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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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