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An enormous gorilla exhibits endless compassion and courage. In his native jungle he cares for and protects an orphaned girl who later brings him to Los Angeles to save him from ruthless poachers. However, once there, the man-made confines and threats from a new set of cruel and greedy trophy-hunters cause the otherwise gentle, .. Read more

Starring Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Serbedzija, Naveen Andrews
Director Ron Underwood
Genres Children, Drama

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Mighty Joe Young

An enormous gorilla exhibits endless compassion and courage. In his native jungle he cares for and protects an orphaned girl who later brings him to Los Angeles to save him from ruthless poachers. However, once there, the man-made confines and threats from a new set of cruel and greedy trophy-hunters cause the otherwise gentle, but misunderstood, beast to totally flip out. Remake of the black and white classic.

Starring Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Serbedzija, Naveen Andrews, Regina King, David Paymer
Director Ron Underwood
Studio WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 50 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate PG.gif
Genres Children, Drama
Language English
Released DVD: 22 Jan 2001
Production year: 1998
Format DVD

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  • 1 stars out of 4

    An ecologically sound remake with splendid special effects, though it is no more successful than the original version as a successor to King Kong.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

  • This Disney eco-flick about a huge gorilla may be as predictable as rain in a rainforest, but it's an enjoyable caper... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Not Bad Disney Film Shocker

    Right, continuing my theme of checking out all available giant ape related movies ahead of Peter Jackson’s King Kong I had a look at this. It is in essence a straight up kids film but it follows the Giant Ape Film Rules perfectly - the story arc is ; Act One : Introducing the Giant Ape, Lord of his domain, Act Two : Giant Ape in captivity, Act Three : Giant Ape, er, goes ape – smash, crash, boom (and most importantly climbs up / falls off iconic totem of our civilisation).

    What is more, whilst adhering to The Giant Ape Film Rules the film is very well executed: it is entertaining and even moving, and the special effects are pretty great too – the CGI and what I assume is puppetry is done very convincingly. So far 'King Kong' (1933) is the daddy of them all, then this for confidence, story arc and special effects, then 'King Kong' (1976) with its woeful effects and then, well, not even I dare go to 'King Kong Lives'… If you have a spare couple of hours check 'Mighty Joe' out.

      • AlPhilp from London
      • Posted 11 Jul 2005 23:28

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Not Bad Disney Film Shocker

    Right, continuing my theme of checking out all available giant ape related movies ahead of Peter Jackson’s King Kong I had a look at this. It is in essence a straight up kids film but it follows the Giant Ape Film Rules perfectly - the story arc is ; Act One : Introducing the Giant Ape, Lord of his domain, Act Two : Giant Ape in captivity, Act Three : Giant Ape, er, goes ape – smash, crash, boom (and most importantly climbs up / falls off iconic totem of our civilisation).

    What is more, whilst adhering to The Giant Ape Film Rules the film is very well executed: it is entertaining and even moving, and the special effects are pretty great too – the CGI and what I assume is puppetry is done very convincingly. So far 'King Kong' (1933) is the daddy of them all, then this for confidence, story arc and special effects, then 'King Kong' (1976) with its woeful effects and then, well, not even I dare go to 'King Kong Lives'… If you have a spare couple of hours check 'Mighty Joe' out.

      • AlPhilp from London
      • Posted 11 Jul 2005 23:28

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