Mighty Joe Young
dir. Ron Underwood
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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.
Directed byRon Underwood
StarringCharlize Theron, Bill Paxton, Rade Šerbedžija, Peter Firth, David Paymer, Regina King
Written byMark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner
CinematographyDonald Peterman
MusicJames Horner
Mighty Joe Young
1998 · PG · 1h 54m
Adventure, Family, Action
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.
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