---
title: 'Tarzan (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Chris Buck'
released: '1999-06-18'
runtime_minutes: 88
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tarzan-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120855/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tarzan (1999)

1999 · G · 88 min · Adventure, Music, Comedy, Family · United States

Part of: Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film

## Synopsis

Tarzan is a 1999 American animated adventure film based on the 1912 story Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, it was directed by Kevin Lima and Chris Buck, from a screenplay by Tab Murphy, and the writing team of Bob Tzudiker and Noni White, and is the first major animated film adaptation of the story. Tony Goldwyn stars as the titular character, alongside Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Rosie O'Donnell, Alex D. Linz, Brian Blessed, Nigel Hawthorne, Lance Henriksen, Wayne Knight, and Taylor Dempsey. The film follows an orphan who is raised by the family of gorillas in Africa after his biological parents are killed by a leopard. Years later, he grows up into a man and meets other humans. He is soon torn between the choice of leaving with them or staying with his animal family.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Chris Buck](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-buck), [Kevin Lima](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-lima)
- **Screenplay:** [David Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-reynolds), [Tab Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/tab-murphy), [Jeffrey Stepakoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-stepakoff), [Bob Tzudiker](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-tzudiker), [Noni White](https://cinepixo.com/people/noni-white)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Phil Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-collins), [Mark Mancina](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-mancina)
- **Producer:** [Bonnie Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/bonnie-arnold)
- **Editor:** [Gregory Perler](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-perler), [James Melton](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-melton-2)

## Cast

- [Tony Goldwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-goldwyn) as Tarzan
- [Minnie Driver](https://cinepixo.com/people/minnie-driver) as Jane Porter
- [Glenn Close](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-close) as Kala
- [Alex D. Linz](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-d-linz) as Tarzan
- [Rosie O'Donnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosie-o-donnell) as Terk
- [Brian Blessed](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-blessed) as Clayton
- [Nigel Hawthorne](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-hawthorne) as Archimedes Q. Porter
- [Lance Henriksen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lance-henriksen) as Kerchak
- [Wayne Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-knight) as Tantor
- [Taylor Dempsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/taylor-dempsey) as Tantor
- [Beth Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/beth-anderson) as additional voices
- [Jack Angel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-angel) as additional voices
- [Joseph Ashton](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-ashton) as additional voices
- [Bob Bergen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-bergen) as additional voices
- [Rodger Bumpass](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodger-bumpass) as additional voices

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/tarzan
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/tarzan-1999
Film facts: Wikidata (Q208696); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.