The Jungle Drums Are Beating for `Tarzan' Swinging to Home Video and DVD on Feb. 1; `An Extremely Goofy Movie' Boogies Onto Video on `Leap Day' This February.BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1999-- All-New Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Videos for Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. and Easter; All Titles Boast Extensive Consumer Tie-In Promotions From the breathtaking depths of the African jungle comes what promises to be one of the biggest video events of Y2000, Disney's "Tarzan," the $170MM box-office smash, premiering on video ($26.99 S.R.P.) and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. ($39.99 S.R.P.) on Feb. 1, 2000. As Buena Vista Home Entertainment roars into the 21st century, "Tarzan" arrives with an all-new "Strangers Like Me" music video by superstar Phil Collins and a strikingly beautiful digital transfer that showcases the film's breakthrough 3-D animation technology ("deep canvas"). The "family-friendly" DVD arrives DVD-ROM-enabled (with Internet links) and loaded with exciting extras for all the family, including a never-before-seen recording session by Phil Collins and guests, a Read-Along, a Trivia Game, various sneak peeks and many other features. Spanish and French versions of the video will also be available. "Tarzan" will be supported by a massive marketing program across all media, including TV advertising during the Superbowl pre-show, the Golden Globes and the American Music Awards as well as a raft of promotional and synergy tie-ins. In addition to the standard DVD, a "Tarzan" Collector's Edition DVD, will premiere on March 21 ($49.99 S.R.P.), including all these materials along with audio commentary by the movie's creators and extensive bonus materials about the history and development of the film. Retailers also will be looking forward to Disney's "An Extremely Goofy Movie," which premieres exclusively on home video ($24.99 S.R.P.) and DVD ($29.99 S.R.P.) on the Goofiest Day of the Year -- "Leap Day," Tuesday, Feb. 29. Starring everyone's favorite "Goofs," Goofy and his son Max find themselves attending college together in an all-new, hip and hilarious adventure that features exciting extreme sports extreme sports Sports events characterized by high speed or high risk. Such sports include aggressive inline skating, wakeboarding, street luge, skateboarding, and freestyle bicycle events (wherein tricks such as back flips are performed on a bicycle). action, high-energy music and the star vocal power of comedian Pauly Shore. For younger Disney fans, destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to be seasonal classics are two, all-new Winnie the Pooh titles for Valentine's Day and Easter -- "Winnie the Pooh, a Valentine for You!" which debuts Jan. 11, and "Sing a Song With Tigger," which debuts March 7. Both are priced at $14.99 S.R.P. Also, "Sing a Song With Tigger" is timed to follow the February national theatrical release of "The Tigger Movie." Also debuting Jan. 11 will be an all-new, hilarious, animated feature "Gadget's Greatest Gadgets" ($19.99 S.R.P.), crashing into stores to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. nostalgia for the wacky 1980s TV show and the Dec. 7 video release of the live-action smash "Inspector Gadget," starring Matthew Broderick. "We are very excited to be releasing `Tarzan' and `An Extremely Goofy Movie' on both video and DVD," said Mitch Koch, general manager, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Buena Vista Home Entertainment. "In particular, we are very proud of the DVDs' `family-friendly' features -- like the Read-Along, the Trivia Game and the DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. features. They go a long way to showcasing the real capabilities of Disney DVD. "This reflects our commitment to retailers and consumers in bringing the top-quality family entertainment that people have come to expect. We will be heavily supporting these titles with significant levels of advertising across all media, as well as through our particularly strong tie-in promotions." All BVHE BVHE Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc releases are closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired. Running lengths and MPAA MPAA abbr. Motion Picture Association of America ratings vary. BVHE is the recognized industry leader for 11 consecutive years. SYNOPSES AND MARKETING INFORMATION TARZAN Release Date: Feb. 1, 2000 Prebook: Dec. 21, 1999 Prices: $26.99 (S.R.P.) on VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. and $39.99 (S.R.P.) on DVD TARZAN COLLECTOR'S EDITION DVD Release Date: March 