
Tarzan of the Apes
Tarzan of the Apes is a 1999 animated musical adventure film produced by Diane Eskenazi and Darcy Wright and written by Mark Young (based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs). Richard Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries was used as the score during the opening scenes of the film. It was released directly to home video on March 9, 1999. The apes appear to be chimpanzees in this version, however they are not explicitly identified as such, unlike the unrelated 1999 Disney film (which came out that same year) in which they are gorillas.
Plot
John and Alice Clayton (Lord and Lady Greystoke) are marooned on the coast of Africa, where their son, John Clayton Jr., is born. The baby is orphaned when both parents die of a mysterious disease, but is adopted by Kala and Kerchak, members of the tribe of Brown Apes.
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author | Edgar Rice Burroughs Mark Young |
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contentLocation | Africa |
director | Diane Eskenazi |
genre | adventure fantasy |
keywords | adopt america baby baltimore maryland cockney gold coin jane porter kala kerchak kill maroon married orphan rescue shipwreck tarzan united states |
producer | Darcy Wright |
publisher | Sony Music Entertainment Sony Wonder |
theme | animated |