Tanya's Island

Tanya's Island
Film poster
Directed byAlfred Sole
Written byPierre Brousseau
Produced byPierre Brousseau
StarringVanity
Richard Sargent
CinematographyMark Irwin
Edited byAndrew Henderson
Michael MacLaverty
Music byJean Musy
Production
companies
Distributed byFred Baker Films
International Film Exchange
Release date
  • December 5, 1980 (1980-12-05)
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million[1]

Tanya's Island is a 1980 Canadian-American fantasy film directed by Alfred Sole.[2] It stars Denise "Vanity" Matthews (credited as “D.D. Winters”) as a young woman caught up in a love triangle with her aggressive boyfriend and a wild ape-man on an imaginary tropical island. The ape-suit was created by Rick Baker and Rob Bottin, with special effects contributions from Steve Johnson.

  1. ^ Fox, Jordan R. (1979). "Tanya's Island". Cinefantastique. p. 35. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tanya's Island". TCM database. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 16, 2016.