21, 2000 Prebook: Feb. 8, 2000 Price: $49.99 (S.R.P.) "Tarzan" stars Glenn Close, Rosie O'Donnell, Minnie Driver, Wayne Knight Wayne Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor, known for his roles as Newman in the TV sitcom Seinfeld, Dennis Nedry in the motion picture Jurassic Park, Don Orville in the TV sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, Al McWhiggin in Toy Story 2 , Nigel Hawthorne Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne, CBE (5 April, 1929 – 26 December, 2001) was a renowned English actor. Biography Early life He was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, although he grew up in South Africa, where he was educated by the Christian Brothers. , as well as Tony Goldwyn Anthony Howard "Tony" Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor and director. He portrayed the villain Carl Bruner in Ghost (who had his friend and co-worker Sam Wheat killed), Kendall Dobbs in Designing Women as the voice of Tarzan, in a stunning and heartwarming heart·warm·ing or heart-warm·ing adj. 1. Causing gladness and pleasure. 2. Eliciting sympathy and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale. Adj. 1. film that takes viewers on a thrilling, action-packed adventure filled with rich themes of family and belonging. "Tarzan's" artistry and technique blend as never before, with the addition of a breakthrough 3-D animation technology called "deep canvas," that provides amazing depth in animation, allowing for a more successful integration of characters within backgrounds. Viewers of the DVD will particularly appreciate the digital-to-digital transfer offering a video quality superior to that seen in theaters. Adding to the excitement is the laugh-out-loud humor of its entertaining characters and the driving rhythm of five powerful songs from universally popular Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards) are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the record industry. The current President of the Academy is Neil Portnow. (TM)-winning singer/songwriter Phil Collins, and a musical score by Grammy Award-winning Mark Mancina Mark Mancina (born March 9, 1957 in Santa Monica, California) is a composer, primarily for Hollywood soundtracks, such as his collaboration with Trevor Rabin on the soundtrack for Con Air. ("Speed," "Twister," "Con Air For other uses, see . “Cyrus The Virus” redirects here. For the professional wrestler who used this name, see Don Callis. “Garland Green” redirects here. For the singer, see Garland Green (musician). "). The soundtrack has become one of the best-selling CDs of the year. Synopsis: "Tarzan" is based on Edgar Rice Burrough's immortal adventure classic, "Tarzan of the Apes Noun 1. Tarzan of the Apes - a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan ," the extraordinary tale of an orphaned infant raised by a family of gorillas who accept him as one of their own. As Tarzan matures into a young man -- with the instincts of a jungle animal and the physical prowess of an athletic superstar -- his life changes forever when he finally meets other humans. Combining humor, breathtaking jungle action and sensational music with powerful emotional themes, "Tarzan" provides a timeless yet contemporary take on the popular story. Marketing: "Tarzan" will be supported by a four-week, national multimedia campaign designed to reach 95 percent of the core audience more than three times. In addition to the Superbowl and Golden Globes advertising, it will include network, cable and spot TV; outdoor, print and radio advertising; as well as an online sweepstakes on Tarzan.com. Additional support will include: -- Inclusion in "Disney's Easter Gift Guide" in Parade Magazine reaching 81 million consumers. -- Corporate-wide Disney events including a Radio Disney This article may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since August 2007. promotion (details TBD TBD abbr. to be determined ). -- "Tarzan" will include a coupon booklet featuring coupons off new and upcoming Disney videos, including "Annie," "Inspector Gadget," "Gadget's Greatest Gadgets," "An Extremely Goofy Movie," "Winnie the Pooh, a Valentine for You!" and "Sing a Song With Tigger." -- At retail, Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Home Video will support the title with eye-catching pure video and video/DVD mixed prepacks, as well as posters, standees, character cut-outs, mobiles, buttons and more. Consumer Promotions: Consumer promotions generating strong demand and billions of impressions include: -- McDonald's Restaurants There are more than 30,000 McDonald's restaurants in 119 countries. Restaurants