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  TV ACRES: Communication Devices > Tarzan Yell (Johnny Weismuller/Carol Burnett Show)
Frank Merrill, a 36-year-old gymnastics champion was the first to voice a crude Tarzan yell in the adventure film "Tarzan the Tiger" (1929).
Versions of the trademark Tarzan yell can be heard as wookies swing in on ropes in the sci-fi films Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Sith (2005); and Star Wars Episode III: Return of the Jedi (1983).
Chewbacca (a wookie) does the Tarzan yell in 1983, while a generic wookie does the same thing in the 2005 finale of the franchise.
www.tvacres.com /commun_signals_tarzan.htm   (586 words)

  
  Johnny Weissmuller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell is still often used in films.
In a total of twelve Tarzan movies, Weissmuller earned an estimated $2,000,000 and established himself as the best-known of all the actors who have ever portrayed Tarzan.
Although not the first Tarzan in movies (that honour went to Elmo Lincoln), he was the first to be associated with the now traditional ululating, yodeling Tarzan yell.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johnny_Weissmuller   (1417 words)

  
 Tarzan History 6
All these early Tarzan films were from the silent era of cinema, but "Tarzan the Tiger" (1929) had a crude soundtrack (sound films were just starting to appear) and so it was Frank Merrill who was the first to voice a Tarzan yell.
Foster's dynamic retelling of the Tarzan story was a welcome change from the usual comic fare, and soon newspapers across the country were clamoring to carry the strip.
It appeared as if Tarzan and Jane were living in their tree house together without the benefit of a marriage ceremony.
www.tarzan.com /tarzan/tarz6.html   (1074 words)

  
 At-A-Glance Film Reviews: Tarzan, the Ape Man (1932)
Audiences loved Tarzan, the Ape Man, and whether this was due to the illiterate portrayal or simply because it was a good film, the illiterate version stuck, and all but two of the Tarzan films made for the next twenty seven years (which an outraged Burroughs produced himself) showcased an illiterate Tarzan.
One scene used in Tarzan and His Mate, where Weissmuller wrestles an alligator, was reused several times, sometimes in consecutive films and once (in a remake of Tarzan, the Ape Man) when someone other than Weissmuller played the character.
In Tarzan's Secret Treasure, a reference is made to gold being found at the bottom of the river by Tarzan's treehouse home, and this is referred to in the subsequent entry.
www.rinkworks.com /movies/m/tarzan.the.ape.man.1932.shtml   (966 words)

  
 Movie Clips
The Famous Tarzan yell from the Movie " Tarzan the Ape Man ".
Not me Tarzan You Jane but the line is Jane..
Trailer from " Tarzan And The Lost City "
users.skynet.be /sky40152/movie.htm   (157 words)

  
 ERBzin-e 593: Tarzan the Tiger
After Tarzan's estate is destroyed by Arabs Jane is sold into slavery by a man posing as a friendly scientist.
The Merrill interpretation of the famous Tarzan yell is one of the most humourous of the yells.
Despite the curious costume and yell Merrill is one of the most visually appealing and physically capable of the Tarzans.
www.angelfire.com /trek/erbzine17/erbz593.html   (448 words)

  
 tarzanh4
Tarzan is awakened by the scream and climbs a tree to locate the source of the ruckus.
As Tarzan climbs down from the tree, Lady Jane approaches and gives her hubby a big squeeze and tells him that Zek's people told her that he was dead.
Tarzan looks at her with a zombie look in his eyes and asks her how she knows his name since he thinks he has never seen her before.
www.geocities.com /stiquesheik/tarzanh4.html   (884 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Frank Merill was the first man to put a voice to the Tarzan yell.
Tarzan did little talking in the film, which allowed the studio to find a man who fit the vision of Tarzan.
Weissmuller did little talking in the film but the famous Tarzan Yell we all know came strait from him.
www.angelfire.com /apes/tarzan/main3.html   (287 words)

