Why is Tarzan rated PG-13?

The Legend of Tarzan is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for sequences of action and violence, some sensuality and brief rude dialogue. Violence: Many scenes depict humans and animals in perilous situations.
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Is Tarzan suitable for 8 year olds?

The animation is beautiful and it has quite a bit of humor to appeal to kids. Jane is also a good role model and fights her way along with Tarzan rather than sitting and waiting to be rescued. Overall I would recommend this as a fun movie but if you have sensitive or younger children I would avoid it.
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What age is Tarzan for?

Tarzan is a U rated film so suitable for all the family. It's an animated film that sometimes is happy and sometimes is very sad and emotional. To sum this film up in three words I would say it is adventurous, funny and romantic.
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Is the movie Tarzan scary?

Critic Reviews for Tarzan

It's both a little scary and a lot funny, and kids will no doubt lap it up.
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Is Tarzan Based on a true story?

"William Mildin, 14th Earl of Streatham, was the real-life inspiration for Tarzan of the Apes. In 1868 he was shipwrecked off West Africa at the age of 11, and spent 15 years living in the jungle, after which he lived in Thrale Road (not much difference there, then)."
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Do Tarzan and Jane have babies?

In The Return of Tarzan, Tarzan and Jane marry. In later books, he lives with her for a time in England. They have one son, Jack, who takes the ape name Korak (the Killer).
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What happened to Tarzan's parents Disney?

In the Disney franchise

They are then found and killed by Sabor the leopard, though Tarzan survived ending up as an orphan. Kala later found their dead bodies along with cat-made paw-prints of (supposedly) their blood: evidence that Sabor had been responsible.
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Is Tarzan appropriate for kids?

Wait for sensitive children

I think what is hard in this movie for him is not the action, that can be quite scary, but the sadness of the deaths during the movie and the intensity of the bad characters. It was way to much for him. So I would advice sensitive children to wait and watch it when they are older.
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What is the bad animal in Tarzan?

Sabor is the overarching antagonist of the 1999 Disney animated movie Tarzan. Sabor is a leopard that is a threat towards the gorillas of Africa.
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Why is Tarzan rated G?

VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - A leopard chases a baby gorilla and then -- it is implied but not seen -- she eats it. The same leopard chases a human baby (with a similar nutritional intent in mind) during an extended scene, wounds a large gorilla, and eventually fights Tarzan who's armed with a spear.
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When was Tarzan banned?

All of the Tarzan books were banned in Los Angeles, California, in 1929 because it was reasoned that, even though he is a fictional character, Tarzan was living in the jungle with Jane without being married.
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Is Kurt from Tarzan a girl?

Terk was eventually killed by Tarzan in the original books, in a one-on-one fight, after kidnapping Jane. Originally, Terk was going to be a male like in the books but was changed to a female after Rosie O'Donnell's audition.
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Why is Tarzan a kid in Tarzan 2?

Plot. As an human orphan being raised by a family of gorillas after his biological parents were killed in an African jungle from the original animated film, Tarzan is worried that a fabled monster, the Zugor, will someday try to capture him.
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Is Jurassic Park ok for a 12 year old?

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All in all, I think Jurassic Park is okay for ages 8+. It was a really good movie. i (11 years) liked it really much. bit of a horror trip though, not suitable for younger kids.
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Is Tarzan as a kid in the first movie?

Who was the first screen Tarzan? The standard answer is Elmo Lincoln star of the first Tarzan movie (1918). But the first third of that movie shows Tarzan as a boy, frolicking in the nude with real chimps (unlike the grown-up Lincoln who cavorted clothed with athletes wearing monkey suits).
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Who is Tarzan for kids?

Hero of novels by U.S. novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan is an English nobleman's son abandoned in an African jungle and raised by a community of apes. Through a series of exciting adventures, he learns to speak English, meets and falls in love with Jane, and recovers his aristocratic title.
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Is Sabor a girl or boy?

What gender is Sabor the leopard? In the book, Sabor is a lioness. It'd be reasonable to assume that the character would still be female in the movie.
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Are Elsa and Tarzan related?

"Tarzan's parents are not Anna and Elsa's parents," said Buck Sunday night at the Anaheim Convention Center. Buck previously said Anna and Elsa's mother from "Frozen" gave birth to Tarzan in a Reddit AMA.
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What is Tarzan's real name?

Tarzan (White-skin) is his ape name; his English name is John Clayton, Lord Greystoke (the formal title is Viscount Greystoke according to Burroughs in Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle; Earl of Greystoke in later, non-canonical sources, notably the 1984 movie Greystoke).
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What age is Tarzan in Disney movie?

Voice cast. Tony Goldwyn as Tarzan, a 20-year-old man raised by gorillas who finds his human roots.
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Why did Disney get rid of Tarzan's treehouse?

In November 2019, a wooden plank of the bridge into Tarzan's Treehouse snapped prompting the attraction to close for a short period for repairs. In September 2021, the attraction closed for refurbishment, and demolition of the bridge and entrance tree began in April 2022.
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Who is Tarzan's best friend?

Terk, referring to herself Terk is a major character in Disney's 1999 animated feature film, Tarzan. She is a rowdy, tomboyish, and fun-loving gorilla and the best friend of Tarzan. She is also Kerchak and Kala's niece, making Tarzan her human adoptive cousin.
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What ethnicity is Jane from Tarzan?

Jane, an American from Baltimore, Maryland, is the daughter of professor Archimedes Q. Porter. She becomes the love interest and later the wife of Tarzan, and subsequently the mother of their son Korak.
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Why is her name Jane in Tarzan?

Jane Porter from Disney's Tarzan is called Jane because she is named after Jane Goodall. You may ask "Why would Professor Porter name his daughter after Jane Goodall?"
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