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Mighty Joe Young(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-12-25
63%
825 Votes
Time: 1h 54m
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.
Languages: Swahili, English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $90,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
The Jacobson Company
Movie: Mighty Joe Young
Top 10 Billed Cast
Charlize Theron
Jill Young
Bill Paxton
Gregg O'Hara
Rade Šerbedžija
Strasser
Peter Firth
Garth
David Paymer
Harry Ruben
Regina King
Cecily Banks
Robert Wisdom
Kweli
Naveen Andrews
Pindi
Lawrence Pressman
Dr. Baker
Linda Purl
Dr. Ruth Young
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