Movie

Mighty Joe Young (1998)

• PG
• December 25, 1998
• 1h 54m

• Adventure
• Family
• Action
• Fantasy

“Survival is an instinct.”

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.

Director

Ron Underwood

Writers

Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner

Starring

Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton, Rade Šerbedžija