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:

Film Afrika Worldwide, Alta Vista, Clipsal Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The baby elephant charged Casper Van Dien and Jane March and lifted Van Dien with his tusks.

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Quotes

Nigel Ravens: Welcome to the 20th century!

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Connections

Version of Tarzan in Manhattan (1989)

User Reviews

Fun action adventure with a dose of magic.

I enjoyed this film. It was nice to jump PAST the point where Tarzan was discovered, to a point where he had left the jungle and returned to England for socialization. Casper is an intelligent, grunt-free version of Tarzan who returns to the jungle after getting a psychic call "home" from his shaman friend. The movie remained focused on the goal set at the beginning, to save the Lost City from a power hungry treasure hunter. I didn't feel lost or that any of the events were fluff. There is a nice display of magic which was presented well by the special effects team. All of the acting was well done and not overdramatized. I would very much like to see the story continued by this team of creators and actors.