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For its latest animated feature, instead of adapting a fairy tale, legend, or myth, Disney has chosen the relatively modern story of Tarzan. As it did with the heroes of its other recent movies, the studio focuses on the alienation of adolescence in its Tarzan, who no longer belongs with the apes who raised him but doesn't fit in with the humans who invade his jungle home. The book tie-in to the movie recounts how the filmmakers faced the challenge of developing a new version of the character strong enough to overcome the vivid adult image of Tarzan made pervasive by Johnny Weissmuller and his live-action-movie successors. Besides hundreds of color and black-and-white illustrations, from early conceptual drawings through production stills, the volume features excerpts from diaries kept by the movie's creators, including sketches from a safari the animators went on to research the film's African setting. This handsome coffee-table book should join its fellow Disney tie-ins (e.g.,
The Art of Mulan ) on library shelves.
Gordon Flagg
Product Description
Scheduled for release in June 1999, Disneys newest animated film, Tarzan, is eagerly awaited by movie fans everywhere. This colourful adaptation of a Hollywood favourite tells the story of a young man raised by apes in the African jungle who must find his place in the world of men, or the world of animals. A phenomenal line-up of stars in the film features the voices of Tony Goldwyn as Tarzan, Minnie Driver as Jane, Glenn Close as Kala, as well as Rosie ODonnell, Nigel Hawthorne, Wayne Knight, and Lance Henriksen.