In Episode 136 of Adapt or Perish, we're heading to the jungle to spend some time with one of the pulpiest of pulp heroes: John Clayton II, Viscount Greystroke, better know as Tarzan of the apes!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Edgar Rice Burroughs' original 1912 serialized story and novel
• Tarzan of the Apes, the 1918 silent movie directed by Scott Sidney, and starring Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, and Madame Sul-Te-Wan
• Tarzan, the Ape Man, the 1932 movie directed by W.S. Van Dyke, written by Cyril Hume and Ivor Novello, and starring Johny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton, and C. Aubrey Smith
• The New Adventures of Tarzan, the 1935 serial directed by Edward Kull and Wilbur F. McGaugh, written by Edwin Blum, Bennett Cohen, Basil Dickey, and Charles F. Royal, and starring Herman Brix
• Tarzan, the Ape Man, the 1959 movie directed by Joseph M. Newman, written by Robert Hill, and starring Denny Miller, Joanna Barnes, Cesare Danova, and Robert Douglas
• Tarzan, the Ape Man, the 1981 movie directed by John Derek, written by Tom Rowe and Gary Goddard, and starring Bo Derek, Richard Harris, John Phillip Law, and Miles O'Keefe
• Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, the 1984 movie directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Robert Towne (as P.H. Vazak) and Michael Austin, and starring Christopher Lambert, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, and Andie MacDowell
• Tarzan in Manhattan, the 1989 TV movie directed by Michael Schultz, written by Anna Sandor, and starring Joe Lara, Kim Crosby, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Tony Curtis
• Tarzan and the Lost City, the 1998 movie directed by Carl Schenkel, written by Bayard Johnson and J. Anderson Black, and starring Casper Van Dien, Jane March, and Steven Waddington
• Tarzan, the 1999 Disney animated movie directed by Kevin Lima and Chris Buck, written by Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker, and Noni White, and starring Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Lance Henriksen, and Brian Blessed
• Tarzan, the 2003 TV series developed by Eric Kripke, Mike Werb, and Michael Colleary, and starring Travis Fimmel, Sarah Wayne Callies, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Leighton Meester, Mitch Pileggi, and Lucy Lawless
• Tarzan 3D, the 2013 animated movie directed by Reinhard Klooss, written by Klooss, Jessica Postigo, and Yoni Brenner, and starring Kellan Lutz and Spencer Locke
• The Legend of Tarzan, the 2016 movie directed by David Yates, written by Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer, and starring Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, and Samuel L. Jackson

Footnotes:

• Tarzan, The Ape Man (1981) Official Trailer

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