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Overview

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Director:
Ron Underwood
Writers (WGA):
Merian C. Cooper (story)
Ruth Rose (earlier screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 December 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
Survival is an instinct.
Plot:
After Mighty Joe Young is brought to America for safety reasons, he escapes and rampages through Hollywood, spurred by tormentors out for revenge. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Superb special effects more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bill Paxton ... Professor Gregory "Gregg" O'Hara

Charlize Theron ... Jill Young

Rade Serbedzija ... Andrei Strasser

Regina King ... Cecily Banks
Peter Firth ... Garth

Naveen Andrews ... Pindi

David Paymer ... Harry Ruben

Robert Wisdom ... Kweli

Christian Clemenson ... Jack
Geoffrey Blake ... Vern
Lawrence Pressman ... Dr. Elliot Baker
Linda Purl ... Dr. Ruth Young

Mika Boorem ... Young Jill Young

Cory Buck ... Jason
Liz Georges ... Jason's Mother
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mighty Joe (UK)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some menacing action violence and mild language.
Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Swahili
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Hawaii, USA more
Company:
RKO Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Bill Paxton's character name is a combination of the Ben Johnson and Robert Armstrong characters from the original version. more
Quotes:
Greg O'Hara: [Joe is holding him in the air by his leg] You think you could you get him to put me down?
Jill Young: Joe, drop him.
[Joe drops him roughly and Greg passes out]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Scorcher (2002/I) more
Soundtrack:
Windsong more

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10 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Superb special effects, 11 April 1999
Author: Tom Chenevert (markviilin@aol.com) from Dunstable, Ma

I was anxious to see this movie as I had seen the original in 1949 and I was not disappointed. This is one of those rare instances that a remake was okay. This originally was an RKO Radio Picture and the new updated RKO Pictures logo at the beginning was a great tribute. Also it was very fitting to have Terry Moore, the original star, and Ray Harryhausen, the man who made the special effects in the first one, to have a cameo. A lot of critics did not like this movie but my 3 grandchildren did. Why not have movie critics the same age as the targeted audience, such as having kid critics and women critics and senior citizen critics to give a real reaction of what they like and don't like.

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