Mighty Joe Young

1998

114 min

6.3

Ends at

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.

Budget

$90,000,000

Genre

Adventure, Family, Action, Fantasy

Director

Ron Underwood

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Charlize Theron

Bill Paxton

Rade Šerbedžija

Peter Firth

David Paymer

Regina King

Robert Wisdom

Naveen Andrews

Lawrence Pressman

Linda Purl

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Mighty Joe Young

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.

  • Charlize Theron

  • Bill Paxton

  • Rade Šerbedžija

  • Peter Firth

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