Summary
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 85Audiences 75GoodWatch 80
Box office
3.4×its budget
- Budget
- $130 M
- Worldwide
- $448 M
Worldwide it earned $318 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 28 min
A typical length for animated movies
typical 8988Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 63 countries, rent or buy in 14 more
+53
Released
1999
June 17, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
AnimationFamilyAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards2000
- Music (Original Song)2000Won
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismThought-Provoking84 people
Tony GoldwynTarzan (voice)
Minnie DriverJane Porter (voice)
Glenn CloseKala (voice)
Alex D. LinzYoung Tarzan (voice)
Rosie O'DonnellTerk (voice)
Brian BlessedClayton (voice)
Nigel HawthorneProfessor Archimedes Q. Porter (voice)
Lance HenriksenKerchak (voice)
Wayne KnightTantor (voice)- TDTaylor DempseyYoung Tantor (voice)
Sherry LynnAdditional Voices (voice)
Bob BergenAdditional Voices (voice)
Rodger BumpassAdditional Voices (voice)
Lily CollinsBaby Ape (voice)
Jim CummingsAdditional Voices (voice)
Debi DerryberryAdditional Voices (voice)
Jason MarsdenAdditional Voices (voice)
Chris SandersAdditional Voices (voice)
Aria Noelle CurzonAdditional Voices (voice)
Danny MannAdditional Voices (voice)
Frank WelkerSabor (voice) (uncredited)
Scott RecordAdditional Voices (voice)
Joseph AshtonAdditional Voices (voice)- BBBilly BodineAdditional Voices (voice)
Directing · 5
- Chris Buck Director
- Kevin Lima Director
- James P. Alles Layout
- Chung Sup Yoon Layout
- Johan Klingler Layout
Writing · 29
- Tab Murphy Screenplay
- Bob Tzudiker Screenplay
- Noni White Screenplay
- Edgar Rice Burroughs Novel, Story
- Stephen J. Anderson Story
- Glen Keane Story, Supervising Animator
Production · 4
- Bonnie Arnold Producer
- Mary Hidalgo Casting
- Ruth Lambert Casting
- Christopher Chase Associate Producer
Editing · 1
- Gregory Perler Editor
Sound · 5
- Mark Mancina Original Music Composer
- Scott Martin Gershin Sound Designer
- Peter Michael Sullivan Sound Designer
- Per Hallberg Supervising Sound Editor
- Bobbi Page Vocals
Art · 4
- Dan St. Pierre Art Direction
- Grady Cofer Title Designer
- Robert Dawson Title Designer
- Dan Cooper Co-Art Director
Visual Effects · 9
- Peter DeMund Visual Effects Supervisor
- Jin Kim Animation
- Caroline Cruikshank Animation
- Zoltán Maros Animation
- Rick Maki Character Designer, Visual Development
- Randy Sanchez Animation
Other crew · 3
- Ken Duncan Supervising Animator
- Jay Jackson Supervising Animator
- Andrew Egiziano Production Office Assistant
Tropes
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