Tarzan was dubbed in thirty five languagesthe most for any disney movie at the time, and collins recorded his. Jul 02, 2015 this is just an short promo for the behindthescenes look of disneys tarzan. Later cast members included rose, stevanna, josh, jeryn and tessa. 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. It also features the typical tropes of the disney renaissance, including a love interest, a villain and comedic side characters, but for all its formulaic aspects, the movie is very engaging and funny throughout. Thinking this is the story of the millennium, tim schemes to expose the martian who has taken human form as uncle martin. Id love to read your argument focusing more on the writing and plot whenever you find time. The movie won an academy and golden globe award in the category of best music, original song for the song youll be in my heart by phil collins. Tarzan is a baby who loses his parents, and is adopted by a family of gorillas, who raise him up as their own. In separate instances a baby gorilla and tarzans parents are killed by a rampaging leopard. The movie doesnt insist on this thread of meaning, but it gives the movie weight. Movie surfers is a disney channel mini that appears in commercial form where teenagers go behind the scenes of walt disney related films. Also this was the last movie of disney s renaissance era. Disney channel me tarzan, you movie surfers sweepstakes.
Tarzan was dubbed in thirtyfive languagesthe most for any disney movie at the time, and collins recorded his. If you really want to make a case for this movie being the best disney film ever made you probably wont want to open by admitting your heavy bias for the movie. The tarzan yell is so strongly associated with the character in the minds of the public that a similar yell was necessary. Disney channel movie surfers promo tarzan 1999 jacob brown. With his wisecracking ape buddy terk and neurotic elephant pal tantor, tarzan learns to survive in the animal kingdom. It was a partialscripted show that had teenagers surf the internet in a video chatroom. His songs have some pretty wonderful messages that although might not reach the epicness of the lion king or catchiness of aladdin.
Where this movie diverges greatly from the book is in the handling of the ape leader kerchak lance henriksen, who in the book he is the reason kala glenn close loses her baby she drops her child while being chased by the raging bastard which then leads to her replacing her loss with that of the baby tarzan. Outside of movie surfers, tina appears in two sneak peeks of tarzan, available on the mulan. Explore disney movies to find new, classic and upcoming films, blurays, dvds, downloads, and much more, including favorites, news and watch online. Parents need to know that tarzan is a 1999 disney movie. It was about teenagers communicating with each other via webcams and getting info about the movies.
Heres proof that tarzan is the thirstiest disney movie ever. Scandals leading man provided the voice for the tree surfer in the 1999 movie. Thinking this is the story of the millennium, tim schemes to expose the. In 1997 when the show began, mischa, lindsay, alexis and marcus used a computer to surf the internet to go behind the scenes of upcoming disney theatrical movies. Disney channel airs these movie surfers specials and portions as interstitials when disney movies are playing in theaters. They began sitting in a screening room and talking to various actors and actresses of the movie. All trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Christina marie flores, known professionally as christina milian is an american singersongwriter, actress, dancer, and model. Some of it is insightful and even interesting in the behindthescenes inside trivia. Five kids take you behind the scenes of disneys biggest productions and creations including movies, music videos, theme parks and. Tarzan is a 1999 american animated adventure film produced by walt disney feature.
Movie surfers is a disney channel miniseries that appears in a commerciallike form where teenagers go behind the scenes of upcoming disney movies. Jan 03, 2016 dont worry dear, my mutton chops will save us. Still as a movie surfer, she also hosted partially in liveaction the twopart theatrical behindthescenes trailer of tarzan, with part one on the mulan vhs in an. There is actually no way to make a good tarzan movie, but the disney one was disney fied so it was cute and it just ignored the problematic elements.
Tim ohara stumbles upon a martian who has just crashed on earth. Aug 19, 2008 classic movie surfers ii ninsegalover. The 37th disney animated feature film, the tenth and last released during the disney renaissance era, it is based on the story tarzan of the apes by edgar rice burroughs, being the first animated major motion picture version of the story. Roseanne appeared in two disney movies in backtoback. You make some good points but you seem to hit on things that are mostly aesthetic. Tarzan character is a featured article, which means it has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the disney wiki community. Artemis fowl directed by kenneth branagh and based on the beloved book by eoin colfer, artemis fowl follows 12yearold genius artemis fowl, a descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds, as he finds himself in a battle of strength and cunning against a powerful, hidden race of fairies who may be behind his fathers disappearance. The disney channel movie surfers were completely different back in the late 90s, which was way better than the one they show today in the. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. No one knows exactly how the victory cry of the bull ape should sound. Each episode would air when a new disney movie was released, and interviewed the crew involved.
His thrilling new journey brings him face to face with the mysterious zugor, the most powerful force in the land. Like all the best disney animated films, this one is about something other than cute characters and cheerful songs. A behindthescenes look at the animation inspiration and music of tarzan with phil collins and nsync. In 2009 disney xd started airing movie surfers, citation needed sometimes during commercial breaks. Promo for the tarzan sweepstakes tiein with the animated movie. Mulan acclaimed filmmaker niki caro brings the epic tale of chinas legendary warrior to life in disneys mulan, in which a fearless young woman risks everything out of love for her family and her country to become one of the greatest warriors china has ever known.
On the disney movie surfers, they showed the creation of tarzan and how the inspiration was taken from skate boarding legends such as tony hawk. When an outrageous band of furry friends escape from the city zoo, they discover that new york city is the biggest, craziest jungle of all. Disney channel me tarzan, you movie surfers sweepstakes april 1999 rewind me. Actors who voiced disney characters actors in animated roles. Before he was king of the jungle, tarzan was an awkward young kid just trying to fit in. This site is not directly affiliated with disney interactive. This is the 48th tarzan movie and the only one word tarzan movie.
Tarzan has an unusual body count of six primary or secondary characters kalas and kerchak first son, tarzan parents, sabor, clayton and kerchak. If you see a way this page can be updated or improved without compromising previous work, please feel free to contribute. Just sharing in honour of the 10th anniversary of tarzan. Directed by chris buck and kevin lima from a screenplay by tab murphy, bob tzudiker, and noni white, the film stars the voices of tony goldwyn. In addition to the massive library of older content, disney plus is now the home for a number of exclusive movies and tv shows that are only available on the streaming service. Typed by a disney fan with the username of disneyphile on the message board song.
But more often than not, its a bunch of braindead teenagers being paid to heap praise onto the latest disney film. Now it also appears after a disney channel movie or series ends. Disney channel used to air a behindthescenes show called movie surfers. Movie surfers is a disney channel miniseries that appears in a. It speaks even to the youngest members of the audience, who, like tarzan, must have days when they feel surrounded by tall, rumbling, autocratic. Tarzan is a 1999 american animated adventure film produced by walt disney feature animation for walt disney pictures.
It started out as a tv special that would air when a new disney movie came out. You cant have a great disney movie without great disney music, and despite some bad press the phil collinsled soundtrack for this film may have unwarrantedly received, it perfectly suits tarzan and my eardrums. When one of his missteps puts his family in jeopardy, tarzan decides they would be better off without him. The tarzan soundtrack was released by walt disney records on may 18, 1999. Tarzan is a product developed by disney interactive. Tarzan itself is based upon the novels by edgar rice burroughs and the movies from the 1930s. The conflicting triangle relationship between tarzan, jane and his ape family is a particularly great source of drama. It was about teenagers communicating with each other via webcams and getting info about upcoming disney theatrical movies. The directors expressed concern that tarzan would be made into a surfer dude, but when keane revealed the test.