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A legendary fifteen-foot tall mountain gorilla named Joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in California by zoologist Gregg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) and Jill Young (Charlize Theron), with whom he grew up.
- (31K)
- Action, Adventure, Family
- Ron Underwood
- 1998-12-25
Currently you are able to watch "Mighty Joe Young" streaming on Disney Plus. It is also possible to buy "Mighty Joe Young" on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store as download or rent it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Microsoft Store online.
- (491)
- Ron Underwood
- PG
- 24
- Plot
- Cast
- Trivia
- Reception
Jill Young, as a child, witnesses the death of her mother, Ruth Young, and the mother of Joe, a baby gorilla, at the hands of poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Strasser loses his right thumb and trigger finger to Joe, and swears revenge on Joe for the damage. Before she dies, Ruth tells Jill to take care of Joe, to which Jill agrees. Twelve years la...
Bill Paxton as Professor Gregory "Gregg" O'Hara- He is a wildlife teacher who comes to Africa to study animals and befriends Jill Young.Charlize Theron as Jill Young- She is a young woman who raised Joe since he was a baby after their mothers were killed by poachers.John Alexander as Mighty Joe Young- He is a big gorilla who is brought to California to be safe from poachers.Rade Šerbedžija as Andrei Strasser- He is the poacher who killed both Joe's and Jill's mothers.This was the first time since Peter Pan and Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue in which Disney collaborated with RKO. Unlike the previous two films, however, Buena Vista Pictures Distributionserved as the...This was the one of the two Disney remakes of a non-Disney movie, alongside Jungle 2 Jungle (Un indien dans la ville).This is one of the few Disney live-action films to have the plain text-based WALT DISNEY PICTURES logos in the opening and ending as opposed to using the well-known 1990 Blue Castle logo, other exa...Mighty Joe Young had a better critical reception than the other big monster remake of the year, Godzilla; however it was ultimately judged a disaster by some critics as being typically 'Disney' in plot and outcome. The movie holds a rating of 51% from Rotten Tomatoes. The movie grossed $50,632,037 with a production budget of $90 million thus a box ...
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Dec 25, 1998 · Mighty Joe Young | Disney Movies. Rating: PG. Release Date: December 25, 1998. Genre: Action-Adventure, Animals/Nature, Family. The legendary Joe, a playful, smart fifteen-foot-tall gorilla, and his lifelong best friend Jill Young have grown up together in the remote mountains of Central Africa.
- Ron Underwood
- Charlize Theron
19981h 56m. Animals & NatureAction-Adventure. GET DISNEY+. When Joe, a fifteen-foot gorilla, finds his peaceful existence shattered by poachers, his lifelong friend Jill and zoologist Gregg rescue their innocent friend, moving him to the safety of an animal conservancy in California.
Dec 25, 1998 · MIGHTY JOE YOUNG is a thrilling story full of excitement, friendship, courage, and heart. The legendary Joe, a playful, smart fifteen-foot-tall gorilla, and his lifelong best friend Jill Young (Charlize Theron) have grown up together in the remote mountains of Central Africa.
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Mighty Joe Young is a 1998 American epic adventure film based on the 1949 film of the same name about a giant mountain gorilla brought to a wildlife preserve in Los Angeles by a young woman who raised him, and a zoologist, to protect him from the threat of poachers until one seeks Joe out in order to take his revenge.
