Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Survival is an instinct.
114 min
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.
- Release date
- December 25, 1998
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $90,000,000
Trailer
Cast
- Bill Paxton as Gregg O'Hara
- Charlize Theron as Jill Young
- 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
Crew
- Ron Underwood · Director
- Merian C. Cooper · Writer
- Ruth Rose · Writer
- Mark Rosenthal · Writer
- Lawrence Konner · Writer
- Ted Hartley · Producer
- Tom Jacobson · Producer
- James Horner · Composer
- Donald Peterman · Cinematographer
- Oliver Wood · Cinematographer
- Paul Hirsch · Editor
- Pam Dixon · Casting director
- Michael Corenblith · Production designer