  
 ERBzine 1482: The Tarzan Yell Story
Tarzan the Tiger (1929) had a crude soundtrack (sound films were just starting to appear) and so it was Frank Merrill who was the first to voice a Tarzan yell.
He gave many versions of how the yell came about, but the one he told most often was that he said he had been inspired by the yodelling of his German neighbours and by his success in a yodelling contest he had won as a boy.
Weissmuller actually became so attached to his Tarzan yell, that his last request was for a recording of it to be played at his funeral.
www.erbzine.com /mag14/1482.html   (3187 words)

  
 Edgar Rice Burroughs in Oak Park
Edgar Rice Burroughs, the writer who created Tarzan and fantastic tales of science fiction, was born February 23, 1875 in Chicago, Illinois to Major George Tyler Burroughs and Mary Evaline (Zieger).
It is fascinating to speculate on the influences and melieu that Burroughs may have created for the young Ernest Hemingway, who was a teenager living in Oak Park at that time, just a few blocks from the Burroughs' residence.
You are invited to visit the new exhibit, "Tarzan, Mars and the Fertile Mind of Edgar Rice Burroughs" at the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest.
oprf.com /Burroughs   (332 words)

  
 Rebel Yell - The Life & Times of Johnny Weissmuller
Samuel Marx wrote that Tarzan's yell was the result of an electronically enhanced shout which was run backwards (the second half of the cry is the first half played backwards, which helps supports this theory).
Tarzan's home, the escarpment was situated at the west end of lot one, along with the river/lake sound stages, while Lot two and Sherwood Forest housed the top of the escarpment.
Tarzan and Jane travel to the concrete jungle and find themselves having to fight lawyers for custody of Boy, at the same time discovering that the courtroom can be every bit as harsh as the jungle environment.
homepage.ntlworld.com /shredder2001/weissmuller.htm   (4654 words)

  
 Cranky Critic® StarTalk: Tony Goldwyn
In other ways, Tarzan physically in terms of his physical maturity and his sense of himself as an animal is very developed and very mature and yet his sense of himself as a civilized man is, he's a baby.
Then it was doing the classic Weismuller yell but giving it humanity and emotion and kind of more grittiness and specificity to the situation.
Tarzan is a character who is essentially an outsider in the jungle world and he's an outsider in the civilized world.
www.crankycritic.com /qa/tonygoldwyn.html   (1531 words)

  
 TARZAN, MY FATHER
Tarzan, My Father is a work to be cherished by any Tarzan aficionado and a must for all fans of the silver screen.
Tarzan's call, as immortalized by Johnny Weissmuller, has to be one of the most recognizable sounds on the face of the earth.
It is a story of Tarzan The Man rather than Tarzan the Ape Man. In the first section of the book I tell the story the way my father told it to me. His memory was not always good about certain events, and of course he had his own side to tell.
www.reedwriting.com /itm00044.htm   (2074 words)

  
 TARZAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Animation is the perfect medium for Tarzan (voiced by Tony Goldwyn, who does a great Tarzan yell that rivals Carol Burnett's).
Tarzan's first half-hour details the character's origins as an orphan raised in the jungle by a family of apes led by kindly mother Kala (voice of Glenn Close) and hard-to-please father Kerchak (voice of Lance Henriksen).
Tarzan falls for Jane and has to choose between staying with his surrogate family and leaving them behind to join Jane and learn more about civilization.
www.jim.aquino.com /tarzan.htm   (378 words)

  
 tarzanh1
There is no voice except for the pathetic Tarzan yell throughout the serial.
Tarzan says that he needs to get the gold from the temple to prevent the sale of his estate back in England but Jane fears that he will not come back alive or that La will take him to La La land.
Tarzan begins his journey to Opar but senses the approach of his old enemy, Numa the Lion.
www.geocities.com /stiquesheik/tarzanh1.html   (664 words)

