Tarzan of the Apes (1999 film)
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Genre Animation, Adventure, Drama | 5.2/10 IMDb Director Diane Eskenazi Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date March 9, 1999 Producers Diane Eskenazi, Darcy Wright Genres Animation, Adventure Film, Family film Similar movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tarzan of the Apes (1999) is an animated musical adventure film produced by Diane Eskenazi and Darcy Wright and written by Mark Young (based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs). Richard Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries was used as the score during the opening scenes of the film. It was released directly to home video on March 9, 1999. The apes appear to be chimpanzees in this version, unlike the unrelated 1999 Disney film in which they are gorillas.
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Plot
John and Alice Clayton (Lord and Lady Greystoke) are marooned on the coast of Africa, where their son, John Clayton, Jr., is born. The baby is orphaned when both parents die of a mysterious disease, but is adopted by Kala and Kerchak, members of the tribe of Brown Apes.
The baby, christened Tarzan ("White Skin") by Kala, grows to adulthood among the apes, and eventually discovers the cabin where his parents lived. He teaches himself to read and write using the books there. He also discovers a cache of gold coins secreted beneath a loose floorboard in the cabin.
Jane Porter, her father, Professor Archimedes Porter, and Esmerelda, their cockney housekeeper, are shipwrecked at the same location, and soon Jane and Tarzan fall in love. The Porters and Esmerelda are rescued and sail to America, believing that Tarzan has been killed.
Tarzan, with the help of Lieutenant Paul D'Arnot, sails to Baltimore, Maryland where he is reunited with Jane. Tarzan's identity as Lord Greystoke is discovered, and he and Jane are married and return to Africa.
Cast
The voice cast was uncredited in this film.
Songs
"Child of My Dreams", "Tarzan of the Apes" and "Everlasting Love".
References
Tarzan of the Apes (1999 film) WikipediaTarzan of the Apes (1999 film) IMDb Tarzan of the Apes (1999 film) themoviedb.org