Tarzan (1999)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Directors:

Chris Buck
Kevin Lima

Writers:

Edgar Rice Burroughs (story)
Tab Murphy (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

18 June 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family

Tagline:

An immortal legend. As you've only imagined.

Plot:

A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human.

Plot Keywords:

Gorilla | Adopted Son | Rescue | No Opening Credits | Life Saving

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 22 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 19

7:00 PM

Telemundo

Cast

Tony Goldwyn	...	Tarzan (voice)
Minnie Driver	...	Jane Porter (voice)
Glenn Close	...	Kala (voice)
Brian Blessed	...	Mr. Clayton, the Gorilla Hunter (voice)
Nigel Hawthorne	...	Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
Lance Henriksen	...	Kerchak, the Gorilla King (voice)
Wayne Knight	...	Adult Tantor (voice)
Alex D. Linz	...	Young Tarzan (voice)
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Young Terk / Adult Terk (voice)
Taylor Dempsey	...	Young Tantor (voice)
Jason Marsden	...	Additional Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Beth Anderson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jack Angel	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Joseph Ashton	...	Ape Boy (voice)
Bob Bergen	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Rodger Bumpass	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Kathryn Cressida	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Aria Noelle Curzon	...	Baby Apes (Additional Voices) (voice)
Debi Derryberry	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Paul Eiding	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Blake McIver Ewing	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Blake Ewing)
Michael Geiger	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Scott Martin Gershin	...	Kerchak Gorilla (voice)
Amy Gleason	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jonnie Hall	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Linda Harmon	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jennifer L. Hughes	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Adam Karpel	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Ricky Lucchese	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Sherry Lynn	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Melissa MacKay	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Michael Perl	...	Mungo (voice)
Phil Proctor	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jessica Rotter	...	Additional Voice
Frank Simms	...	Ensemble Vocals (voice)
Erik von Detten	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Joe Whyte	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Quebec) | Italy:T | Argentina:Atp | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (cut) | Hong Kong:I | Mexico:A | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | USA:G | Greece:K | Australia:PG | Philippines:G | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

In the film, Jane Porter and her father are from London. In the novel, they are American citizens.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The "You'll Be in My Heart" musical sequence shows lemurs in the jungle nearby. Lemurs only exist on the island of Madagascar.

Quotes:

Terk: What kind of animal are you?
Tantor: You know, I've been thinking lately that Tarzan may be some sub-species of elephant.
Terk: Are you kidding... What are you talking about?
Tantor: I mean, think about it. He enjoys a peanut, I enjoy a peanut...
Terk: He looks nothing like you!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Bionic Cow (#3.17)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Strangers Like Me

As of this writing, the best film of 1999.

This movie draws a sense of awe throughout the entire story. Though its plot may be formulaic, it executes better than any other formulaic movie this year. This is the best animated film I have seen in the last 5 years since "The Lion King". The images are absolutely wonderful to look at. The music by Phil Collins is so powerful that it energizes the whole movie making you feel emotionally charged all throughout. I feel this film could have never been made in live action, since it gives a totally new perspective on what Tarzan may actually have been like, his movement, his upbringing, and most of all, his interaction with jungle family. The musical sequences by the gorillas were silly, but entertaining (it is a Disney film isn't it?). And Tarzan's movement through the jungle is so spectacular that it makes Aladdin's flying carpet escape from the lamp's abyss seem pale in comparison.

Though most of Tarzan's leaping, swinging, and tree surfing seem unrealistic, we have to keep in mind that this is an animated film, and since it is Disney's, thrills will be expected. Tarzan delivers exciting thrills, fills you with awe through the entire film, without sacrificing the story and the underlying theme. This is a WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL FILM. Go see it.

If you have to decide between Star Wars I and Tarzan, it's no contest... Tarzan is the film Star Wars I should have been.