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25/12/1998 Adventure, Family, Action, Fantasy 1h 54m
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Survival is an instinct.

Overview

As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.

  1. Ron Underwood

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Charlize Theron

    Jill Young

  2. Bill Paxton

    Gregg O'Hara

  3. Rade Šerbedžija

    Strasser

  4. Peter Firth

    Garth

  5. David Paymer

    Harry Ruben

  6. Regina King

    Cecily Banks

  7. Robert Wisdom

    Kweli

  8. Naveen Andrews

    Pindi

  9. Lawrence Pressman

    Dr. Baker

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by r96sk
Written by r96sk on 2020-10-09
It's basically 'King Kong', let's be honest.

In fairness, though, 'Mighty Joe Young' does do its own thing and it's a film I did feel entertained by. Bill Paxton (Gregg) and Charlize Theron (Jill) are two of the big reasons, they are both enjoyable in this. The effects/animatronics for the gorilla are also impressive, even when Joe is shown via people in costume (incl. Verne Troyer!) he looks decent. They did a fine job in that regard.

The premise isn't anything revolutionary, but there is certainly a fair amount of heart in there. I would've liked it more without the t...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$90,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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