Tarzan (2013 film)

Tarzan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Reinhard Klooss
Produced by	Reinhard Klooss Robert Kulzer
Screenplay by	Reinhard Klooss Jessica Postigo Yoni Brenner
Based on	Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Starring	Kellan Lutz Spencer Locke Joe Cappelletti Mark Deklin Jaime Ray Newman Anton Zetterholm
Narrated by	Jason Hildebrandt
Music by	David Newman
Cinematography	Marcus Eckert
Edited by	Alexander Dittner
Production company	Ambient Entertainment GmbH
Distributed by	Constantin Film Summit Entertainment
Release date	17 October 2013 (2013-10-17) (Russia) 20 February 2014 (2014-02-20) (Germany)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$44,095,996

Tarzan (also known as Tarzan 3D) is a 2013 German 3D computer-animated motion capture family action drama adventure film written, directed and produced by German producer Reinhard Klooss which was released on October 17, 2013 in Russia. The film was released across early 2014 in other countries. The film stars the voices of Kellan Lutz, Spencer Locke, Anton Zetterholm, Mark Deklin, Joe Cappelletti, and Jaime Ray Newman. The screenplay was written by Reinhard Klooss, Jessica Postigo and Yoni Brenner. The film is based on the classic book Tarzan of the Apes (1912) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and is one of many adaptations. The film received predominantly negative reviews from critics, who panned the film's storyline and animation and grossed $44 million worldwide. Tarzan was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 5, 2014 by Highlight Film.

65,000,000 years ago, a mountain-sized meteor, bristling with unknown energies, crashed into the Earth in what is now the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, with a major chunk of the object landing in Central Africa. The impact and resulting ecological catastrophe causes the extinction of the dinosaurs.

On the present day, wealthy industrialist John Greystoke has been funding an expedition into the jungles of Africa to locate the meteor, now a legend, and harness its unique energy as a solution to the looming energy crisis. Despite the best efforts by scientist and adventurer James Porter, the expedition is a failure, and John is preparing to leave Africa with his wife, Alice, and their son, John Jr. As their pilot takes them over the jungle, the family sees a lone male mountain gorilla journeying to find a new family. The huge ape makes a threat display at the passing helicopter and continues on his way.