Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Rating: 6.3/10
Duration: 114 min
Genres: Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Action,
Director(s): Ron Underwood,
Description:
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
- Naveen Andrews as Pindi
- Robert Wisdom as Kweli
- Charlize Theron as Jill Young
- Rade Šerbedžija as Strasser
- Bill Paxton as Gregg O'Hara
- David Paymer as Harry Ruben
- Regina King as Cecily Banks
- Mika Boorem as Young Jill Young
- Christian Clemenson as Jack
- Peter Firth as Garth
- Geoffrey Blake as Vern
- Lawrence Pressman as Dr. Baker
- Linda Purl as Dr. Ruth Young
- Cory Buck as Jason
- Liz Georges as Jason's Mother