Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)

Director:

Carl Schenkel

Writers:

Edgar Rice Burroughs (stories)
Bayard Johnson (writer) ...

Release Date:

24 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

A new Tarzan for a new generation.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Tarzan | Jungle | Africa | Lost City | Sequel

Cast

Casper Van Dien	...	Tarzan / John Clayton
Jane March	...	Jane Porter
Steven Waddington	...	Nigel Ravens
Winston Ntshona	...	Mugambe
Rapulana Seiphemo	...	Kaya
Ian Roberts	...	Captain Dooley
Sean Taylor	...	Wilkes
Gys De Villiers	...	Schiller
Russel Savadier	...	Archer
Paul Buckby	...	Jerjynski
Zane Meas	...	Knowles
Barry Berk	...	Burke
Michael Gritten	...	Devlin
Dimitri Cassar	...	Klemmer
Tony Caprari	...	Ritter

Also Known As:

Tarzan Jungle Warrior (USA) (working title)
Tarzan and Jane (USA) (working title)
Tarzan und die verlorene Stadt (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG for adventure violence.

Runtime:

Australia:80 min | Spain:90 min | USA:83 min

Country:

USA | Germany | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 (VHS/DVD rating) | Netherlands:6 | Australia:PG | France:U | Germany:12 | Mexico:A | Portugal:M/6 (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company:

Alta Vista

Trivia:

Jebba the chimp bit Casper Van Dien on the Chin during a photo shoot. Van Dien had to get tetanus shot but was apparently okay.

Quotes:

Nigel Ravens: Welcome to the 20th century!

Movie Connections:

Follows Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996) (TV)

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.