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Mighty Joe Young (1998)  link to Mighty Joe Young on IMDb  

Number: 307

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IMDb Rating:
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5.6/10 (23059 votes)

Country: , 114 minutes

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Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Adventure, Fantasy, Family

Director(s): Ron Underwood

Cast: Charlize Theron (as Jill Young), Bill Paxton (as Gregg O'Hara), Rade Serbedzija (as Strasser), Peter Firth (as Garth), David Paymer (as Harry Ruben)

Medium: Unknown,

Storyline: The baby gorilla left in her care grows up to become a hugely tall and broad specimen by the name of Joe, living in the mountains as a mostly unseen legend among people who live there. Along comes an eco-minded emissary from a California sanctuary, who talks the jungle girl into providing safe haven for Joe at the L.A. facility. The transition is not without discomfort, but everything is aggravated via a conspiracy of poachers to get Joe into their own greedy hands!

Location: X26

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1