As a child in Africa, Jill Young watched her mother die protecting gorillas from poacher Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for Joe, an orphaned gorilla who stands 15 feet tall due to a genetic anomaly. When Gregg O'Hara offers Joe a safe wildlife refuge in California, Strasser follows, determined to capture Joe for himself.
- Directors
- Ron Underwood
- 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
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Adventure, Family, Action, Fantasy
- Release date
- 1998-12-25
- Studios
- Walt Disney Pictures, RKO Pictures, The Jacobson Company
Mighty Joe Young Plot and Cast
Jill Young's childhood in Africa was marked by tragedy when her mother was killed defending wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. As an adult, Jill devotes herself to an orphaned gorilla named Joe, whose genetic anomaly makes him 15 feet tall. Gregg O'Hara, visiting from California, sees Joe and persuades Jill that the animal would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser tracks them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.
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