Tarzan (1999)

Watched several times before as a kid.
Watched 20150305 (Netflix, Instant)
Tarzan (1999) Kevin Lima, Chris Buck. 88 min

Tarzan (voiced by Tony Goldwyn)
Relevant Links:
Tarzan (IMDb.com)
Tarzan (1999 film) (Wikipedia.org)
Tarzan (RottenTomatoes.com)

20150315:
I originally intended to just have this movie in the background. But I guess I hadn't seen it for so long that I really wanted to catch all the details.

Kala (voiced by Glenn Close) and baby Tarzan.
As such, I ended up intently watching the movie and doing nothing else.

The three aspects of Disney's Tarzan I love is the animation, art direction (dreadlocks/surfing Tarzan), and the soundtrack (Phil Collins/Mark Mancina).

Terk (voiced by Rosie O' Donnell), young Tantor,
and young Tarzan (voiced by Alex D. Linz)
With that being said, I would personally have to place it under The Lion King (1994), Aladdin (1992), and Beauty and the Beast (1991), because it's not a musical.

Of course, I enjoy the story, which carried me through various emotions. Any movie capable of that tends to rank high on my list (e.g., Toy Story 3 (2010)).

Tarzan and Jane (voiced by Minnie Driver)
Note that earlier I mentioned liking musicals, but Tarzan might just inch out and top Hercules (1997) due to its excellent story and animation. While "Go the Distance" is a great song, "You'll Be in My Heart" is arguably a better song. If I were to make a guess, I'd guess that "You'll Be in my heart" did much better on the charts.*

Clayton (voiced by Brian Blessed)
*(Wikipedia.org) "Go the Distance" peaked at #24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and spent two weeks at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks (July 19 – August 2, 1997). "You'll Be in My Heart" peaked at #21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and spent nineteen non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.

Jane and Professor Porter (Nigel Hawthorne)
Instant Comments:
Interesting, I've seen the movie several times by now, but I don't really remember the beginning at all. This is the first time I feel I really soaked in the setup of the movie.
In particular, a subtle detail is that Kala walks acros the gun.
Another small detail is that the song's lyrics closely follow the events.

Trashin' the Camp with Terk, various ape boys,
and Tantor (voiced by Wayne Knight). 
"That's freaky looking, that's what it is." - Terk
"What's all the hullabaloo?"
"Put me down, put me down! No, pick me up, pick me up, pick me up!" - Jane
Beauty and the Beast reference. (tea set)

Tarzan listens for a heartbeat.
"The horror!" - Terk
I don't remember him getting dressed in a suit and the ship scene at all.
"I've had it with you and your emotional constipation! [...]"
"You came back." "I came home."

Kerchak (Lance Henriksen)
One of the more deadlier deaths in Disney movies. Though only the silhouette is shown in flashes from the lightning. Might be considered a reference to The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland.

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