The enduring search interest in "Tarzan-X Shame of Jane" reflects a broader trend in popular media: the fascination with the subversion of childhood icons. We see this today in the rise of "horror-fied" versions of characters like Winnie the Pooh or Mickey Mouse. Tarzan-X was an early, albeit more explicit, pioneer of this subversion.
First, we must disentangle this film from its innocent predecessors. This is not the Johnny Weissmuller Olympic yodel; it is not the Disney animated musical with Phil Collins; nor is it the brooding, loincloth-clad intellectual of the 1980s Greystoke. "Tarzan-X" was birthed in the golden (or perhaps fool’s gold) era of softcore and hardcore crossover cinema. Produced by Joe D’Amato (under a pseudonym) and starring the unmistakably chiseled Rocco Siffredi—a name synonymous with European adult cinema—the film was designed for one purpose: to use the brand recognition of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ creation as a Trojan horse for explicit content. --- Xxx Tarzan-X Shame Of Jane- Rocco Siffredi E Rosa