Mighty Joe Young
– As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from po..
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.
25 Dec 1998
English, Swahili
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Ron Underwood
Merian C. Cooper (story), Ruth Rose (earlier screenplay), Mark Rosenthal (screenplay), Lawrence Konner (screenplay)
Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton, Rade Serbedzija, Peter Firth
The baby gorilla left in her care grows up to become a hugely tall and broad specimen by the name of Joe, living in the mountains as a mostly unseen legend among people who live there. Along comes an eco-minded emissary from a California sanctuary, who talks the jungle girl into providing safe haven for Joe at the L.A. facility. The transition is not without discomfort, but everything is aggravated via a conspiracy of poachers to get Joe into their own greedy hands!
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.
Buena Vista