Tarzan

Tarzan is a 1999 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures. 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. 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, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Rosie O'Donnell, Brian Blessed, Lance Henriksen, Wayne Knight, and Nigel Hawthorne.

Pre-production of Tarzan began in 1995, with Lima selected as director and Buck joining him the same year. Following Murphy's first draft, Tzudiker, White, and Dave Reynolds were brought in to reconstruct the third act and add additional material to the screenplay. English recording artist Phil Collins was recruited to compose and record songs integrated with a score by Mark Mancina. Meanwhile, the production team embarked on a research trip to Uganda and Kenya to study the gorillas. The animation of the film combines 2D traditional hand-drawn animation with the extensive use of computer-generated imagery, and it was done in California, Orlando, and Paris, with the pioneering computer animation software system Deep Canvas being predominantly used to create three-dimensional backgrounds.

Tarzan premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on June 12, 1999, and was released in the United States on June 16, 1999. It received a positive reaction from critics, who praised its animation and music. Against a production budget of $130 million (then the most expensive animated film ever made until Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within in 2001), the film grossed $448.2 million worldwide, becoming the fifth-highest film release in 1999, the second-highest animation release of 1999 behind Toy Story 2, and the first Disney animated feature to open at first place at the North American box office since Pocahontas (1995). It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song ("You'll Be in My Heart" by Phil Collins). The film has led to many derived works, such as a Broadway adaptation, a television series, and two direct-to-video sequels: Tarzan & Jane (2002) and Tarzan II (2005).

Additional Voices

 * Beth Anderson
 * Jack Angel
 * Joseph Ashton
 * Robert Bergen
 * Billy Warren Bodine
 * Hillary Brooks
 * Roger Bumpass
 * Lily Collins
 * Kat Cressida
 * Jim Cummings
 * Aria Curzon
 * Jennifer Darling
 * Debi Derryberry
 * Patti Deutsch
 * Paul Eiding
 * Blake Ewing
 * Francesca Falcone
 * Michael Geiger
 * Scott Gershin
 * Sam Gifaldi
 * Amy Gleason
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Debbie Hall
 * Jonnie Hall
 * Sandie Hall
 * Tina Halvorson
 * Linda Harmon
 * Karen Harper
 * Micah Hauptman
 * Jennifer L. Hughes
 * Grady Hutt
 * Luana Jackman
 * Adam Karpel
 * Theo Lebow
 * Brandon Lucas
 * Ricky Lucchese
 * James Lively
 * Sherry Lynn
 * Melissa MacKay
 * Danny Mann
 * Ilana Marks
 * Jason Marsden - Mungo
 * Mickie T. McGowan
 * Donna Medine
 * Nils Montan
 * Bobbi Page
 * Brandon Pollard
 * Phil Proctor - Boat Captain
 * Scott Record
 * Michael Reagan
 * Ian Redford
 * Jessica Rotter
 * Chris Sanders
 * Stephanie Sawyer
 * Laurie Schillinger
 * Brianne Siddall
 * Frank Simms
 * Susan Stevens Logan
 * Shane Sweet
 * Tiffany Takara
 * Dominic Thiroux
 * Jamie Torcellini
 * Eric Von Detten - Flynt
 * Joe Whyte
 * Danielle Wiener