The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak
1984 · Movie · R · 88 min · ★ 4.9 · 38% critics
A determined young woman heads into a dangerous jungle to search for her missing father, who vanished while chasing a rare butterfly. Teaming up with a rough adventurer, she faces kidnappers, hostile locals, and a strange lost world in a campy pulp-style quest.
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Details
- Original title
- Gwendoline
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-02-08
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 38/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.9/10 (111 votes)
About
You might enjoy this if you like trashy, campy adventure mixed with heavy erotic elements and oddball pulp vibes in the vein of The Story of O; Not for you if you want strong writing or non-exploitative fun.
Pros: campy pulp energy; striking scenery and costumes; bizarre memorable moments | Cons: weak acting; thin uneven story; lots of gratuitous nudity
Themes
- butterfly
- beefcake
- amazon tribe
- erotica
- female nudity
Cast & crew
Tawny Kitaen
as Gwendoline
Brent Huff
as Willard
Zabou Breitman
as Beth
Bernadette Lafont
as The Queen
Jean Rougerie
as D'Arcy
Roland Amstutz
as Policeman Mr. Cattochet
Vernon Dobtcheff
as Shirko
Takashi Kawahara
as Mao
Maurice Lamy
as Yuki's Henchman
Jim Adhi Limas
as Yuki's Henchman
Directed by Just Jaeckin