Mighty Joe Young (1998)

Directed by

Ron Underwood

Genre

drama film, fantasy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 888 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman and a zoologist try to protect a giant gorilla named Joe from poachers. They bring him to a wildlife preserve, but one vengeful poacher pursues them to capture and kill Joe.

adventurousprotectivesuspensefulsentimentaldramaticfast-pacedfamily-orientedbittersweet

What happens

Mighty Joe Young is a 1998 American epic live-action adventure film and remake of the 1949 film of the same title about a giant mountain gorilla brought to a wildlife preserve by a young woman who raised him and a zoologist to protect him from the threat of poachers until one decides to seek his revenge and capture and kill Joe. It was directed by Ron Underwood and starred Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Šerbedžija, Naveen Andrews, Peter Firth, Regina King and David Paymer. Creature-suit actor John Alexander played the title character, who in this version, is much larger than the original. The film was released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on December 25, 1998, received mixed reviews and was a box-office bomb, grossing only $50.6 million in the United States against a $90 million production budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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