Tarzan & Jane

***Tarzan & Jane*** is a 2002 American direct-to-video animated comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation with the original animation production by Toon City, Walt Disney Animation Australia, Wang Film Productions and Hana Animation. Released on July 23, 2002, it is a direct-to-video sequel to the Disney's 1999 animated feature *Tarzan*, and uses three unaired episodes of the film's corresponding television series, *The Legend of Tarzan*. *Tarzan II: The Legend Begins*, a sequel to the original film, was released in 2005. The film is set one year after the events of the first film.

## Plot

The film makes use of a frame tale to present three self-contained "episodes" via flashback. Jane and Tarzan's first wedding anniversary has arrived, and Jane is trying to find a suitable present for her husband, with the help of the elephant Tantor and the gorilla Terk.

When a party is suggested, the trio remember the disaster that occurred when three of Jane's friends arrived for a visit. Jane had organized an English-style picnic for her friends, but Tarzan had refused to join them after believing Jane was embarrassed by his savage habits. The picnic was interrupted when two panthers, Nuru and Sheeta attacked Jane and her friends, forcing them to flee into the deeper regions of the jungle. As Jane taught her friends a few survival techniques, they were once again ambushed by the panthers, only to be saved when Tarzan rushed in.

Back to the present day, Jane ponders over the idea of expensive gifts, particularly jewelry, prompting Terk to remind her of the time Tarzan tried to get her a diamond. Tarzan had led two men, Johannes Niels and Merkus to a nearby volcano containing a diamond mine and in return, they would give him one of the diamonds to give to Jane, only for them to turn on him once inside, wanting to take all the diamonds for themselves. The volcano then erupted with Tarzan, Jane and Professor Porter trapped inside, though they managed to escape before the lava flows reached them. Tarzan then rescued Johannes and Merkus, only for them to lose their diamonds in the process. They are arrested after this and taken back to England.

Professor Porter then joins the conversation, suggesting to Jane that she and Tarzan should celebrate their anniversary with a dance. This causes Terk to bring up the time Jane's old friend Robert Canler visited. Things had gone well, despite Tarzan feeling jealous and mistrusting towards Canler (claiming that he is a bad man that reminds him of Sabor), until Canler had revealed he was working as a double agent and had come for a code machine disguised as a music box he gave to Jane for safekeeping. He then kidnapped her, but was tracked down and stopped by Tarzan assisted by RAF pilot Nigel Taylor, who had been on Canler's trail. Taylor commandeers Canler's plane and takes him back to England to stand trial.

Having ran out of ideas and realizing anniversaries would not fit in with Tarzan's uncivilized lifestyle, Jane returns to the treehouse in disappointment, only to cheer up after finding it decorated and everyone, including Tarzan, who is wearing his father's suit, had planned a surprise party to make her happy. Terk, Tantor and the Professor had known about it all along and were simply distracting her while everyone else got the party set up. Tarzan gives Jane a diamond ring made from the same diamonds in the volcano. The celebrations start as everyone dances, including Tarzan and Jane, as the story concludes with the couple dancing under the moonlight with fireflies all around.

## Cast

* Michael T. Weiss as Tarzan
* Olivia d'Abo as Jane Porter
* April Winchell as Terk
* Jim Cummings as Tantor and Merkus
* John O'Hurley as Johannes Niels
* Jeff Bennett as Prof. Archimedes Q. Porter and Robert (Bobby) Canler
* Alexis Denisof as Nigel Taylor
* Grey DeLisle-Griffin as Greenly
* Nicollette Sheridan as Eleanor
* Tara Strong as Hazel
* René Auberjonois as Renard Dumont
* Frank Welker as Nuru and Sheeta

## Reception

The film was critically panned by critics and fans alike, many citing the animation as the main problem and, secondarily, the gentrification of Tarzan and Jane's characters.[1] The narrative was also criticized.[2]

## *The Legend of Tarzan*

This film is largely a flashback to three episodes of the TV series *The Legend of Tarzan*. The episodes in question are "Tarzan and the British Invasion", "Tarzan and the Volcanic Diamond Mine" and "Tarzan and the Flying Ace", the last three episodes of the show to be aired (but taking place much earlier in production order).

An adventure game on the DVD is also based on the series. It resembles a multiple choice story, featuring many different characters from the TV series.

**Television:** *The Legend of Tarzan* • *House of Mouse*
**Video Games:** *Disney's Tarzan* • *Tarzan: Untamed* • *Return to the Jungle* • *Kingdom Hearts* • *Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure* • *Disney Infinity*
**Books:** *Read-Aloud Storybook* • *Disney's Wonderful World of Reading*  • *Little Golden Storybook* • *The Tarzan Chronicles* • *Banana Hunt*

**Entertainment:** Fantasmic! • Festival of Family & Friends • Hakuna Matata Time Dance Party • One Man's Dream II: The Magic Lives On! • Rivers of Light: We Are One • Tarzan Rocks! • Tarzan: The Encounter • The Forest of Enchantment: A Disney Musical Adventure • The Golden Mickeys
**Shops:** Professor Porter's Trading Post
**Parade:** Parade of the Stars • Flights of Fantasy Parade • Mickey's Soundsational Parade
**Firework:** Believe... There's Magic in the Stars • Celebrate the Magic • Happily Ever After • Remember... Dreams Come True • Tree of Life Awakens

**Midquel:** Zugor • Mama Gunda • Kago and Uto
**TV Series:** Robert Canler • Nigel Taylor • Tublat • Hista • Zutho • Gozan and Hungo • Ian McTeague • Thaddeus Hunt • Jake & Sam • Mabaya • Count Nikolas Rokoff • Lady Waltham • Queen La • Leopard Men • Muviro • Kaj • Dr. Doyle • Eleanor • Greenly • Hazel • Ian • Lieutenant Colonel Staquait • Renard Dumont • Samuel T. Philander • Theodore Roosevelt • Hugo and Hooft • Nura and Sheeta • Edgar Rice Burroughs • Mangani • Jabari • Dania • German Poacher • Basuli • Naoh • Chief Keewazi • Nigel Taylor • Female Tyrannosaurus Rex • Velociraptors • Triceratops

**Season Two:** "British Invasion" • "Volcanic Diamond Mine" • "Flying Ace"

**Musical:** Who Better than Me • No Other Way • I Need to Know • Sure as Sun Turns to Moon • Waiting for this Moment • Different • Like No Man I've Ever Seen • For the First Time • Everything that I Am