office in 1984. Critical reception Colin Greenland reviewed Greystoke for Imagine magazine, and stated that "If there's a better film this year than Greystoke, I shall be astonished." Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 73%, based on , with a rating average of 5.96/10. Awards Won British Academy Film Awards Best Makeup and Hair – Paul Engelen, Peter Frampton, Rick Baker, Joan Hills British Film Institute Technical Achievement Award New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Supporting Actor – Ralph Richardson Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor – Ralph Richardson Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay – Robert Towne, Michael Austin Academy Award for Best Makeup – Rick Baker, Paul Engelen Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films (Best Fantasy Film) Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films (Best Costumes) – John Mollo British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actor – Ian Holm British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actor – Ralph Richardson British Academy Film Award for Best Sound – Ivan Sharrock, Gordon K. McCallum, Les Wiggins, Roy Baker Writers Guild of America Awardfor Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium – Robert Towne, Michael Austin References External links 1984 films 1980s adventure drama films 1980s fantasy adventure films American adventure drama films American fantasy adventure films British adventure drama films British fantasy adventure films Films shot at EMI-Elstree Studios Films directed by Hugh Hudson Films set in the 1880s Films set in 1885 Films set in 1886 Films set in 1887 Films set in the 1890s Films set in 1891 Films set in 1898 Films set in the 1900s Films set in 1906 Films set in Africa Films set in Scotland Films shot in Cameroon Films shot in Hertfordshire Films shot in Oxfordshire Films shot in the Scottish Borders Films with screenplays by Robert Towne Films scored by John Scott (composer) Tarzan films Warner Bros. films 1984 drama films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films 1980s British films