Tarzan (2013)

Tarzan and Jane Porter face a mercenary army dispatched by the evil CEO of Greystoke Energies, a man who took over the company from Tarzan's parents, after they died in a plane crash.

Director:

Reinhard Klooss

Writers:

Reinhard Klooss (screenplay), Jessica Postigo (screenplay)

Stars:

Kellan Lutz, Spencer Locke, Les Bubb

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kellan Lutz	...	Tarzan (voice)
Spencer Locke	...	Jane (voice)
Les Bubb	...	Jim Porter (voice)
Joe Cappelletti	...	Clayton (voice)
Brian Huskey	...	Mr. Smith (voice)
Mark Deklin	...	John Greystoke (voice)
Jaime Ray Newman	...	Alice Greystoke (voice)
Robert Capron	...	Derek (voice)
Jonathan Morgan Heit	...	Tarzan Kid (voice)
Anton Zetterholm	...	Tarzan Teenager (voice)
Jason Hildebrandt	...	Narrator (voice)
Trevor St. John	...	Clayton
Craig Garner	...	Tarzan Kid
Aaron Kissiov	...	Tarzan Kid
Michael A. Grimm	...	Miller (as Michael Grimm)

Storyline

Orphaned and stranded in the heart of the untamed African jungle, little John Jr--the helpless son of the famous industrialist, John Greystoke--finds a new family in the shape of a mighty female silverback gorilla. Now, almost two decades later, Johnny is Tarzan, or the powerful "Ape without Fur", who finds himself up against the rapacious young CEO of Greystoke Energies, William Clayton, and his evil plan to exploit the unharnessed force of a prehistoric meteor. In the search of the extraordinary celestial body, Clayton will stop at nothing to rob the jungle of its invaluable resource; however, not if Tarzan and the daughter of the late explorer James Porter, Jane, can help it. Will the ruthless invaders desecrate Tarzan's virgin realm?

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Plot Keywords:

explorer | jungle | meteor | meteorite | celestial | 

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Taglines:

The legend starts here

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action violence, peril/ frightening images, mild language and thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 February 2014 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Tarzán

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$44,095,996

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film, Ambient Entertainment GmbH, Summit Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1 Datasat Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The music score was composed by David Newman. His stepfather was the late film composer Robert O. Ragland who had done the music for the 1991 TV series version of "Tarzan".

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Connections

Referenced in Showreel: Ol' MacDonald Had a Show (2013)

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Soundtracks

Loud Like Love
Performed by Placebo

User Reviews

Very disappointing...

When I heard that there was a new Tarzan animated movie being released I was really quite excited because despite my love of big robots and monsters smashing things up and things going BOOM I do have a soft spot for Tarzan, I have fond childhood memories of running around with a tea towel loin cloth and a potato peeler shouting Ahhhh ah ahhhh!!!!!

But this, was poor... Very poor... and a little piece of my childhood feels violated :(

So, the animation is like something from an average quality PS3 game cut scene and is the style that I would expect to see on a kids TV show (although the motion capture was put to good use, the poor animation at least moves well).

The potentially interesting story was diluted to focus on nothing in particular.

There was (in my opinion) totally needless narration at certain points to tell you what was in front of your face.

If I didn't know any better I would have said that this was developed to promote a new range of dolls for girls (Jungle Barbie and long haired, loin clothed Ken?).

Save your money, watch something else or if you really want to watch an animated Tarzan look to Disney's offering which while being a little more childish trumps this one in EVERY way!