  
 Turner Classic Movies This Month Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Despite the many different Tarzans who have graced the screen, from the silent Elmo Lincoln to the decidedly contemporary Christopher Lambert, there is only one Tarzan in the eyes of true film lovers - Johnny Weissmuller.
Tarzan author Edgar Rice Burroughs' general manager suggested teaming the heroic Trader Horn with Tarzan, so MGM picked up the rights.
Tarzan, the Ape Man was a huge hit, bringing in almost $1 million in profits, leading MGM to feature Weissmuller and O'Sullivan in five sequels.
www.turnerclassicmovies.com /ThisMonth/Article/0,,76277|76278|76280,00.html   (628 words)

  
 Tarzan, l'Homme des Apes
Tarzan is as nude as one can possibly be in a G-rated movie.
The opening of Tarzan, which sets up how he is orphaned and how he becomes the adopted son of a female gorilla, is exciting, tight, excellent moviemaking.
In Tarzan, the innovation is the 3-D jungle in which Tarzan swings and slides.
www.reviewsontheside.com /reviews/tarzan.html   (1459 words)

  
 Tarzan - Johnny Weissmuller 2 >> German-Hollywood Connection
It was for this first Tarzan sound film that Weissmuller invented the apeman's famous call of the wild.
According to his son, Johnny Weissmuller, Jr., dad's invention of Tarzan's melodious cry was influenced by the yodeling of his German neighbors.
Whatever the facts, Weissmuller became so attached to his Tarzan yell, that his last request was for a recording of it to be played at his funeral.
www.germanhollywood.com /tarzan_2.html   (723 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Tarzan and the Trappers/Tarzan the Fearless: DVD: Gordon Scott,Eve Brent,Rickie Sorensen,Leslie ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Tarzan rescues a scientist and his daughter from the dangers of the wild, while avoiding a bounty hunter that wants to civilize the ape-man.
"Tarzan and the Trappers" is edited together from three episodes of a potential television series that was rejected.
The plot is an old Tarzan standard where the natives start banging their drums and the Lord of the Jungle learns he has to stop the evil Schroeder (Leslie Bradley) from illegally trapping animals for zoos for quick profit.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305914796?v=glance   (1812 words)

  
 ERBzine 0584: New Adventures of Tarzan
Tarzan films were major money earners in the world market in the thirties, with as much as 75 per cent of the total gross from foreign boxoffice.
Their first Tarzan film was based on an original story outlined by Burroughs called Tarzan and the Green Goddess.
After nearly getting the lead in MGM's Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), he was picked by Edgar Rice Burroughs for his own production of New Adventures of Tarzan, The (1935/I), the only one between the silents and the 1960s to present the character accurately, as a sophisticated, polyglot English nobleman.
www.angelfire.com /trek/erbzine2/erbz584.html   (2505 words)

  
 Me Tarzan by Betsy Byars, Bill Cigliano
Her tarzan yell is pretty loud for a girl.
After she does her Tarzan yell at tryouts everyone knows that she is defiantly going to be Tarzan in the play.
An even funnier part is when she does her yell and all the animals at the circus stampede towards her.
www.book-summary-review.com /Me-Tarzan-0064421198.htm   (651 words)

  
 Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He was a champion Olympic swimmer rather than a trained actor, but was blessed with a wonderfully expressive face and had about him a kind of air of primitive moral authority that made him always interesting to watch, even when the plots were mediocre or far-fetched, as increasingly became the case as the series progressed.
She knew that Tarzan would always come to the rescue; that lions, apes and treasure hunters were no match for him, and yet she never took him for granted.
Also authentic is the rapport between Tarzan and Jane, who, in their heyday, rivaled Fred and Ginger and Nick and Nora Charles as one of the premiere couples of Hollywood's golden age.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0023551   (797 words)

