Overview:
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.Status: | Released (1998-12-25) |
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Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 4 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $50,632,037 |
Screen: | Merian C. Cooper, Ruth Rose, Mark Rosenthal |
Productions: | Walt Disney Pictures, RKO Pictures LLC |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | Kiswahili, English |
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Casts
- 6885: Charlize Theron - Jill Young
- 2053: Bill Paxton - Gregg O'Hara
- 1118: Rade Šerbedžija - Strasser
- 22109: Peter Firth - Garth
- 19839: David Paymer - Harry Ruben
- 9788: Regina King - Cecily Banks
- 21505: Robert Wisdom - Kweli
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- 59641: Ted Hartley - Producer - Production
- 33485: Ron Underwood - Director - Directing
- 2103: Mark Rosenthal - Screenplay - Writing
- 45861: Tom Jacobson - Producer - Production
- 10766: Paul Hirsch - Editor - Editing
- 16178: Rick Baker - Special Effects - Crew
- 25939: Jim Chory - Associate Producer - Production
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***Disney flick about “Kong Jr.” with Charlize Theron and Bill Paxton*** A young woman (Charlize Theron) who has raised a giant gorilla named Joe from infancy brings him to an animal sanctuary in Southern California with the aid of a zoologist (Bill Paxton). Meanwhile, a poacher f ....
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It's basically <em>'King Kong'</em>, let's be honest. In fairness, though, <em>'Mighty Joe Young'</em> does do its own thing and it's a film I did feel entertained by. Bill Paxton (Gregg) and Charlize Theron (Jill) are two of the big reasons, they are both enjoyable in this. The e ....
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