Mighty Joe Young
“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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Cast
53 people
Charlize Theron
Jill Young
Known for
Mad Max: Fury Road
Atomic Blonde
Bill Paxton
Gregg O'Hara
Known for
Edge of Tomorrow
Apollo 13
Rade Šerbedžija
Strasser
Known for
Eyes Wide Shut
Taken 2
Peter Firth
Garth
Known for
Spooks: The Greater Good
Risen
David Paymer
Harry Ruben
Known for
Drag Me to Hell
Payback
Regina King
Cecily Banks
Known for
Watchmen
The Leftovers
Robert Wisdom
Kweli
Known for
The Wire
Black Bird
Naveen Andrews
Pindi
Known for
Lost
Sense8
Lawrence Pressman
Dr. Baker
Known for
Doogie Howser, M.D.
American Pie
Linda Purl
Dr. Ruth Young
Known for
Visiting Hours
Happy Days
Mika Boorem
Young Jill Young
Known for
Along Came a Spider
Sleepover
Geoffrey Blake
Vern
Known for
Cast Away
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Ron Underwood Director · Lawrence Konner Screenplay Mark Rosenthal Screenplay
Worldwide gross $51M · Budget $90M · United States release December 25, 1998
Box office
Budget
$90,000,000
Worldwide gross
$50,600,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Walt Disney Pictures
Production
RKO Pictures
Production
The Jacobson Company
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Swahili
Release dates
Australia · December 25, 1998
Theatrical
United States · December 25, 1998
Theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 25, 1999 · Theatrical
France
June 30, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
July 1, 1999 · Theatrical
Italy
March 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 1, 1999 · Theatrical
February 8, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
January 3, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Slovakia
April 22, 2002 · TV · Markíza
South Korea
March 29, 2000 · Physical
Türkiye
May 7, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 26, 1999 · Theatrical
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