Movie
Mighty Joe Young
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1998-12-25
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Family, Action, Fantasy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Walt Disney Pictures, RKO Pictures, The Jacobson Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charlize Theron as Jill Young
- Bill Paxton as Gregg O'Hara
- Rade Šerbedžija as Strasser
- Peter Firth as Garth
- David Paymer as Harry Ruben
- Regina King as Cecily Banks
- Robert Wisdom as Kweli
- Naveen Andrews as Pindi
- Lawrence Pressman as Dr. Baker
- Linda Purl as Dr. Ruth Young
- Mika Boorem as Young Jill Young
- Geoffrey Blake as Vern
Crew
- Ron Underwood - Director
- Mark Rosenthal - Screenplay
- Lawrence Konner - Screenplay
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