Kala

Kala was the adopted gorilla mom of Tarzan in Disney's Tarzan. She was voiced by Glenn Close the actress who played Cruella De Vil in the 1996 re-make of 101 Dalmatians

TARZAN (film)

In the movie Kala is a gorilla of a group of a Gorilla Family. She is the mate of Kerchak the leader of the gorilla family and she has a baby gorilla son with him but their baby gets eaten and killed by Sabor the Leopard. The day after her baby dies Kala hears another baby crying and comes to find a cute little baby boy and the parents who have been killed by Sabor the same Leopard who killed Kala's baby. Sabor (who is still in the treehouse when Kala enters) tries to attack both Kala and the baby but Kala manages to trap the evil leopard in a bunch of ropes and takes the baby back with her to her family. When she returns she tells Kerchak about saving the baby and he allows her to keep him but he doesn't accept the baby as his own son. Kala names the baby boy Tarzan and sings him a lullaby before falling asleep with him in a tree (You'll Be in My Heart). Soon Tarzan grows into an ape boy and loves to play with Kala's niece Terk but one day he accidently scares a group of elephants from trying to get one of their hairs from their tails and causes the Elephants to run through the Gorilla's nests and almost hurts or kills someone. This makes Kerchak mad and he yelles at Kala for always defending Tarzan and tells Tarzan that he'll never be one of them. That night Kala finds Tarzan at the mud hole and she tells him that they're exactly alike because their hearts are exactly the same and that Kerchak just can't see it but Tarzan tells his Mom that he'll make Kerchak see it and that he'll be the best ape ever(Son of Man song). As the years pass Tarzan grows into a handsome ape man and learns alot of lessons from Terk and Tantor the elephant and fights off and kills the evil Sabor the leopard making his mom and the other gorillas happy. But then Tarzan hears a sound and while his family moves deeper into the jungle he goes to find out what it is and finds the first 3 humans that look like him Mr. Porter and his daughter Jane and their guide Clayton, After rescuing Jane from angry baboons Tarzan returns her to her camp where Terk, Tantor, and some of their friends are but then Kerchak and Kala show up and escourt Tarzan, Terk, and Tantor away. When the gorillas reach their nests Kerchak tells Tarzan to stay away from the humans and protect their family. Kala asks Tarzan to listen to Kerchak but Tarzan aks Kala why she didn't tell him there were creatures who looked like him and he returns to the camp of the humans. After learning about the humans(Strangers Like Me song) and falling in love with Jane Tarzan decides to show them the Gorillas because he thinks that Jane will stay with him and not go back to London where she lives. When Tarzan first brings them to his family Kala is at first frightened but then when she sees Jane and Mr. Porter playing with the gorillas she becomes unafraid. But then Kerchak shows up and tries to attack the humans but Tarzan manages to hold him off allowing them to escape and Kerchak tells Tarzan that he has betrayed their family. Kala finally decides it's time for Tarzan to know the truth about where he came from and shows him the treehouse where he finds the picture of him and his biological parents and Kala tells him she just wants him to be happy and she wants him to decide where he wants to go. Tarzan dresses in his biological father's clothes and decides to go to London with Jane, Mr. Porter, and Clayton. Before he leaves Tarzan tells Kala that no matter where he goes she will always be his mother and Kala tells him that he'll always be in his heart. Later Kala is seen looking sad in the woods when Clayton and his evil thugs arrive and capture both her, Kerchak, and the rest of the family but Tarzan, Jane, Mr. Porter, Terk Tantor, and the other animals manage to come to their rescue. Clayton shoots Kerchak but Tarzan manages to fight off the evil hunter. Before Kerchak dies he apoligizes to Tarzan and accepts him as his son and tells Tarzan to take care of their family. The next day Jane and her father decide to stay behind in the jungle with Tarzan and his ape family instead of returning to London. Kala accepts both Jane and Mr. Porter into the family and Jane marries Tarzan. At the end before the credits as Jane and Tarzan are swinging through the vines Jane grabs some flowers and gives them to Kala.

QUOTES

(Talking about how they're the same)

KALA: Close your eyes. Now forget what yo see. What do you feel.

YOUNG TARZAN: My Heart.

KALA: Come here

(Listens to her heart)

YOUNG TARZAN: Your heart.

KALA: See their exactly the same.

(Tarzan prepares to leave for London and hugs his crying ape mother)

ADULT TARZAN: No matter where I go you will always be my mother.

KALA: And You will always be in my heart. Goodbye Tarzan.

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