Directed by Kurt Neumann, the film sees Tarzan encounter a tribe of leopard-worshippers.

Queen Lea also conspires with Ameer Lazar, a Western-educated doctor who resents the West's domination of the area.

Kimba has a goal of his own: to take the heart of Jane, a deed that would make him a warrior in the eyes of the cult.

Writing in DVD Talk, critic Paul Mavis described the film as "[c]ompletely ridiculous fun" and "straight-faced in its overripe campiness," further noting that "[e]ven funnier is harried Tarzan's domestic situation, where Jane, like Blondie to Tarzan's Dagwood, is yapping and complaining about how the tree house is going to 'wrack and ruin' because Tarzan is too lazy to get up off his ass and fix the giant clamshell shower.

"[3] In critic Jeremy Arnold's review for Turner Classic Movies, he wrote that the film "stands today as a satisfying, action-packed entry in the series," but noted that contemporary reviews in Variety and The New York Times were dismissive of the film's story, production values, directing, and acting.