- ZokkiieSeptember 29, 2026Really liked how different this is from the usual Tarzan story. It takes its time showing him growing up with the apes and then dealing with the completely different world he comes from, which gives the character more depth than I expected. The jungle scenes look fantastic, and the ape performances are surprisingly convincing. Christopher Lambert is probably the best I’ve ever seen him, and Ralph Richardson is fantastic too. Ian Holm is also great, and the whole cast gives the movie a much more serious tone than you normally get with Tarzan. It does take a little too long to get where it’s going, though. I could easily see 20–25 minutes being cut, especially from the slower sections after Tarzan leaves the jungle. The movie gets quite heavy on the whole clash between civilization and the life he grew up with, and some of that works better than other parts. Still, I appreciate that it doesn't just give us another basic Tarzan adventure. It looks great, has some excellent performances and does something genuinely different with the character. Definitely uneven, but I enjoyed it.
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes was released on March 30, 1984.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes was directed by Hugh Hudson.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes has a runtime of 2h 16m.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes was produced by Stanley S. Canter, Hugh Hudson.
An orphaned heir raised by apes in the African jungle returns to the aristocratic society of Edwardian England.
The key characters in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes are John Clayton / Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (Christopher Lambert), Miss Jane Porter (Andie MacDowell), The Sixth Earl of Greystoke (Ralph Richardson).
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is rated PG.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is an Adventure, Action, Drama film.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes has an audience rating of 6.1 out of 10.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes had a budget of $30M.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes has made $45.9M at the box office.