Product Details

• Actors: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Brian Blessed, Nigel Hawthorne
• Directors: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima
• Writers: Bob Tzudiker, Brian Pimental, Burny Mattinson, Carole Holliday, Chris Ure
• Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: French (Dolby Digital 5.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.0)
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• DVD Release Date: February 1, 2000
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (335 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000035Z2T
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,834 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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After viewing Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote to Walt Disney about adapting his novel of an ape-man into a feature animated cartoon. Sixtysome years later, the tale is finally told with brilliant design work that looks unlike any previous animated film. The story is a natural for Disney since the themes of misunderstood central figures have been at the heart of its recent hits. Disney's Tarzan doesn't wander far from the familiar story of a shipwrecked baby who is brought up by apes in Africa. What gives the film its zing is its clever use of music (the songs are sung by Phil Collins himself rather than onscreen characters) and the remarkable animation. Deep Canvas, a 3-D technology, was developed for the film, creating a jungle that comes alive as Tarzan swings through the trees, often looking like a modern skateboarder racing down giant tree limbs. The usual foray of sidekicks, including a rambunctious ape voiced by Rosie O'Donnell, should keep the little ones aptly entertained. The two lead voices, Tony Goldwyn as Tarzan and Minnie Driver as Jane, are inspired choices. Their chemistry helps the story through the weakest points (the last third) and makes Tarzan's initial connection with all things human (including Jane) delicious entertainment. Disney still is not taking risks in its animated films, but as cookie-cutter entertainment, Tarzan makes a pretty good treat. (Ages 5 and up) --Doug Thomas

From The New Yorker

Raised by apes, the new, animated Tarzan walks with his heavy shoulders leaning forward and his knuckles dragging along the ground. He's the most apelike of Tarzans: animation, which Edgar Rice Burroughs's material seems to have been waiting for, frees the Disney filmmakers to mix animal and human characteristics without embarrassment. And it frees them to use nature not as a static background with lots of available vines but as a seethingly active habitat. Glen Keane, the chief animator of "Tarzan," has said that he was inspired by watching his skateboarding son. This Tarzan doesn't swing from trees but courses rapidly from branch to branch, glen to glen-he treats the tree canopy and the thick undergrowth below as if they were the swells and hollows of the ocean. At its best, the movie is an exhilarating, surf-topping ride. With Minnie Driver providing the voice of a deliciously flirtatious Jane. -David Denby
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

Customer Reviews

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67 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BUYER BEWARE!!!, October 10, 2005

By	Mohd Jafar (Hyderabad, AP India) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Tarzan (Special Edition) (DVD)

After publicizing this release as a 2 disc set, disney finally changed its mind and released it as a barebones single disc. Those who were waiting to get all those great behind the scenes stuff available previously on "tarzan 2 disc collector's edition" will be thoroughly disappointed with this release.

However, those who missed out on previous 2 disc collector's edition and want to own tarzan on a two disc set, still have the option of buying it from amazon.co.uk, where it has been released as a 2-disc special edition with all those behind the scenes stuff from previous collector's edition. Just make sure you have a multi-region dvd player which plays discs from all regions.

Do not buy this unless you just want to own the film. Better still search for the old collector's edition. It will be worth all the money spent.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie - But Flawed Audio!, February 4, 2000

By	SALVATORE ALIOTO (USA) - See all my reviews

The movie is great, I like it at home as much as I did in the theater, BUT...There appears to be a glitch with the sound. The front left and rear right audio channel is SWITCHED. Disney is aware of this problem (on 1.5 million disks) and isn't doing ANYTHING about it!

52 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to make a gem without violence!, November 30, 1999

By	Eduardo Middleton K. (Santiago, A.M. Chile) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tarzan (Disney Collector's Edition) (DVD)

Technically, this movie is perfect. Great songs, beautifully designed scenarios, endearable funny characters and a strong feeling of nostalgia for movies that aim to a higher message. Regretfully, whoever is a parent these days is having a lot of trouble to explain the violence shown in cartoons to their sons. Moreover, it's hard to endorse any t.v. cartoons other than Pinky and the Brain or history related ones. Tarzan demonstrates that there is such thing such as a Family Film and that you can create visually stunning gems as this movie and, still, send a message other than gross scenes or blood and guts spilled all over. Thank you, Disney.