Joe Lara would later auditioned as Tarzan in Tarzán (1991) which he lost to Wolf Larson, but star as Tarzan in the unrelated series Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996).
When Tarzan lifts Brightmore over his head, a line is clearly visible holding Jan-Michael Vincent up.
A TV movie made for the CBS network.
Jan-Michael Vincent also played a Tarzan-type character named Nanu in the Disney movie The World's Greatest Athlete (1973).