The first McDonald's was not a restaurant at all, but it was a sit-in stand. The company's early franchises were built to a standard pattern that did not offer seating; this was in part to prevent will feature a series of eight connectable "Tarzan" toys in their Happy Meals(C) at over 13,000 McDonald's from Jan. 28 through Feb. 24, 2000. -- Consumers who purchase the "Tarzan" video or DVD plus any two Energizer Battery packages can receive $2 instant savings via IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Computer conferencing on the Internet. There are hundreds of IRC channels on numerous subjects that are hosted on IRC servers around the world. After joining a channel, your messages are broadcast to everyone listening to that channel. (on-pack). The promotion runs Feb. 1-July 31, 2000, in the United States only. Energizer will support the promotion with a national FSI FSI Foreign Service Institute FSI Fluid Structure Interaction FSI Fuel Stratified Injection FSI Federazione Scacchistica Italiana (Italian Chess Federation) FSI Free Standing Insert FSI Flight Simulator in February, POP, account-specific overlays, retailer ads and circulars. -- Consumers who purchase "Tarzan" on video or DVD plus Activision's "Tarzan" video game for Nintendo(R) 64 (valued at $49.99) can mail in to Activision for a $10 rebate. Promotion runs Feb. 1-April 30, 2000. -- Consumers who purchase Disney Interactive's "Tarzan" Action Game or "Tarzan" Activity Center on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). (each retails at $19.99), plus the "Tarzan" video or DVD, can mail in for a free "Tarzan" Print Studio, valued at $9.99. There is an additional shipping and handling fee of $5.95. The promotion will run between Feb. 1 and July 31, 2000. -- Walt Disney Records Walt Disney Records is a record company and part of The Walt Disney Company. The label was established in 1956 under the name Disneyland Records; its first release was A Child's Garden of Verses. The company changed to its current name in 1989. is offering a $3 rebate to consumers who purchase the "Tarzan" video or DVD and "Tarzan" soundtrack. The promotion runs Feb. 1, 2000-Feb. 1, 2001. -- Consumers who purchase the "Tarzan" video can mail in for a free "Tarzan" book from Grolier. There will be no shipping & handling fee. Grolier will support the promotion with a full-page national FSI on Feb. 13, 2000, reaching at least 25 million circulation. -- A Kid Cuisine promotion will run from March 15 through May 31, 2000, and will offer consumers free "Tarzan" trading cards inside specially marked packages of Kid Cuisine. There will be eight "magic motion" movie cards to collect or send $1.50 plus three proofs of purchase to receive a full set by mail. NOTE: All but one of the above promotions apply to both video and standard DVD. The Grolier promotion is for the video only. "Tarzan" Collector's Edition DVD: A "Tarzan" Collector's Edition DVD will release on March 21, 2000, bringing new and exciting interactive bonus features the whole family can enjoy together on the television or computer. The "family-friendly" "Tarzan" Collector's Edition DVD features audio commentary by the creators -- Producer Bonnie Arnold and Co-Directors Kevin Lima and Chris Buck
Chris Buck is an American animator, screenwriter, and director. He studied Character Animation at the California Institute of the Arts. -- including the history and development of the film, the legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Tarzan," and early presentation reels. This special edition features an extensive look at the music of "Tarzan" including interviews with Phil Collins and his original song demos, as well as the "You'll Be in My Heart "You'll Be in My Heart" was the main single from the 1999 Disney animated feature Tarzan. Written and performed by Phil Collins, it appears on as well as various other Disney compilations. A version of the single performed by Glenn Close also appears on the soundtrack. " music video (to be confirmed). There is also behind-the-scenes production material including footage of voice casting, storyreels, rough animation and sound design, along with theatrical trailers and publicity materials. AN EXTREMELY GOOFY MOVIE Release Date: Feb. 29, 2000 ("Leap Day") Prebook: Jan. 18, 2000 Price: $24.99 on VHS (S.R.P.) and $29.99 on DVD (S.R.P.) It's going to be an exciting winter when Disney's "An Extremely Goofy Movie" premieres exclusively on video and DVD on the Goofiest Day of the Year -- "Leap Day," Feb. 29, 2000. The all-new, hip and hilarious adventure features great action, high-energy music and nonstop laughter, along with the star