Tarzan (2004 Film)

Tarzan is a 2004 American musical fantasy film directed and produced by Stephen Sommers, written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a photorealistic remake of Disney's traditionally animated 1999 film of the same name. The film stars Ryan Reynolds Emma Watson, Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Spacey, Jodi Benson, Steve Zahn, Ashton Kutcher, Justin Long, Helen Mirren, and Lance Henriksen. The plot follows Tarzan, an orphaned human boy who raised by family of gorillas, when he grows up as he met a group of humans who came from the jungle, namely Jane.

Plans for a remake of Tarzan were confirmed in September 1994 and 2000 following the success of Disney's The Jungle Book and The Lion King, also directed by Stephen Sommers. Much of the main cast signed in early 2004, and principal production began in mid-2004 on a blue screen stage in Los Angeles.

The film was theatrically released in the United States on July 16, 2004 and has grossed $728 million worldwide, becoming the eighth highest-grossing film of 2004. It received mixed reviews, with praise for its visual effects, musical score, and vocal performances, but criticism for the lack of originality and facial emotion on the characters.

Cast

 * Ryan Reynolds as Tarzan
 * Emma Watson as Jane Porter
 * Anthony Hopkins as Professor Porter
 * Kevin Spacey as Clayton

Voice cast

 * Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Terk
 * Steve Zahn as Tantor
 * Ashton Kutcher as Flynt
 * Justin Long as Mungo
 * Helen Mirren as Kala
 * Lance Henriksen as Kerchak

Songs

 * "Two Worlds" (Sung by Phil Collins)
 * "Two Worlds (Reprise)" (Sung by Phil Collins)
 * "You'll Be In My Heart" (Sung by Helen Mirren and Phil Collins)
 * "Son of Man" (Sung by Phil Collins)
 * "Trashin' the Camp" (Sung by Jodi Benson and Phil Collins)
 * "Strangers Like Me" (Sung by Phil Collins)
 * "Two Worlds (Reprise)" (Sung by Phil Collins)
 * The Life Of The World" (Sung by Reese Witherspoon Taylor Swift and Mandy Moore)
 * "The World of the Jungle" (Sung by Celine Dion)

Soundtrack

 * Escaping From Sabor


 * Tarzan’s Youth


 * Elephant Stampede


 * Tarzan Vs. Sabor


 * Tarzan Rescues Jane


 * Tarzan Meets Jane


 * Tarzan Meets The Professor and  Clayton


 * A Deal With Clayton


 * Interacting With The Gorillas


 * Tarzan Vs. Kerchak/You Deliberately Disobeyed Me


 * Tarzan Learns The Truth


 * Terk and Tantor To The Rescue


 * Tarzan Vs. Clayton/Clayton’s Death


 * Epilogue/Kerchak‘s Return