Mighty Joe Young (1998)
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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Charlize TheronJill Young
Bill PaxtonGregg O'Hara
Rade ŠerbedžijaStrasser
Regina KingCecily Banks
Peter FirthGarth
Naveen AndrewsPindi
David PaymerHarry Ruben
Robert WisdomKweli
Christian ClemensonJack
Geoffrey BlakeVern
Richard RiehleCommander Gorman
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What is Mighty Joe Young about?
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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Mighty Joe Young has a runtime of 114 minutes.
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