Tanya's Island (1980)
Tanya's Island is a 1980 Canadian-American fantasy film directed by Alfred Sole and starring Vanity as a young woman caught up in a love-triangle with her aggressive boyfriend and a wild ape-man on an imaginary tropical island. Vanity made this film using the alias "D.D. Winters". The ape-suit was created by Rick Baker and Rob Bottin, with special effects contributions from Steve Johnson.
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