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Tarzan (1999) -- A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human.
Tarzan (1999) -- US Home Video Trailer from Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   24,399 votes
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Directors:
Writers:
Edgar Rice Burroughs (story)
Tab Murphy (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
18 June 1999 (USA) more
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 10 wins & 22 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(72 articles)
User Comments:
One of Disney's Best more (238 total)

Cast

  (Credited 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)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Minnie Driver largely ad-libbed the breathless speech in which Jane tells her father and Clayton about meeting Tarzan for the first time. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: During the fight scene in which Tarzan kills Sabor, Sabor scratches Tarzan's chest. The scars are there momentarily and in the next camera shot are gone, then reappear, then disappear. The director's realized the scars would become cumbersome and therefore decided that Tarzan would heal miraculously fast. Humorously, Disney was later contacted regarding the production of a "fast-healing Tarzan action figure" due to this scene. more
Quotes:
[repeated line]
Clayton: Have we met?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in George of the Jungle 2 (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Son of Man more

FAQ

Is Terk a boy or a girl?
Who voiced Baby Terk?
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20 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
One of Disney's Best, 25 July 1999
8/10
Author: DanB-4 from Canada

The true measure of a family film is to watch a child's reaction. My (normally jumpy) three-year-old sat with enraptured glee through this movie and was able to articulate the plot back to me with amazing detail. That's not a parent's rambling, its a credit to a brilliant movie. Tarzan ranks just below Beauty and the Beast and Little Mermaid in the list of the best of Disney's new films.

Disney formula (rogue orphan, evil villain pretending to be a friend, whacky sidekick, neurotic friend and lots a snappy tunes) has never been more apparent, but it works perfectly. But the real joy of this movie is its breathtaking beauty and the message of living without prejudice.

Don't expect anything new from Disney, and do not expect a detailed retelling of the original novel. But do expect to see their product refined even further and at its best since Beauty and the Beast. This is a kid's movie, but any grown-up can like it. Minnie Driver and Wayne Knight provide the best voice overs.

As my six-year-old daughter told me once, "I like movies with scary beginnings, silly middles and happy endings." Needless to say, she loved Tarzan. **** out of ****.

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