Disney’s Tarzan II

Disney's Tarzan II

2005

Disney’s Tarzan II

  • Tarzan: Harrison Chad
  • Kala: Glenn Close
  • Zugor: George Carlin
  • Terk: Brenda Grate
  • Director: Brian Smith
  • Producer: Carolyn Bates, Jim Kammerud, Leslie Hough
  • Release Date: June 14, 2005
  • Run Time: 72 min
  • Language: English

Plot

As a young boy being raised by gorillas, Tarzan (voiced by Harrison Chad) is worried that a fabled monster known as the Zugor (voiced by George Carlin) will someday catch him. He is disappointed that he can’t run as quickly as the other young apes in his family, and his attempts to prove himself keep resulting in chaos. When an accident leaves his adoptive mother Kala (voiced by Glenn Close) thinking that Tarzan has died and the other apes feeling that Tarzan has reached a fitting end, the boy believes it best for everyone involved if he runs away.

Alone in the jungle,Tarzan gets chased by Sabor the leopard right to a rocky place known as Dark Mountain, inhabited by two hulking, spoiled gorilla brothers, the dim-witted Uto (voiced by Brad Garrett), the exceedingly violent Kago (voiced by Ron Perlman), and their controlling, over-protective Mama Gunda (voiced by Estelle Harris). But they fear the Zugor as much as Tarzan does, and when the booming call of the monster echoes through the valley, Tarzan is able to escape from them. He encounters a crotchety old gorilla who at first keeps the boy distant, but Tarzan discovers that this old gorilla actually is Zugor, who uses hollow trees as megaphones to amplify his voice and pretend to be a monster to scare other jungle creatures away from his territory and food. Tarzan uses this discovery to force Zugor into letting the boy stay with him. Thanks to Tarzan’s cheerfulness and helpfulness, Zugor begins to warm to him as the boy continues to try to figure out what he is.

Tarzan’s best friends Terk (voiced by Brenda Grate) and Tantor (voiced by Harrison Fahn) come looking for him, but Tarzan does not want to return home with them. It is only when Kala arrives and encounters trouble with Gunda and her boys that Tarzan finally realizes what he is supposed to be: a Tarzan, with his own special tricks that no one else in the jungle can do. Terk and Tantor save Tarzan and become best friends once again. Tarzan tells Kala that she was right before, and that he is a part of his family. Kala then gives him a hug and tells him how proud she is of him for rescuing her from the two ape brothers, after which Mama Gunda punishes Kago and Uto for destroying Zugor’s tree house and Terk and Tantor are finally reunited with Tarzan.

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Disney’s Tarzan and Jane

Disney's Tarzan and Jane

2002

Disney’s Tarzan and Jane

  • Tarzan: Michael T. Weiss
  • Jane: Olivia d’Abo

      Plot

      From the heart of the jungle comes an action-packed, all-new, never-before-seen movie starring Tarzan… and Jane! Alive with nonstop thrills, irresistible new music, and featuring all your favorite characters from the original Disney hit, the excitement continues in TARZAN and JANE.

      As Tarzan and Jane’s first year in the jungle approaches, Jane searches for the perfect gift for Tarzan. She enlists the help of her hilarious gorilla and elephant pals, Terk and Tantor, who they remind her what an exciting year it has been, from outsmarting prowling panthers to surfing lava down an erupting volcano! But that’s nothing compared to what Tarzan has in store for Jane — a surprise that’ll show her just how much he understands her world.

      Featuring a new duet of “Two Worlds,” performed by Academy Award winner Phil Collins (1999, Best Original Song, “You’ll Be In My Heart”) and Mandy Moore, Disney’s TARZAN and JANE swings with fun, emotion, and adventure!

