Tarzan and the Mermaids
1948
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Tarzan is a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, who was raised by apes in Africa and later returned to civilization. He has superhuman abilities, can communicate with animals, and marries Jane Porter, his love interest.
Jul 1, 2016 · The Legend of Tarzan: Directed by David Yates. With Alexander Skarsgård, Rory J Saper, Christian Stevens, Christoph Waltz. Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
- (190K)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- David Yates
- 2016-07-01
Jun 18, 1999 · Tarzan: Directed by Chris Buck, Kevin Lima. With Brian Blessed, Glenn Close, Minnie Driver, Tony Goldwyn. A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human.
- (250K)
- Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Chris Buck, Kevin Lima
- 1999-06-18
A Disney animated adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's story Tarzan of the Apes, featuring the voices of Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, and Glenn Close. The film blends 2D and 3D animation, won an Oscar for Best Original Song, and spawned a Broadway musical and two sequels.
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Personality
Tarzan is an extremely brave, loyal, and honorable character. He cares deeply about his family and friends and was willing to risk his life to save them. He's also known to be willing to rescue his enemies; an example of this was when Clayton was about to fall to his death, and Tarzan exclaimed "Clayton! Clayton, don't!" and reached out to save him, even though Clayton had fatally wounded Kerchakand attempted to kill him and capture his whole gorilla family. This also shows that he cares for...
Physical appearance
Tarzan is extremely muscular to meet the physical challenges of living in the wild. His brown hair is styled in long dreadlocks. He wears almost no clothes; the only piece of clothing he wears is a tattered brown loincloth around his waist, and he is also barefoot. He wears his father's clothes once when he decides to go to Englandwith Jane and Clayton. His eyes are blue-green in color and his skin is tanned from living outdoors all his life. As a baby, he has short hair and wears only a whit...
Abilities
Having lived in the jungle his whole life, Tarzan developed exceptional abilities, many of which would be impossible for other humans. He is able to swing through the trees, slide across branches, hold things with his feet, and has a good sense of smell and hearing that exceeded many humans and allowed him to hear animal speech clearly. He is an incredible fighter, being able to hold his own against some of the jungle's deadliest predators. Tarzan has been known to fight and win against leopa...
In the original movie, Tarzan starts off as a baby who escapes a burning ship with his biological parents and lives in a treehouse built by them as a happy family. Tragedy falls upon the new family, however, when his parents are killed by Sabor the leopard ("Two Worlds.") Luckily, the baby is rescued by a female gorilla named Kala who had lost her baby gorilla son to Sabor as well. After escaping Sabor, Kala brings the baby to her gorilla family and tells her mate Kerchak, the leader, that sh...
The midquel film centers on Tarzan's childhood and the origin of his unique identity. Tarzan was an awkward kid trying to fit in with his ape family. Growing up, Tarzan had a childhood fear of the Zugor, a mythical monster said to live on Dark mountain. His second fear was that his mother, Kala would get hurt because of him. Although he walks like an ape, he is nowhere as fast as one, which results in the accident that leads his family to believe he is dead. When he overhears his mother tell...
Tarzan appears as the titular protagonist of the animated series. Since the end of the film, Tarzan has assumed his role as leader of the Gorillas. He has married Jane and they live happily in the jungle, residing in the old treehouse that Tarzan's parents had built before their deaths. Although Tarzan doesn't live with his mother and the other gorillas, he will still leap into action to protect them at any length. He often returns to seek Kala's advice in dealing with situations such as the...
Tarzan appears as a party member in the first Kingdom Heartsgame. When Sora crash lands into Tarzan's former treehouse following an argument on the Gummi Ship with Donald Duck, causing the ship to crash land in Deep Jungle, he is attacked by Sabor, only to be rescued by Tarzan moments after. He chases the leopard off and leads Sora to the encampment of Jane and her bodyguard Clayton, after being asked to help find his friends Riku and Kairi. Like in the film, Jane wishes to see the gorillas a...
Tarzan appears in the game in form of two badges which can be used as avatar for players. First badge is called "Jane's Sketch" which shows sketch of Tarzan. Second badge is called "Quite A Jungle" which shows pose of Tarzan during Son of Man. This also marked his first appererance in disney games since first game of Kingdom Hearts in 2002
During 2021 refurbishments of Jungle Cruise, Tarzan appeared on a poster for the Jungle Navigation Company. Tarzan appeared in Parade of the Stars, riding a golden Tantor. Tarzan's likeness is featured in the walkthrough attraction, Tarzan's Treehouse, at Disneylandpark. In Disney California Adventure, Tarzan appeared in the original version of World of Color that ran through 2010. His scene with Jane during the "So Close" sequence was later replaced by an appearance from Flynn Rider and Rapu...
In the former Celebrate the Magic show at the Magic Kingdom, Tarzan briefly appears to transition The Lion King segment to The Jungle Book. Tarzan makes occasional meet-and-greet appearances at Disney's Animal Kingdom, near the entrance and Discovery Island. In the same park, Tarzan was also the leader of the former stage show, Tarzan Rocks!, which ran from 1999 to 2006 Tarzan and Jane appeared in The Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios, albeit based on their appearances from 1930s...
At Tokyo DisneySea, Tarzan appears in Fantasmic!, swinging on vines with Jane in projected footage during the jungle sequence.
In the book, by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan's birth name is John Clayton II. In the film, his real name is never addressed.Also in the book, Tarzan and Jane have a son named Korak, also known as Jack Clayton or John 'Jack' Paul Clayton III. In Disney's version of Tarzan, Korak does not appear, and Tarzan and Jane have...Throughout the entirety of the movie, Tarzan's exact age is never revealed. However, in the original novel Tarzan of the Apes, he was said to be one year old when his parents died, and 21 years of...Tarzan's name from the original story Tarzan of the Apes means "White Skin" in the ape language.Apr 26, 2024 · However, 1981 saw the character's return, and a couple of Tarzan movies have been released every decade since, including both animated movies and live-action movies following the legendary action hero.
Jul 30, 2024 · Tarzan, one of the best-known and most durable figures of popular fiction, the hero of jungle adventures in numerous novels and movies.
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