Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

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:

The film was edited to remove some of the violence so that more children could see it.

Quotes:

Nigel Ravens: Welcome to the 20th century!

Movie Connections:

Follows Tarzan in Manhattan (1989) (TV)

I enjoyed it.

Being something of a Tarzan fan, it really isn't that hard to entertain me with the man in the loin cloth (except for the awful, near pornographic, movie with Bo Darek). And in todays world of cgi crapfests, this was a welcome return to real world adventures. It takes place in a real place the jungles of Africa. Has a real cast, no JarJar Binks to be found. And most importantly has a plot that goes somewhere. I think Casper Van Dien did a great job as Tarzan, and Jane March was excellent as Jane. The only drawback at all was the use of magic at the climax, it sort of negated any need for Tarzan to even show up (except to give us a few pics of eye candy). This film's drawbacks are minor when compared to those of other adventure films. It's got a lot of beautiful, and genuine scenery, which only helps to inspire the imagination. It is extremely family friendly, you can watch this with little kids and not worry about giving them nightmares or rotting their brains. Well worth getting on DVD and having an exciting Thursday evening with your kids, or parents as your own age my determine.