Mighty Joe Young
- Released on
- Runtime
- 114 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Charlize Theron
- Bill Paxton
- Rade Šerbedžija
- Peter Firth
- David Paymer
- Regina King
- Robert Wisdom
- Naveen Andrews
- Lawrence Pressman
- Linda Purl
- Mika Boorem
- Geoffrey Blake
- Christian Clemenson
- Cory Buck
- Liz Georges
- Richard Riehle
- Cynthia Allison
- Ken Taylor
- Ray Harryhausen
- Terry Moore
- Judson Mills
- Tony Genaro
- Flo Di Re
- Kaylan Romero
- Hernan Ruiz
- Jenilee Deal
- Matt Deal
- Bethany Bassler
- Vicki Davis
- Deborah Kellner
- Marguerite Moreau
- Tracey Walter
- Larry Brandenburg
- Damien Leake
- Neil Kopit
- Janet Eilber
- Wiley M. Pickett
- John Bower
- Hannah Swanson
- Laurie Kilpatrick
- Richard McGonagle
- Reno Wilson
- Ted Hartley
- Dina Merrill
- Lily Mariye
- John Alexander
- Verne Troyer
- John Munro Cameron
- David St. Pierre
- Debbie Lee Carrington
- Denise Cheshire
- Darren T. Knaus
Director
- Ron Underwood
Producers
- Tom Jacobson
- Ted Hartley
Screenwriter
- Mark Rosenthal
- Lawrence Konner