  
 Me Tarzan - Betsy Cromer Byars
Then the circus comes to town, and a puma escapes to Dorothy's yard after one of her yells.
But when the uncontrollable urge comes over her--the smell of the jungle, the sense of raw, primitive emotions, the wildness--Dorothy lets out a Tarzan yell so loud, so effective, they all feel its incredible power.
Betsy Byars's lighthearted story is as exuberant and surprising as Dorothy's Tarzan yell.
www.englishbooks.it /BUS/0060287071/Me_Tarzan.htm   (233 words)

  
 Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle Review - Game Boy Advance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Tarzan is the king of the jungle, and that means he must work his way through many dangerous situations using his intellect and skill.
The A button is jump, B is for running or surf, the L button initiates the famous Tarzan yell, while the R button is for attacking.
Tarzan is an enigmatic character, capable of great physical feats, and while this program tries to capitalize on that, it translates as merely an average journey into his fantastic world.
gameboy.gamezone.com /gzreviews/r20371_GBA.htm   (742 words)

  
 tarzan yell videos
Search result for "tarzan yell" (Search channels by clicking on the Channels tab below.)
Ichigo and Kisshu (Zoey and Dren) - Tarzan and Jane
Ash and May: You'll Be in My Heart
www.livevideo.com /media/tag/tarzan-yell.aspx   (72 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Tarzan the Ape Man (1992) : Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
I remember watching the trailer for "Tarzan the Ape Man" and be so impressed by the shot of a half naked figure on an exotic beach.
Granted, "Tarzan the Ape Man" is a legendary bad film, but it is the sort of bad film that you really have to see to believe.
In terms of Tarzan films this goes back to the Johnny Weismuller approach; actually, it goes beyond, because this Tarzan says absolutely nothing, which would be the Elmo Lincoln approach I guess.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6301977483?v=glance   (1745 words)

  
 Disney's Tarzan
Strength-building bananas can be consumed for extra power, and Tarzan can also throw spears and knives to defeat his enemies.
In addition to Tarzan and Jane, there's the friendly ape Terk, and a few other familiar characters--all of which have their own special moves.
However, while Tarzan is geared for younger children, the special attack and the ground pound moves may be too difficult for them.
www.softforall.com /store/P-B00000JQQH.html   (266 words)

  
 Music, Malaysia Directory
Kala (voiced by Glenn Close), a female gorilla, finds Tarzan and adopts him as her own over the protestations of Kerchak (voiced by Lance Henriksen), the leader of the gorillas.
Also, Tarzan's coming-of-age phase is made even more turbulent with the arrival of other humans, with the result that Tarzan feels even more torn between his gorilla family and his human nature.
In 'Tarzan', however, the songs are very nicely integrated into the story and the music is so stunningly good that I have no complaints whatsoever.
www.malaysiabanner.com /movie/archive/tarzan.html   (772 words)

  
 Me Tarzan, Betsy Byars - HarperChildrens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He goes, 'I want to try out for Tarzan.' And Mom, he gives this pitiful yell-ah-ah-ah, like he was at the doctor's office.
Mooney said, "Auditions for the part of Tarzan are now over, so things should calm down." The principal left, and Mr.
Dwayne put his foot out in the aisle to trip me, but hey, a foot is not going to stop Tarzan.
www.harperchildrens.com /catalog/excerpt_xml.asp?isbn=0060287063   (583 words)

  
 THE BROOKLYN RAIL - MUSIC
The stunned rebels, recognizing the yell as that of their movie hero, hastily apologize and personally escort Weissmuller’s entourage to the tournament.
Tarzan’s jungle yell was actually "invented" by Weissmuller himself.
Tarzan’s yodel joins Julie Andrews’ yodeling in The Sound of Music and the Seven Dwarfs’ yodeling in Disney’s Snow White as among the world’s most recognizable yodels— all courtesy of Hollywood.
www.thebrooklynrail.org /music/nov03/yodel.html   (1175 words)

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