

Mighty Joe Young
Survival is an instinct.
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.
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- Released
- Budget
- $90M
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- Language
- Swahili
- dying and death
- gorilla
- uganda
- poacher
- remake
- primatologist
- giant ape
- king kong
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG25 Dec 1998
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG26 Mar 1999
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG25 Dec 1998
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1025 Dec 1998
CzechiaCZ
- TheatricalU25 Mar 1999
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP30 Jun 1999
GermanyDE
- Theatrical121 Jul 1999
ItalyIT
- Theatrical26 Mar 1999
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical61 Jul 1999
- TV6SBS 68 Feb 2002
- Physical6DVD3 Jan 2007
SlovakiaSK
- TV7Markíza22 Apr 2002
South KoreaKR
- PhysicalALL29 Mar 2000
TürkiyeTR
- Theatrical7 May 1999
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Mighty Joe Young was released on 25 December 1998.
Audience reviews
2- W6/10
Wuchak
10/24/2018
***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 from the past seeks vengeance on the creature (Rade Serbedzija), which breaks free to cause havoc. “Mighty Joe Young” (1998) was loose…
- R7/10
r96sk
10/9/2020
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 effects/animatronics for the gorilla are also impressive, even when Joe is shown via people in costume (incl. Verne Troyer!) he looks dec…
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