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Tarzan II
Tarzan II The film tells the story of a young Tarzan’s adventure
to discover who he really is. Glenn Close and Lance Hen-
riksen reprise their roles as Kala and Kerchak from the
first movie; Harrison Chad, Brenda Grate, and Harrison
Fahn are the new voices for Young Tarzan, Terk, and
Tantor. They are joined by new characters voiced by Ge-
orge Carlin, Estelle Harris, Brad Garrett, and Ron Perl-
man.
The film features two new songs from Phil Collins and
takes place during the song "Son of Man" from the first
film.
Plot
As a young boy being raised by gorillas, Tarzan (voiced by
Harrison Chad) is worried that a fabled monster known
as the Zugor (voiced by George Carlin) will someday
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catch him. He is disappointed that he can’t run as quickly
Directed by Brian Smith as the other young apes in his family, and his attempts to
Produced by Carolyn Bates prove himself keep resulting in chaos. When an accident
Jim Kammerud leaves his adoptive mother Kala (voiced by Glenn Close)
Leslie Hough thinking that Tarzan has died and the other apes feeling
that Tarzan has reached a fitting end, Tarzan believes it
Written by Bob Tzudiker
Noni White best for everyone involved if he runs away.
Jim Kammerud Alone in the jungle, Tarzan gets chased by Sabor the
Brad Smith leopard right to a rocky place known as Dark Mountain,
Starring Harrison Chad inhabited by two hulking, spoiled gorilla brothers, the
Brenda Grate dim-witted Uto (voiced by Brad Garrett), the exceedingly
Harrison Fahn violent Kago (voiced by Ron Perlman), and their control-
George Carlin ling, over-protective Mama Gunda (voiced by Estelle Har-
Brad Garrett
ris). But they fear the Zugor as much as Tarzan does, and
Ron Perlman
Estelle Harris when the booming call of the monster echoes through
Glenn Close the valley, Tarzan is able to escape from them. He en-
Tiffany Evans counters a crotchety old gorilla who at first keeps the boy
Connor Hutcherson distant, but Tarzan discovers that this old gorilla actual-
Music by Phil Collins ly is the Zugor, who uses hollow trees as megaphones to
Mark Mancina amplify his voice and pretend to be a monster to scare
other jungle creatures away from his territory and food.
Editing by Ron Price
John Royer Tarzan uses this discovery to force Zugor into letting the
boy stay with him. Thanks to Tarzan’s cheerfulness and
Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures helpfulness, Zugor begins to warm to him as the boy con-
Release date(s) June 14, 2005 (2005-06-14) tinues to try to figure out what he is.
Tarzan’s best friends Terk and Tantor (voiced by
Running time 74 minutes Brenda Grate and Harrison Fahn) come looking for him,
Language English but Tarzan does not want to return home with them. It is
only when Kala arrives and encounters trouble with Gun-
Tarzan II (displayed with the title Tarzan II: The Legend da and her boys that Tarzan finally realizes what he is
Begins on the DVD cover) is a 2005 direct-to-video supposed to be: a Tarzan, with his own special tricks that
midquel to the 1999 Walt Disney Feature Animation film no one else in the jungle can do. Terk and Tantor eventu-
Tarzan. It was released on June 14, 2005. ally rescued Tarzan and become best friends once again.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tarzan II
Tarzan tells Kala that she was right before, and that he is • Estelle Harris as Mama Gunda - A controlling,
a part of his family. The film ends when Kala gives Tarzan overbearing, and short, both in height and in
a hug and tells him how proud she is of him for rescuing temper, female ape and the main antagonist.
her from the two ape brothers, after which Mama Gunda • Brad Garrett as Uto - A dim-witted, clumsy, and
punishes Kago and Uto for destroying Zugor’s tree house panicky ape and a secondary antagonist who likes to
and Terk and Tantor are finally reunited with Tarzan. throw any creature he finds off a cliff to see if they
can fly .
Cast • Ron Perlman as Kago - A violent, easily provoked,
and an all around thug, he’s also a secondary
• Harrison Chad as Tarzan - Before he was king of the antagonist.
jungle, Tarzan was an awkward kid trying to fit in • Connor Hutcherson as Tonka
with his ape family. When he was growing up, • Frank Welker as Animals’ vocal effects (uncredited)
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
Reception
because of him. The film won a DVDX Award for Best Original Score (in
• Glenn Close as Kala - Tarzan’s adoptive mother loves a DVD Premiere Movie) in 2006. It was also nominated in
her son more than anything. Kala is kind and gentle 2006 for the Annie Award for Home Entertainment Pro-
unless provoked, or if her family is threatened. duction and for the Young Artist Award for Best Per-
• Brenda Grate as Terk - Tarzan’s sarcastic, wise formance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actress Brenda
cracking, and deadpan "cousin". Her full name is Grate. [1]
Terkina,
Terkina but she goes by "Terk."
• Harrison Fahn as Tantor - A germophobic, panic-
prone elephant, loyal to his friends, Terk and Tarzan,
References
despite these impediments. [1] "Awards for Tarzan II". IMDb.com.
• Lance Henriksen as Kerchak - Kala’s mate and the http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437503/awards.
leader of the gorilla troop.
• George Carlin as Zugor – An old hermit ape living in
a hollow tree on Dark Mountain and the
External links
deuteragonist. He is the "monster" feared by Tarzan • Tarzan II at the Internet Movie Database
and almost all the animals. • Tarzan II at the Big Cartoon DataBase
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Categories:
• 2005 films
• English-language films
• Disney animated films
• Disney direct-to-video films
• Films featuring anthropomorphic characters
• Films set in the 1890s
• Sequel films
• Tarzan films
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