continues to stand as a benchmark for what the industry used to produce when it had a bigger budget—and a much bigger imagination. production history of 1990s parodies or perhaps a look into the career of Joe D'Amato
April 2026
The film’s enduring notoriety is inextricably linked to its leads. Rocco Siffredi, who plays Tarzan, was already a massive star in the European adult industry and would later go on to be dubbed the "Italian Stallion" and the subject of numerous mainstream documentaries. tarzanxshameofjane1995engl work verified
Adult films from the mid-1990s were originally distributed on VHS and DVD. Digital copies found online are rips of these older physical media formats. The phrase "work verified" is appended by online communities to filter out: Dead torrent links or corrupted video files.
| Component | Description | Verification Source | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | "Tarzan-X: Shame of Jane" (1995), also known as Tharzan - La vera storia del figlio della giungla and Jungle Heat . | TMDB, Wikipedia | | Director | Joe D'Amato (Aristide Massaccesi). | Wikipedia | | Cast | Rosa Caracciolo (Jane), Rocco Siffredi (John/Tarzan). | Wikipedia | | English Language | The film was officially produced with two separate audio tracks: English and Italian. | Verified third-party release information. | | English Runtime | The original English release has a runtime of 1 hour and 38 minutes (98 minutes). | Kino24.su | | Academic Study | The film is the subject of a verified academic master's thesis on gender dynamics in pornography. | Midlands State University research database. | | Legacy | A cult classic in the adult genre, with a notable 6.7/10 user rating on IMDb . | IMDb | continues to stand as a benchmark for what
For film historians, it serves as a time capsule for the 1990s adult industry's attempt to bridge the gap between "smut" and "cinema." The Legacy of the Jungle
| Claim | Reality | |-------|---------| | Unique 1995 work called exactly “Tarzan x Shame of Jane” | – No record of that exact title in any verified database. | | An English-language erotic film from 1995 featuring Tarzan and Jane with shame as a theme | Yes – Tarzan X (1995) a.k.a. Shame of Jane has English audio, 1995 release, and shame narrative elements. | | “Verified” by a community | Likely – Early internet forums discussing adult films would have “verified” the English version as working (i.e., playable VHS or downloaded file). | Adult films from the mid-1990s were originally distributed
The character names and the jungle setting are used under the legal umbrella of adult parody, a common practice in European cinema of the 1980s and 1990s (similar to D'Amato's other unauthorized adaptations). Therefore, when searching for or discussing this film, it must be strictly categorized as an independent, adult-oriented exploitation film, entirely separate from the official Burroughs canon.
© 2021 Media Hindustan - India's Largest News Service. Designed by Rohido Media.