order to obtain a "PG" rating in the UK, 14 seconds were cut from the original theatrical release to edit the stabbing of a man's throat with a spear and a shot of a man on fire. The video release, rated "15" in 1986 restored the cinema cuts but lost a compulsory BBFC cut to a shot of a zebra being tripped over.
- SoundtracksSheena's Theme - Interlude
Composed and Conducted by Richard Hartley
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Fun for the whole family.
I just have to say now that this film has aged rather well. What with "Charlie Angels" up on the big screen audiences are a little less politically correct with regards to heroines. As long as the lead is smart, strong, and independent, it is okay that she is beautiful too. "Sheena" shares the same orb as "Wonder Woman," "Supergirl," Emma Peel of "The Avengers," "Le Femme Nikita," and most obviously, "Xena." This is a family adventure film that is most of all fun where the children seem to enjoy it equally as well as the adults. Children like things that are pretty, and this includes people, so Tanya Robert's natural beauty is appealing to children too on a more simpler level. Yes, there is a little violence (of the adventure film variety) but not grotesquely, frightenly, or sickenly so. The same can be said about the display of skin which is never shown to be associated with sex or violence. What a concept! Thank you! Yes, there are two scenes where Tanya Roberts is fully nude, one of Sheena showering under a waterfall, and another of Sheena walking across the screen to bathe in a pond. But, they are so natural and appropriate (especially for children) that I have to applaud the screenwriter for creating these two scenes in lieu of the usual stupid reasons movie makers have to include nude scenes. Roberts does a terrific job as Sheena.
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- Nov 17, 2000
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,778,353
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,950,114
- Aug 19, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $5,778,353
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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