Charlize TheronJill YoungSavaraTV movie
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.
AdventureFamilyActionFantasy
Starring
Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton, Rade Šerbedžija
Directed by
Ron Underwood
About
Mighty Joe Young
AdventureFamilyActionFantasy
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.
Survival is an instinct.
Information
- Released
- Dec 25, 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- PG
- Directed by
- Ron Underwood
Production
- Studio
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Studio
- RKO Pictures
- Studio
- The Jacobson Company
Cast
People in this story
Charlize TheronJill Young
Bill PaxtonGregg O'Hara
Rade ŠerbedžijaStrasser
Peter FirthGarth
David PaymerHarry Ruben
Regina KingCecily Banks
Robert WisdomKweli
Naveen AndrewsPindi
Lawrence PressmanDr. Baker
Linda PurlDr. Ruth Young
Mika BooremYoung Jill Young
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