Son of Tarzan
Tarzan semi historian. My dad was Mr. America in 1943 (3rd place) and actor & writer and intro'd me to the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Tarzan. At age 5, for my birthday, dad bought me Tarzan's loin cloth and Johnny Sheffield's too. I practiced swinging on a rope in an a giant oak tree for months at our home in Studio City. Later in life. 50 years later, I wrote a modernized treatment for Son of Tarzan and pitched it to the Burroughs Foundation in Tarzana California. They liked it but powerful Disney bought the rights (ancillary) and I was done. Coincidentally, a few weeks later I was introduced to an aged Johnny Sheffield and we had lunch and discussed the movie business. I knew more than he about the works of Burroughs character. It's still a dream. I also met Gordon Scott through a friend in Marina Del Rey. He was old but still quite a dynamic man. I enjoyed Chris Lambert's version very much although I think the original Weismueller was a classic. Except for Gordon Scott's great physique, the others were a bit lacking in athletics and acting ability. I think producer Mel Gibson could do a great rendition of Son of Tarzan in the same type of production as his film Apocolypto. I met his producer at a party recently and I wanted to pitch him but held back, thinking it might be a bit tacky. I don't know if the modern audience would appreciate another Tarzan ... too bad!