vocal power of Pauly Shore ("Jury Duty"), Bebe Neuwirth (TV's "Cheers") and Vicki Lewis Vicki Lewis (born March 17 1960) is an American actress known for her role as the quirky secretary Beth in the NBC sitcom Newsradio. Biography Personal life (TV's "NewsRadio"). The DVD has the added features of a Trivia Game and a Read-Along. Synopsis: Everyone's favorite "Goofs" -- Goofy and Max -- find themselves attending the same college and learning just how close a father and son can be. Goofy's son Max can't wait to go off to college and experience life on his own, but Goofy misses Max so much that he loses his job and decides to go to college. The laughs come fast and furious as Goofy tries to fix things and fit into modern college life with a "yearnin' for learnin'" alongside Max and his friends. When Goofy meets Sylvia the librarian, they hit it off and spark a stuck-in-the-`70s disco inferno. Goofy and Max must go to the extreme to learn how to live their own lives together as father and son. From the inspired high-energy music soundtrack to the antics of one of Disney's most beloved characters, this movie proves that two Goofs are better than one. Marketing: "An Extremely Goofy Movie" will be supported by extensive advertising and marketing campaigns including: -- The video will be trailered on nearly 25 million key Disney fall and spring releases including "Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas is an animated Christmas television special made directly for video by The Walt Disney Company in 1999. It is split up into three segments. Segments
"I'll Be Home for Christmas," "Inspector Gadget" and "Tarzan," among others. -- BVHE will host a contest where kids can tell their goofiest jokes on a videotape and send it in to BVHE, which will select the winners, to appear on "An Extremely Goofy Movie." The contest will air on Radio Disney in November. -- The video and DVD will be promoted via national TV, cable, outdoor, print, radio and Internet advertising Delivering ads to Internet users via Web sites, e-mail, ad-supported software and Internet-enabled cellphones. Also called an "ad network," Internet advertising organizations act as a middleman between the advertiser and the Web sites and software publishers that display the ads. . Inclusion in "Disney's Easter Gift Guide" in Parade Magazine reaching 81 million consumers. -- At retail, the video and DVD will be promoted via eye-catching 24-, 48-, 96- and 160-unit prepacks. Consumer Promotions: -- McDonald's Restaurants will feature eight different "An Extremely Goofy Movie" "launcher" toys in their Happy Meals at over 13,000 McDonald's from March 3, 2000, through March 23, 2000. There will also be a $5 mail-in rebate offered on McDonald's Happy Meal(C) bags for consumers who purchase the video or DVD plus the soundtrack CD, jointly funded by Walt Disney Home Video and Walt Disney Records. -- Consumers who purchase Parkay products can mail in to Disney to receive a $4 rebate that will be advertised via a national FSI on March 12 reaching 40 million consumers. Additionally, "An Extremely Goofy Movie" trading cards will be on 13 million Parkay packages, along with in-store advertising and display materials. -- Kid Cuisine will feature "An Extremely Goofy Movie" in a half-page, national FSI on February 27, 2000, that will reach approximately 33 million households. -- A $3 instant coupon off the purchase of "Tarzan" will also be in-packed in every "An Extremely Goofy Movie" video. All the above promotions apply to both video and DVD, excluding the Kid Cuisine promotion, which is specific to the video. Disney's Valentine's 2000 Release Date: Jan. 11, 2000 Prebook: Nov. 30, 1999 Titles: WINNIE THE POOH, A VALENTINE FOR YOU! and BELLE'S MAGICAL WORLD Price: $14.99 each (S.R.P.) Disney's "Valentine's 2000" promotion will be an extra special one indeed with Disney's first new Valentine video in five years -- "Winnie the Pooh, a Valentine for You!" joining the best-seller, "Belle's Magical World" -- with both adventures making perfect Valentine's gifts for little sweethearts. Marketing: "Winnie the Pooh, a Valentine for You!" and "Belle's Magical World" will be supported by print advertising in TV Guide and parenting magazines, as well as trailering on Disney videos, United Airline flights and at Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World resorts. Additionally, every Pooh video will contain an in-packed Pooh Valentine greeting card -- the perfect Valentine gift. Synopses: Emmy(R)-nominated and new-to-video, "Winnie the Pooh, a Valentine for You!" finds Pooh and his friends afraid that Christopher Robin has been bitten