The Ivory Ape

The Ivory Ape is a 1980 Japanese-American action film co-produced by Rankin/Bass and Tsuburaya Productions. It was filmed in Bermuda, with a Japanese effects crew, and at Tsuburaya Studios in Tokyo.

The Ivory Ape
Official release poster
Genre	Action Adventure Drama Romance
Written by	Arthur Rankin Jr. William Overgard
Directed by	Tsugunobu Kotani
Starring	Jack Palance Steven Keats Cindy Pickett Celine Lomez
Theme music composer	Bernard Hoffer Maury Laws
Country of origin	United States Japan
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Arthur Rankin Jr. Jules Bass
Producer	Arthur Rankin Jr.
Production location	Bermuda
Cinematography	Yuzo Inagaki
Editor	Wendy Wank
Running time	100 minutes (theatrical version) 96 minutes (TV version)
Production companies	Tsuburaya Productions Rankin/Bass Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	April 18, 1980 (1980-04-18)

It was first broadcast on ABC on April 18, 1980, and later released theatrically in Japan (the theatrical version running four additional minutes).

Synopsis

Set in Bermuda, this movie focuses on a hunt for a rare albino gorilla, recently captured in Africa by ruthless big-game hunter Marc Kazarian (Jack Palance). Dedicated government agent Baxter Mapes (Steven Keats) and his ex-girlfriend, Lil Tyler (Cindy Pickett), conduct a humanitarian search for the ape, which has escaped from the greedy Kazarian. But hero and heroine are fighting against time as the villain has convinced the locals that the ape is a killer, and must be brought in dead or alive.

Cast

• Jack Palance - Marc Kazarian
• Steven Keats - Baxter Mapes
• Cindy Pickett - Lil Tyler
• Celine Lomez - Valerie 'Val' Lamont
• Lou David - Roomie Pope
• Derek Patridge
• Earle Hyman
• Lou David
• Tricia Sembera
• William Horrigan
• David Man

External links

• The Ivory Ape at IMDb
• The Ivory Ape at AllMovie