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FILM REVIEW: 'Tarzan' swings with humor, heart

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From: University Wire
Date: 19990618
Author:Suzanne Johnson

Suzanne Johnson
University Wire
06-18-1999
(Daily Forty-Niner) (U-WIRE) LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Of all the films depicting the life of Tarzan, Disney's new release, the first full-length animated feature to focus on this character, is the one to see.

Based upon the tale by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the contemporary take on this timeless classic is exciting, humorous and heartfelt. The story is of an orphaned infant who is raised in the jungle by gorillas and accepted as one of their own. Emotional conflict arises when Tarzan encounters humans and the world to which he was supposed to belong. ...

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