The Ivory Ape
Seen it?1980 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes or King Kong, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
An ivory ape escapes from a freighter and makes its way to Bermuda. Two anthropologists want to save it, but the local authorities hire a big-game hunter to track it down and kill it.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tsugunobu Kotani
- Jack PalanceMarc Kazarian
- Steven KeatsBaxter Mapes
- Cindy PickettLil Tyler
- Céline LomezValerie 'Val' Lamont
- Earle HymanInspector St. George
- Derek Velez PartridgeAubrey Range
- Tricia SemberaVita Havermyer
- David ManDr. Cole
- Lou DavidRoomie Pope
- Billy HorriganThe Captain