Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)

Tarzan returns to his homeland of Africa to save his home from destruction.

Director:

Carl Schenkel

Writers:

Edgar Rice Burroughs (stories), Bayard Johnson (screenplay),

Stars:

Casper Van Dien, Jane March, Steven Waddington

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Casper Van Dien	...	Tarzan
Jane March	...	Jane
Steven Waddington	...	Ravens (as Steve Waddington)
Winston Ntshona	...	Mugambe
Rapulana Seiphemo	...	Kaya
Ian Roberts	...	Captain Dooley
Sean Taylor	...	Wilkes
Gys de Villiers	...	Schiller (as Gys De Villers)
Russel Savadier	...	Archer
Paul Buckby	...	Jerjynski
Zane Meas	...	Knowles
Barry Berk	...	Burke
Michael Gritten	...	Devlin
Dimitri Cassar	...	Klemmer
Tony Caprari	...	Ritter

Storyline

On the eve of his wedding, John Clayton, Lord of Greystoke (better known as Tarzan), receives a message from the witch doctor Mugambe that his homeland is in danger. It turns out that a treasure hunter named Ravens is searching for the lost city of Opar, and is destroying the jungle and desecrating the villagers' burial grounds in the process. Only Tarzan can stop Ravens and set things right in the African jungle, but will Jane stand for her fiance being away for so long?

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Plot Keywords:

tarzan | jungle | wedding | african | fiance | 

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Taglines:

A new Tarzan for a new generation.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for adventure violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site (Warner Bros.)

Country:

USA Germany Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 April 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tarzan Jungle Warrior

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,110,564 (USA) (24 April 1998)

Gross:

$2,147,114 (USA) (29 May 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alta Vista, Clipsal Films, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the first Tarzan movie shot entirely in Africa.

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Quotes

Nigel Ravens: Welcome to the 20th century!

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Connections

Version of Tarzan (1999)

User Reviews

One of the Best Tarzan Movies Made

The movie is truer to the original Tarzan of E.R.Burroughs than almost any other one I've seen and I've watched them for over 40 years and have read 10 of the original books. Although the acting may not be first rate the story line isn't too far from the City of Opar book. I'd prefer more of the "savage, but civilized" side of Tarzan to be portrayed, along with less chimp and fake gorillas.