Tarzan (1999)

Directors:

Chris Buck
Kevin Lima

Writers:

Edgar Rice Burroughs (story)
Tab Murphy (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

18 June 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family

Tagline:

An immortal legend. As you've only imagined.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Gorilla | Lifting Person In Air | Storm | Animal Capture | Lightning

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 22 nominations

Cast

Tony Goldwyn	...	Tarzan (voice)
Minnie Driver	...	Jane Porter (voice)
Glenn Close	...	Kala (voice)
Brian Blessed	...	Mr. Clayton, the Gorilla Hunter (voice)
Nigel Hawthorne	...	Professor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
Lance Henriksen	...	Kerchak, the Gorilla King (voice)
Wayne Knight	...	Adult Tantor (voice)
Alex D. Linz	...	Young Tarzan (voice)
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Young Terk / Adult Terk (voice)
Taylor Dempsey	...	Young Tantor (voice)
Jason Marsden	...	Additional Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Beth Anderson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jack Angel	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Joseph Ashton	...	Ape Boy (voice)
Bob Bergen	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Rodger Bumpass	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Kathryn Cressida	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Aria Noelle Curzon	...	Baby Apes (Additional Voices) (voice)
Debi Derryberry	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Paul Eiding	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Blake McIver Ewing	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Blake Ewing)
Michael Geiger	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Scott Martin Gershin	...	Kerchak Gorilla (voice)
Amy Gleason	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jonnie Hall	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Linda Harmon	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jennifer L. Hughes	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Adam Karpel	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Ricky Lucchese	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Sherry Lynn	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Melissa MacKay	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Michael Perl	...	Mungo (voice)
Phil Proctor	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jessica Rotter	...	Additional Voice
Frank Simms	...	Ensemble Vocals (voice)
Erik von Detten	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Joe Whyte	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Quebec) | Italy:T | Argentina:Atp | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. (cut) | Hong Kong:I | Mexico:A | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U | USA:G | Greece:K | Australia:PG | Philippines:G | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

During Turk's musical trashing of the explorer's camp, two apes mimic the bump-bump step seen in the classic Disney short In the Bag (1956).

Goofs:

Factual errors: The odds of a fully grown African elephant managing to climb up the sheer edge of a ship more than three times its height, anchored in very deep water, are slim to none.

Quotes:

Professor Porter: Oh, Janie Jane! What an amazing discovery! A man with no language, no human behavior...
Jane Porter: And no respect for personal boundaries.
Professor Porter: How do you mean?
Jane Porter: [gets extremely close to Professor Porter] He was this close to me, daddy, just staring at me.
[Goes back to blackboard and finishes drawing of Tarzan]
Jane Porter: He was confused at first, as if he had never seen another human before. His eyes were intense... and focused, and... I've never seen eyes like those before.
Professor Porter: Oh. Shall I - ahem - leave you and the blackboard alone for a moment?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in George of the Jungle 2 (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Strangers Like Me

Animated Tarzan A Pleasant Surprise

I found this surprisingly good because not only was animation well done - which they all seem to be in the past decade - but an involving, action-packed story that was interesting start-to-finish. The action is not overdone, however. The color in here is magnificent and it looks spectacular on DVD.

The film turned out to be a good combination of drama, action, comedy and romance. I would think this would be a little too frightening, however, for little kids, for those wondering about that. The only negative I had was listening to the grating voice of Rose O'Donnell. That, and her New York City, accent, is definitely not appealing. Otherwise, I have nothing but good things to say about this film.