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      Disney’s Tarzan

      Disney's Tarzan

      1999

      Disney’s Tarzan

      • Tarzan: Tony Goldwyn
      • Jane: Minnie Driver

          Plot

          Swing into action and adventure with Disney’s original classic, TARZAN, packed with fun-filled bonus features and award-winning music such as the memorable “You’ll Be In My Heart” and “Trashin’ The Camp.”

          Disney’s magnificent animated adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’s story of the ape man begins deep within the jungle when baby Tarzan is adopted by a family of gorillas. Even though he is shunned as a “hairless wonder” by their leader, Tarzan is accepted by the gorillas and raised as one of their own. Together with his wisecracking ape buddy Terk and neurotic elephant pal Tantor, Tarzan learns how to “surf” and swing through the trees and survive in the animal kingdom. His “Two Worlds” collide with the arrival of humans, forcing Tarzan to choose between a “civilized” life with the beautiful Jane and the life he knows and loves with his gorilla family. Filled with humor, heart, and hilarious fun, TARZAN is an unforgettable adventure you’ll watch again and again.

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          Tarzan and the Lost City

          Tarzan and the Lost City

          1998

          Tarzan and the Lost City

          • Tarzan: Casper Van Dien
          • Jane: Jane March
          • Director: Carl Schenkel
          • Producer: Stanley S. Canter, Dieter Geissler, Michael Lake
          • Release Date: 1998
          • Run Time: 83 min
          • Language: English

          Plot

          In 1913, on the night before Jane Porter’s wedding to John Clayton (also known as Tarzan), her bridegroom receives a disturbing vision of his childhood homeland in peril. Much to Jane’s distress, Clayton leaves for Africa to help. The educated explorer Nigel Ravens is seeking the legendary city of Opar, to plunder its ancient treasures. But then Jane decides to follow her fiancé, and he must protect her while trying to stop Ravens and his men.

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          Tarzan: The Epic Adventures – Tarzan’s Return

          Tarzan: The Epic Adventures - Tarzan's Return

          1996

          Tarzan: The Epic Adventures – Tarzan’s Return

          • Tarzan: Joe Lara
          • Olga de coude: Lydie Denier
          • Producer: Henry Siegel, Paul Siegel
          • Release Date: August 28, 1996 – May 25, 1997
          • Run Time: 45 min

          Plot

          Tarzan: The Epic Adventures is a syndicated series that aired for one season (1996–1997). It focuses on the character of Tarzan in his early years, after his first exposure to civilization, but before his marriage to Jane Porter. The series uses much of the mythology of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ books as background material.

          This version of Tarzan was filmed in the Sun City resort in South Africa, making it one of the few Tarzan productions to actually film on that continent.[1]

          The character of Nicholas Rokoff, and the fact that Tarzan is not yet married, set this series in-between the two halves of The Return of Tarzan.

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          Tarzan In Manhattan

          Tarzan In Manhattan

          1989

          Tarzan In Manhattan

          • Tarzan: Joe Lara
          • Jane: Kim Crosby
          • Archie porter: Tony Curtis
          • B b brightmore: Jan Michael Vincent
          • Director: Michael Schultz
          • Producer: Max A. Keller, Micheline H. Keller, Gina Scheerer
          • Release Date: April 15, 1989
          • Run Time: 94 min
          • Language: English

          Plot

          Tarzan leaves Africa and goes to present-day New York City to seek vengeance for the murder of his Ape mother Kala, and to rescue Cheeta who was taken by hunters working for the Brightmore Foundation. Soon Tarzan discovers this supposed philanthropic organization is conducting illegal tests on animal brains in an effort to transfer the thoughts and knowledge of one creature to another, and he sets out to rescue the animals and expose Brightmore. He is aided by Jane Porter (a cab driver, played by Kim Crosby) and her father, Archimedes “Archie” Porter (Tony Curtis), a retired police officer, now the head of his own security agency.

          With Brightmore’s operations shut down, Jane joins her father’s security agency, and both talk Tarzan into coming onboard at minimum wage, but with all the bananas Cheeta can eat.

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