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Tarzan and the Lost City

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John Clayton (Casper Van Dien) has come a long way since his days in Africa swinging through the trees as Tarzan. He lives in England in wealthy surroundings and is about to be married to the beautiful Jane Porter (Jane March). But the marriage is put on hold when Clayton gets news that explorer Nigel Ravens (Steven Waddington) is rampaging his way through Africa to a fabled lost city that will give him immense power. Tarzan goes in pursuit, with his fiancée accompanying him for the adventure.

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Daniel M. Kimmel Variety This silly adventure with Casper Van Dien as the latest Lord of the Apes comes across more like a sequel to George of the Jungle, but without the laughs. Feb 8, 2004 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 0/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Jay Carr Boston Globe Rated: 1/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 10, 2005 Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures Rated: 1/5 Sep 14, 2004 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Rated: 1/5 Mar 18, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Brad W This is my favorite Tarzan movie. Casper Van Dien and Jane March are perfect for their roles and make an attractive couple. The scenery is beautiful and the music is cinematic. I hated the villain which to me means that Steven Waddington was doing his job playing the part. The movie doesn't take a long time rehashing Tarzan's well known origin story. Instead we get a Tarzan who is now at home in both civilization and the wild. The worst part of the film involves a few brief scenes of apes that are obviously men in bad costumes. Don't go into this expecting a big budget production. This is a B movie but is highly entertaining. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/09/24 Full Review steve d Not a good version of an often told story. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review brendan n This wasn't a huge train wreck from the reviews or the box office. It's the hilarious moments when Tarzan feels the need to flip into water after thinking Jane had drowned or when the visual effects are super bad. This is much like The Phantom, The Shadow and The Rocketeer, guilty pleasures for the young crowd. Jane was well cast among all these other poorly cast people, Tarzan especially. I liked some of the scenery and the monkey in Janes dress but unless you have no idea of quality you'll struggle with this film. I've been going through backlog of movies and reviewing them all over again with dates but a film like this I cannot waste my time. 26-03-2018. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Despite tacky writing and a video game-esque narrative, somehow, this other 90s Tarzan picture still gets by. This is thanks in part to lush African production values (the first Tarzan film to be filmed on location), a short runtime and even a thrilling and lively score by Christopher Framke. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member A dull and bland piece of crap with no humor, whatsoever! March needs to retire and Dien needs to keep his clothes off. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie tries to be too many things at once....it tries to be a romance and fails....it tries to be mystical, but manages cheesy.....some of the animal scenes are okay, but most appear too contrived.... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis John Clayton (Casper Van Dien) has come a long way since his days in Africa swinging through the trees as Tarzan. He lives in England in wealthy surroundings and is about to be married to the beautiful Jane Porter (Jane March). But the marriage is put on hold when Clayton gets news that explorer Nigel Ravens (Steven Waddington) is rampaging his way through Africa to a fabled lost city that will give him immense power. Tarzan goes in pursuit, with his fiancée accompanying him for the adventure.
Director
Carl Schenkel
Producer
Stanley S. Canter, Dieter Geissler
Screenwriter
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Bayard Johnson, J. Anderson Black
Distributor
Warner Bros., Live Entertainment
Production Co
Alta Vista, Clipsal Films
Rating
PG
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 24, 1998, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.1M
Runtime
1h 24m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
35mm