Tarzan Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

13 of the most interesting Tarzan easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Tarzan movie message.

Tarzan poster
Tarzan poster
Tarzan Plot

A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human.

Genre Animation, Adventure, Family, Romance
Director Chris Buck
Stars Brian Blessed, Glenn Close, Minnie Driver, Tony Goldwyn
IMDB score 7.3

Tarzan Movie Easter Eggs

1 - When the gorillas pick up Professor Porter and turn him upside-down, a beanbag toy of Mulan's dog, Little Brother from Mulan (1998) falls out of his clothes.

When the gorillas pick up Professor Porter and turn him upside-down, a beanbag toy of Mulan's dog, Little Brother from Mulan (1998) falls out of his clothes.

1 - Terk can be seen playing the tea set from Beauty and the Beast.

Terk can be seen playing the tea set from Beauty and the Beast.

1 - Mulan's dog as a small plushie in Tarzan (1999)

Mulan's dog as a small plushie in Tarzan (1999)

Accuracy details in Tarzan

1 - Female gorillas are known to compete for closeness to the silverback. In Tarzan (1999) Kala, the mother of Tarzan, was the highest status female, her son enjoyed the direct protection of Kerchak. She finished off all of her status by adopting Tarzan

Female gorillas are known to compete for closeness to the silverback. In Tarzan (1999) Kala, the mother of Tarzan, was the highest status female, her son enjoyed the direct protection of Kerchak. She finished off all of her status by adopting Tarzan

Tarzan movie hidden details

The patches of shadow on Clayton's yellow shirt in his first scene resemble the spots on Sabor's fur. This was done by the animators to indicate that he is the film's new antagonist.

1 - Right before Sabor the leopard attacks, you can spot her painted into the background in the shot before.

Right before Sabor the leopard attacks, you can spot her painted into the background in the shot before.

1 - You can see Tarzan's parent's corpses that have been dragged away by Sabor.

You can see Tarzan's parent's corpses that have been dragged away by Sabor.

1 - The song "you'll be in my heart", in the spanish version is still sung by Phil Collins, if you speak spanish, you would notice some words he kind of butchered, but he exceedinly good.

The song "you'll be in my heart", in the spanish version is still sung by Phil Collins, if you speak spanish, you would notice some words he kind of butchered, but he exceedinly good.

When Tarzan apologizes to Kerchak, he hunches low and extends his hand to him, a common gesture of submission in apes.

1 - During the Trashin' the camp scene, when Kerchak and the others hear them, they hear the song. When Clayton and the professor hears them, they just hear gorillas trashing the camp.

During the Trashin' the camp scene, when Kerchak and the others hear them, they hear the song. When Clayton and the professor hears them, they just hear gorillas trashing the camp.

- Tarzan's Moves based on Tony Hawk

1 - Clayton falls through hanging vines, getting his neck caught in the process. The scene then cuts to the jungle ground, and lightning strikes. For a second, the lightning reveals a silhouette of his hanged body.

Clayton falls through hanging vines, getting his neck caught in the process. The scene then cuts to the jungle ground, and lightning strikes. For a second, the lightning reveals a silhouette of his hanged body.

Mrs. Potts and Chip from 'Beauty and the Beast' (1991) can be seen on a table in Clayton's camp.