by a Smitten when he becomes interested in -- gasp! -- a girl. They search the Hundred Acre Wood The Hundred Acre Wood (also spelled as '"100 Aker Wood," Hundred-Acre Wood, and 100 Acre Wood; also known as simply The Wood') is the fictional land inhabited by Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Winnie-the-Pooh series of children's stories by author A.A. for the love bug A famous virus that arrived as an e-mail attachment using the "double extension trick." The file name was "I LOVE YOU.TXT.vbs." The .vbs extension slipped by users who thought it was a safe text (.TXT) file. , hoping it will bite him again and cure his lovesickness love·sick adj. 1. So deeply affected by love as to be unable to act normally. 2. Exhibiting a lover's yearning. love . They eventually learn that Christopher Robin isn't sick and that the heart will always have room for friends -- old and new. "Belle's Magical World" features all of the magic, music and unforgettable characters from the animated classic "Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale (type 425C -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson classification). The first published version of the fairy tale was a meandering rendition by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in ." Families will love the three charming storybook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. fantasies starring Belle and her enchanted en·chant tr.v. en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants 1. To cast a spell over; bewitch. 2. To attract and delight; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. friends. EASTER 2000 Release Date: March 7, 2000 Prebook: Jan. 25, 2000 Titles/Prices: SING A SONG WITH TIGGER and SING A SONG WITH POOH BEAR -- $14.99 (S.R.P.) Four Winnie the Pooh "Tigger Titles": "Detective Tigger," "Tigger-ific Tales," "Sharing and Caring" and "Working Together" -- $12.99 (S.R.P.) This spring, a song will be in the air when Walt Disney Home Video releases the all-new video "Sing a Song With Tigger," the perfect Easter gift for little bunnies everywhere. Also joining the promotion will be "Sing a Song With Pooh Bear" and four "Tigger-ific" Tigger-focused "Winnie the Pooh" titles including: "Detective Tigger," "Tigger-ific Tales," "Sharing and Caring" and "Working Together." Winnie the Pooh is more popular than ever and now families can celebrate Easter all spring long with Winnie the Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. "Sing a Song With Tigger" features songs from the Academy Award(TM)-winning Sherman Brothers. Also, Tigger shares several other songs from his Hundred Acre Wood scrapbook A Macintosh disk file that holds frequently used text and graphics objects, such as a company letterhead. Contrast with "clipboard," which is reserved memory that holds data only for the current session. , in a fun, new sing-along that utilizes graphics to help preschoolers associate word meaning with colorful images. Marketing: Year 2000 is the "Year of Pooh and Friends," with extensive Disney Company support behind the franchise including: -- Trailering on millions of Disney videos including "Tarzan" (TBD) and "Winnie the Pooh, a Valentine for You!," United Airlines flights and at Walt Disney World resorts. -- Consumers can mail in for a free Tigger lithograph (valued at $10), with the purchase of eligible Pooh videos and Walt Disney Records' "The Tigger Movie Songs and Story." -- Free Tigger scrapbook pop-out stamps inside every "Sing a Song With Tigger" video so children can make their own scrapbooks. -- Print ads in parenting magazines. -- At retail, the promotion will be supported via 23-, 48- and 96-piece prepacks, POP, shelf-talkers, posters, activity sheets. GADGET'S GREATEST GADGETS Release Date: Jan. 11, 2000 Prebook: Nov. 30, 1999 Price: $ 19.99 (S.R.P.) When "Gadget's Greatest Gadgets" flies to home video, consumers can go-go gadget crazy in this brand-new, full-length animated adventure featuring Gadget's greatest gadgets. Gadget fans can follow the continuing adventures of Inspector Gadget and all of their favorite characters from the original series including Inspector Gadget, his niece Penny, Brain and the very evil Dr. Claw. Comedian Don Adams
Don Adams (April 13, 1923 – September 25, 2005), born Donald James Yarmy , who first voiced Inspector Gadget in the original TV series, returns in this all-new adventure. Marketing: A consumer offer for a $5 mail-in rebate will be available with the purchase of "Gadget's Greatest Gadgets" and the soon-to-be-released "Inspector Gadget," starring Matthew Broderick. |
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