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"Never mind whose knickers they were."
The Carry On team is unleashed in Africa--the "land of unbridled passions" in the hilarious film, "Carry On Up the Jungle." A team of British subjects--led by safari guide Bill Boosey (Sid James) goes deep into the heart of the jungle. Professor Inago Tinkle (Frankie Howerd) and his assistant, Lord Chumley (Kenneth Connor) are on a quest to discover a rare and supposedly extinct bird. Lady Evelyn Bagley (Joan Sims) is searching for her husband and baby who both disappeared 20 years before. <
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>During their adventures, safari members run into a curious gorilla, a chubby, lonely Tarzan (Terry Scott), and a fierce tribe of Cannibals--the Noshers ("keep hoping they don't like stuffing!"). Bill Boosey's secret drinking is constantly interrupted by the latest safari disaster, and Lady Evelyn assumes she's the centre of all the pent-up male desire in the camp. <
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>Kenneth Williams is absent from this Carry On film, but Frankie Howerd plays one of the lead comic roles. Howerd was an extremely popular and saucy British comedian who had his own television series "Up Pompeii." And while Kenneth Williams' absence is noted, Howerd is extremely good in this role as the fussy ornithologist. Bernard Bresslaw plays the guide Upsidaisi, and Charles Hawtrey also appears in a small role. <
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>For those unfamiliar with Carry On films--Carry On films were a series of extremely popular lowbrow British comedy films that were made over the course of about 30 years. The Carry On team was comprised of regulars who represented the best British comedic talent of the day. New faces were added for each film, and the viewer could always count on being entertained by the cliche-ridden jokes loaded with double entendre. "Carry On Up the Jungle" isn't the strongest entry in the series, but it's all good-natured fun for fans--displacedhuman

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CLASSIC CARRY ON
Following on from the success of one of the best entries out of the entire series, Carry On Again Doctor (1969), the gang retreat into another historical theme. The gang are all on an expidition through dark Africain 1900 and encounter a Tarzan type figure on the way and get kidnapped by an all female tribe. Lots of fun to be had. Only weakness is in its blatantly obvious studio setting, using inevitably enough real stock footage variously throughout the film. Despite that shortcoming, the film holds many fine comic moments amongst the adventures that take place in it. Frankie Howard takes a part origanally written for Kenneth Williams and gets top billing over series regular, Sid James. Frankie actually breezes into the carry On mood seemingly effortlessly and fills in the outrageous campness thats usually provided by Kenneth Williams. Although Charles Hawtrey is given third billing he is not seen until at least within the last 30 minute of the film. However his considerably small supporting role is used to great comic event deeming his character an integral part in the film. Joan Sims, a fine actress and comidienne is of good value in this entry and is most defintley in one of her best characterisations that deservedly gains a lot of screen time in this one. The hilarious scene where a snake winds up Sims dress and she thinks in quiet delight that Frankie Howard is making advances at her, is a classic. Kenneth Connor returns to the series, his first Carry On in many years whilst Terry Scott takes the Tarzan role that was origanally written for Jim Dale, but Scott comes into his own whils Jaki Piper and Bernard Bresslaw bubble along in the background but each do get to have some good lines to deliver.

Carry On Up The Jungle drew a mixed critical response. Some critics claimed that this entry was weak in comparison to the acclaimed Up The Kyber (1968) and Cleo (1964), but to me this firmly retains the quality of those entries. Although patchy in parts the film picks up a lot after the first half hour and is consistently funny from there on. The audience always has the final say and Carry On Up The Jungle was just another in a long line of huge box office success. Recommended!

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Outragous and funny british comedy!!!!!
if you love any of the the CARRY ON films...this is one to get..due to the the very stunning visual beauty of VALERIE LEON a stunning 6'foot actress who plays LEDA queen of the lubi-dubis....this film is a riot and note Valerie also starred in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME!!!