Tarzan (1999)

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

Directors:

Chris Buck, Kevin Lima

Writers:

Tab Murphy (screenplay), Bob Tzudiker (screenplay)

Stars:

Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Brian Blessed

Won 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 23 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brian Blessed	...	Clayton (voice)
Glenn Close	...	Kala (voice)
Minnie Driver	...	Jane (voice)
Tony Goldwyn	...	Tarzan (voice)
Nigel Hawthorne	...	Professor Porter (voice)
Lance Henriksen	...	Kerchak (voice)
Wayne Knight	...	Tantor (voice)
Alex D. Linz	...	Young Tarzan (voice)
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Terk (voice)
Beth Anderson	...	(voice)
Jack Angel	...	Monkey / Sylvester (voice)
Joseph Ashton	...	Ape Boy (voice)
Bob Bergen	...	Baby Tarzan / Snipes (voice) (as Robert Bergen)
Billy Bodine	...	(voice) (as Billy Warden Bodine)
Hillary Brooks	...	Female Gorilla (voice)

Storyline

The movie is about the life of Tarzan. Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...

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Plot Keywords:

tarzan character | africa | wild man | ape man | tickling a woman | 

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Taglines:

An immortal legend. As you've only imagined.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene where Tarzan discovers Jane's foot is bare and proceeds to play with her toes is something of a Tarzan tradition. It was done in live-action in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) and Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959).

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Goofs

When Tarzan goes into his parents old tree house he comes out dressed in his father's clothes. How would he know how to put them on and with the passage of time and weather they would have rotted away.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Terk: Mama, look! Look over there!

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Crazy Credits

The title appears at both the start and the finish of the film.

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Alternate Versions

To secure a rating "ohne Altersbeschraenkung" (without age restriction) in Germany a couple of scenes were altered:

• A scene where Sabor was off killing Kala's offspring was shortened
• the fight between Kala and Sabor was shortened
• the fight between Tarzan and Sabor was shortened
• Clayton's death is shortened

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Connections

Edited into Zenimation: Nature (2020)

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Soundtracks

You Will Be in My Heart (End Credits)
Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins
Performed by Phil Collins

User Reviews

Chimp champ

This is a great film, it moves right along fast, has great characters, action, voice, music is just right, great animation, you name it. Lives up to the Tarzan heritage and then some. I highly recommend this one.

Definitely something to jump up and down about.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Stream tarzan officially on Disney+ Hotstar Indonesia

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 June 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tarzan

Filming Locations:

Walt Disney Animation Studios - 2100 Riverside Drive, Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$130,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$34,221,968, 20 June 1999

Gross USA:

$171,091,819

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$448,191,819

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1