The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck (1988)

How sad is this?

Fresh and Exciting

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Currently only the American version of the film can be found. But back in the 90's there was an extended version of this film shown in Europe on TV. The film is pretty much the same as the American version except there is a longer sequence of the infamous oiling scene. The oiling scene in the American version is only a minute long but in the European version it's a few minutes long. Kathy Shower is carried away to the tribe chief's hut (as in the US cut) but in this extended version you see Kathy being undressed by the native women in front of the chief's mother. Kathy's belt, boots, trousers and shirt are removed as the chief's mother inspects her. The scene then cuts to Kathy being held down and oiled up naked by the native women (again like in the US version) but in the European cut we see more of Kathy being oiled up. We see the native women hands going aggressively between Kathy's legs rubbing quite hard with Kathy's hips responding by grinding back vigorously. There is also more breast rubbing action with the chief's mother kneading Kathy's breasts, squeezing them hard with some nipple tweaking and pulling. In this extended scene we can hear Kathy getting really turned on as she is worked up into a frenzy with Kathy making sex noises, which is also missing from the US version. This version is no where to be found but maybe someone has got a copy of this elusive version of the film.

First and foremost "Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck" must be considered nothing more than a vanity project for David Keith, who both stars and directs. His stereotyped "big white hunter" act is a challenge to watch. What is not difficult to watch is naked "Playmate Bunny", Kathy Shower, getting lubed and oiled by some native women. Otherwise, the story is familiar, the jungle scenery acceptable, and Keith's seaplane scenes at least help to maintain interest. Whoever thought up the idea that somehow you can mix comedy with decapitations and rape, in what was obviously not intended as dark humor, should have been clued they had a concept that wasn't fully developed. - MERK

this was an unexpected delight, as a well crafted "b movie" with a delicious playmate, classic jungle adventure plot an a sense of humor in spite of thin finances and straight to video release. oiling Kathy before her confrontation with her jungle natives fate is yummy an extended with the director knowing what will entertain his audience. The natives are near nude and seem quite authentic, an used to the jungle and nudity. Shot on an Indian ocean island, the director used the hired natives to great advantage. I've loved jungle movies since the first Tarzan i saw, and this is not a cheap Ramar of the jungle quickie, but something for the 2nd on a twin bill in the fifties. "tarzan and his mate" had beautiful nudity, as a loinclothed Maureen O'sullivan dressed for her mate and a hot steamy jungle, which produced a very modern sexual content to a "black white oldie". The hayes office was not amused an it was heavily censored. But i digress, an highly recommended a very good "b movie" with humor, sexy actors, and an interesting plot.

When will this movie be released on DVD? With all the older movies being re-released on DVD, you would think they would get around to it sooner or later. I know that it is not much more than a cheap Indiana Jones knock off, but it did have it's highlights, and was at least as good as some of the crap Hollywood has been releasing lately. Besides, it doesn't look like Spielberg and Lucas are having any luck getting Indiana Jones 4 off the ground any time soon. It won't be long before Ford is too old to be willing to put the fedora on again, anyway. David Kieth is no real substitute, but Tennessee Buck does have a tendency to get your attention. Perhaps my interest in the film isn't exactly on the high road, but when did that ever stop a movie from being released? It was a nice change of pace to see a movie that didn't try to offend, but didn't really care if it did.