Monday Morning Maybe

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Tanya's Island

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1980 | 82 min | Fantasy, Drama, Romance

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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
Great for anyone in the mood for a love story and people who still love a bit of magic. Best enjoyed if you're happy to go along with its world. Shelve it next to Jungle Fever.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 22 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.

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.

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 powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 10K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Alfred Sole

  • VanityTanya (as D.D. Winters)
  • Richard SargentLobo
  • Mariette LevesqueKelly
  • Don McLeodBlue (as Don McCloud)
  • Donny BurnsBlue's Voice (voice)