Mighty Joe Young is a 1998 American live-action epic adventure film based on the 1949 film of the same name about a giant mountain gorilla brought to a wildlife preserve by a young woman who raised him and a zoologist to protect him from the threat of poachers until one decides to seek his revenge and capture and kill Joe. It was directed by Ron Underwood and starred Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Šerbedžija, Naveen Andrews, Peter Firth, Regina King and David Paymer. Creature suit actor John Alexander played the title character. In this version, the ape is much larger than the original. The film received mixed reviews and grossed a paltry $50.6 million in the United States against a $90 million production budget, making it a box-office bomb.
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Directed by Ron Underwood
Genres - Action-Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Thriller |
Release Date - Dec 25, 1998 |
Run Time - 114 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$90,000,000
Box Office
$50,632,037
Tags
Giant Ape, Gorilla, Joe Young, Poacher, Remake, United States
Attributes
Based On: Mighty Joe Young
Filming Location: Hawaii
Narrative Location: Africa
Subject: monster movies
Filming Location: Hawaii
Narrative Location: Africa
Subject: monster movies
Alternate Titles
Galiūnas Džo
LT
Il grande Joe
IT
Joe
MX
Joe - El gran gorila
AR
Joe - Jättegorillan
SE
Joe, az óriásgorilla
HU
Kaverini mahtava Joe
FI
Koca bebek Joe
TR
Le Puissant Joe Young
CA
Mein großer Freund Joe
DE
Mi gran amigo Joe
ES
Mighty Joe
GB
Mighty Joe Young
CA, IN, GB, US
Moćni Džo Jang
RS
Moćni Joe Young
HR
Mon ami Joe
FR
O Grande Joe Young
PT
O spanios Joe
GR
Poderoso Joe
BR
Store Joe Young
DK, NO
Võimas Joe Young
EE
Wielki Joe
PL
Ο σπάνιος Τζο
GR
Могучий Джо Янг
RU
Могъщият Джо Йънг
BG
マイティ・ジョー
JP
巨猩喬揚
TW