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 in his directorial
debut, 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[3] 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 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 positive reviews 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).